I See. I Photograph. I Download. I Cringe.
When I download my photos, the vision I thought I captured isn’t quite what shows up in the photo. Occasionally, I’m surprised and it’s a great shot. Unfortunately, those are few and far between or I realize John took the photo. When my friend suggested taking a photography class, I jumped at the chance to improve my camera skills.
We showed up yesterday, along with three other ladies, at The Hairy Goat Photography Tours for what ended up being a 7+ hour beginners class. We all had a similar goal ~ taking our cameras off of auto! We spent the 4 hours learning about our cameras with our very knowledgable instructor Michael. After lunch, we ventured outdoors for practical applications of our new knowledge. Both Michael (the instructor) and Corinna (the owner) went on the walking tour so we had very individualized attention. First stop was Leadenhall Market which was very dark at the time. Great to practice ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings. If you’re interested in taking a class with Hairy Goat while you’re in London, click here for more information.
Leadenhall Market, London
Cheese Store
I follow several blogs/websites whose photos inspire me such as Perry Sorenson Photography and Ron Scubadiver’s Wild Life ~ they do a great job capturing fabulous places and people. Makes me want to do the same ~ document life’s wonders!
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- Learning focus and “out of focus”
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- Clock at Leadenhall, London
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- Cheese Store
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- Across from the Lloyd’s Building
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- Window Shopping at Leadenhall, London
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- Vents at Leadenhall, London
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- Focus Lock ~ Practicing Off Center Focusing
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- Minster Court Building, London
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- Walkway with names London sites and people
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- Dark brick Alleyway
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- Bombed out Chruch turned into a garden
Displaced Beachbums 
Your opening statement made me chuckle. We I do that I remember that the disappointment was even worse after waiting for film to be developed! I so want to take a class! I really like your Leadenhall Market photo!
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So true ~ film was so much more cringe-worthy and expensive. I love being able to take as many photos as I want and deleting the bad ones. Glad you like the Leadenhall Market photo ~ it was very dark when we were there so it gave me a chance to practice with the camera settings.
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Hairy Goat, LOL. That cheese store looks very inviting.
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It did look yummy but I’ve only been to Leadenhall Market on Sundays when everything is closed.
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I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award here: http://mycookinglife.com/2013/02/06/my-mama-didnt-raise-no-fool/
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I need to do this too… plus the name of the tour is brilliant.
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Corinna, the owner, is from Australia and Hairy Goat comes from a catch phrase used there. Also, the class didn’t end after the one day, Corinna followed up yesterday with an email, asking if I had any additional questions and HOMEWORK! The individual attention can’t be beat.
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I need to go on this – sound great
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It was a great class ~ no pressure and lots of individual attention.The owner Corinna is so friendly and helpful. I highly recommend Hairy Goat.
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Great name, too
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