It’s the start of a brand new week. And it’s a really good start! I hope you too are making your way thru this Monday with a spring in your step.

Well I was so eager to start my photography lesson in class today. I had my pictures all ready such that I could jump right in and start processing. However, it seems I have some things to learn.

So it turned out to be an amazing 3 hour lecture. I was scribbling notes as fast as I could scribble. While listening closely with both ears. That sounds funny, who doesn’t listen with both ears? I guess what I’m trying to say, is that I could not pay any closer attention than I did in class.

And about the time I think I’m ready to edit, there is still cool stuff to learn.

But that did not keep me from starting up my Photoshop program once I got home.

And I played with some of the shots I took this week.

I cropped this a bit and tweaked it a bit. I still don’t know what I’m doing or if I’m doing it right. But I look forward to learning how to edit like a pro one of these days.

In the shot below (taken yesterday) I added a filter and made some cool adjustments.

I did the same with this shot. This is one of the many fruit shots I took last week. But how fun is it to change it up a bit in Photoshop? I’m sure this will not be allowed in class. Nor will I try to turn something in looking like this. But it sure is fun to play when the professor is not looking.

Sometimes I feel a ball of stress when I try to wrap my brain around the process. And I wonder “will I ever get there”. Then is when I have to slow my thoughts and try to just absorb this stuff one day, chapter and class at a time.

In the meantime, I’ll continue to snap pix, play in Photoshop (even if I’m doing it all wrong) and hope that I continue to grow and learn in the process.

Blessings – Debbie