I have ~no~ idea what she just said...

That is pretty much what I said throughout my entire first photography class on Wednesday night.  Ha...  It was even funnier comment when I remembered that I was telling a friend (on the way to the class) that I was worried that I would be 'too advanced' for a beginners class.  Well - I definitly dont have to worry about that anymore.

Overall the class was a lot of fun.  It was all women who either wanted to learn more about photography for a wide range of reasons.  Some were there because they didnt even know how to turn the camera on while some wanted to learn to take better photos to make some extra income. 

I still havent decided why I wanted to take the class, so I just said that I wanted to take better pictures and see what happens after that.  Who knows - I might be really bad at it. ;)

Since everyone there had a different camera we had to talk about each one.  That was actually really cool...it was nice to see what other options are out there.  I am stil glad about my purchase, I think that I made the right choice.

We learned about megapixels, metering (gauging how much light is in the picture), about some of the different settings on each camera and if we should actally be using the settings.  She also had MANY visiual aids showing us HOW the camera works and explaining why each picture comes out the way it does.  I was a little lost when she was explaining the ins and outs of mirrors and reflective mirrors in the camera.  I am guessing that she will review everything that she talked about at the next class.

The next class is Wednesday night - I think that we will be talking more about the settings on the camera.  She actually said that we would try to go out to take some pictures if it isnt too dark.  I will update with those pics if that happens.

I wanted to take some pictures of fall leaves and trees while in MD this weekend but we didnt get a chance.  I am hoping that the kids will allow me to take some pics this week.  If I get to do that I will post them too.

Does anyone out there have any photography blogs that they read and really like?  I am looking for some...  Thanks!