Posted By: Kimmie Thursday February 25, 2010 - 4:46 PM

One of the things on my bucket list is to figure out how to take better pictures. A couple years ago my parents got us a Canon Power Shot S5 IS. So far I've screwed around in other modes, attempted* to read the owner's manual (*opened it up) and basically kept it in Auto mode from day one. I now have good motivation (Emily, and the lack of being able to do things around the house) to learn how to operate the darn thing outside of Auto mode. *gasp!*

Through all the blog reading I've been doing lately, I found a tutorial called



I only wish I could take credit for this beautifully (to me anyway) designed banner, so I'll give credit where credit is due.

Anywho, I've decided to tackle this project and look forward to snapping away tons of pictures. I also wonder if there is anyone else who would like to play along and do this tutorial with me - even though I feel like I am the worst photographer out of all of my friends. Hopefully that will improve soon! We shall see...

Here is Week 1 of the tutorial.
Here is the blog that I found this on. They are also conducting their own 'sharing' activity if you're interested.

PK said:	Thu February 25, 2010 6:51 PM
are you doing the one on chelse's blog? i wanna do it too!

Hillary said:	Thu February 25, 2010 9:23 PM
I just saw that myself! there is another blog that I have on my reader (http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/) who occasionally posts photography tips that i've read in the past and tried to follow - my camera isn't as cool as yours but still has the manual settings that i need to learn how to use!

	Kimmie said:	Thu February 25, 2010 9:51 PM
	PK: Chelse's looks like one if you're interested in starting your own business, which I'm not. I'm just tring to figure out how to take better pictures. Hillary: That's cause it's one of the blogs you gave me!! Yeah, I've seen PW's blog too. LOVE her website, and her photography tips. I like that these tutorials are organized in a way it makes sense, rather than her website where you get a little of this and a little of that. You can do the tutorials with a point and shoot. You should try it. Love all the stuff you can learn on this here inter-netty.

Tami said:	Fri February 26, 2010 1:42 PM
I'm game, I think I've checked this out before but didn't finish, maybe w/help I can complete it!! Perfect thing to do on my snow day!

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