Day One With My New Camera

Very first shot.  All systems go... moving on.

Storybook feature.  Terrible.  Can't think of one reason to ever use this function.

Sketch Feature.  Probably should have done it on a picture other than the one I just "story booked".

Soft Feature.  That needs some practice.

Okay! 218 pics later we found a good one!

Ooooh colour fill feature - me like!

He's just so sweet

Oh crap!  Sorry Liam, I'll stop now.

Okay - wait, colour fill is fun!

Weeeee!

So... 300+ shots later and I have already become an addict.

I promise, as some point there will be pictures of things other than Liam. The next week after ownership was a collection of zillions more Liam pics, a birthday and a nature hike... which will be my next entry!

So, I'm New To This...

My husband kindly bought me a fancy camera for my 35th Birthday.  I have an almost 6 month old son whom I have been photo blogging (Liam's Life Blog) his life since day 1.  My old point-and-shoot Olympus was slowly turning into the worst camera ever and it was time for an upgrade.

'Upgrade' to a Nikon D5100 with 18-55 and 55-300 lenses is an understatement to say the least!

I feel obligated to figure out exactly HOW to use this camera and all it's gadgets because otherwise - we should have just got another point-and-shoot.  I created this blog to encourage myself to continue learning new things with my camera, and to keep a collection of the progress I am making.  Perhaps some day I will be posting photos that I am being paid to take?!?!

Welcome to the journey.  Advice, critiques and any other comments are more than welcome!