Pretty Soon

If you scrapbook or not, there is probably one thing you still enjoy. Pictures. My favorite is one we had taken of our son when he was five days old at a professional portrait studio. His Daddy is holding him and Brett is all snuggled up in his arms, both wearing white and with a white, soft background. Why can't I take pictures like that?

Well, I've decided I can try! I've been looking and learning about cameras for a few weeks now, and yesterday I made my purchase! A Nikon D60 (just right for a beginner) with an 18-55mm lens and and extra 55-200mm lens. I'm so excited!

Of course, the purpose of a scrapbook is to preserve whatever memories you make and there are no "correct" ways of doing this. One of the challenges I enjoy when scrapping someone else's photos (okay, and sometimes mine too) is turning a collection of dark, off-center photos into a great page. But there is something really great about working with that perfect picture too.

I'm so excited I've been practicing on anything. I've used the portrait mode on the cat, the night-time setting for the newly painted garage, and the macro button to shoot close-ups of decorative rocks.

I'm getting better!

Pretty soon I'll even take a picture of something worth sharing!