i like to take pictures

I do. I always have. And I'm FINALLY learning how to use my DSLR. It only took a few years, right? I took photo twice in high school, and twice in college but we had film cameras back then, and I've forgotten most of what I learned. I know I've always loved setting up shots, capturing beautiful moments, and I'm always finding new places and people I want to take pictures of. I'm the annoying friend with the camera in your face, and it's been that way since middle school.
I remember when my brother was three or four, I dressed him in a white button down shirt, black slacks, greased his hair back  and made him pose like a model for a mini photo-shoot. I have those pictures lying in a box somewhere but I'd love to drag them out one day and share with you all.

I'm really excited to say that I'm taking my first photography workshop this Saturday with a photographer. It was a bit pricey, but I've looked at this photographers work before and I'm crossing my fingers this will be worth it. I'll definitely post about my experience afterward, and hopefully I'll have some purty pictures to share with you all.

I've been shooting for about a month now off of my "auto" button, and I already see such a difference in my photos. I need to take a class on the editing part, I know I could make these pictures look much better with some good editing, but here are some of my favorite pictures I've taken in the last month using my manual settings.