We had fun at the game. Too bad BYU lost. Jackson loved it and we even got to ride TRAX to the game which was fun. The seats were nice because we were right above the Portal so no one was in front of us for Jackson to bug. He could just lean on the wall and watch the game….AND, luckily, there was an empty seat next to us he was able to use although he didn’t stay seated much. So we used the seat to hold our popcorn.
Friday was our ward Christmas dinner that we were in charge of. It went okay except for a few important details that fell through. The people we put in charge of drinks didn’t bring drinks, the grocery store we had cater gave us about half the corn and potatoes they quoted us and the guy that was going to setup a photo studio for family pictures showed up 30 minutes into the dinner rather than 1 hr before. Needless to say, we were running around like crazy at the dinner trying to make it work. The best part was the Nativity. Jackson played a shepherd.
It’s not much yet but it is a start. I need a ton of practice and then maybe some professional equipment but it is my goal to be a professional photographer. It may never become a full-time gig but I want to learn more and improve and be able to do awesome family portraits, senior pictures, sports photography etc.
If anyone has suggestions on how I can accomplish this I’m open to your ideas. My plan is to read up on different techniques, practice on my family and whoever will let me take their picture and slowly acquire the necessary equipment to take great photos. I’ve also looked into possibly taking courses from the community college. I’ve already read 4 books from the public library and I’ve learned how to use a lot powerful features on my camera. I don’t have an SLR camera (which is pretty much necessary to be a pro) but I have a fancy digital camera where I can change aperture, iso speed, flash strength, etc. and have better control of the photo. I also am pretty handy with photo editing software.
Here is the site I created to post my best work. http://www.stubblefields.org/micah/WebAlbums
