One word

There is only one word I can think of to describe today - Amazing! I got to spend all morning taking a class about photography from a photographer that has inspired me for, well, as long as I have been passionate about photography.

Her name is Sharon Clark and she is an amazing photographer and an amazing person!

I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to get out of this class since I had researched so much about the basics on my own, but I was sure that a class taught by her would pay off in some huge way and boy was I right. I learned so many little things about my camera and concepts that I would not have figured out on my own that have and will continue to improve my photos. Can I say: so exciting?!?!

So what exactly did I learn?

{1} I need a new lens! I already knew this, but what I didn't know was how badly I need it and what a difference it would make. I also have my eye set on a different one than I did before the class.

{2} and maybe my most exciting thing about the day was learning to do this:

{3} and probably the most important thing I learned all day was how to find the best light.

Sharon, not praying as it may appear, explaining this very thing and providing an example of someone standing in light that I would have never picked before as good light for a photo.

A few others while exploring the market outside

{4} Shooting subjects in motion with continuous focus

{5} Tips and tricks to fix my exposure problems.

A slide show of the rest of my favorite photos of the day: