My husband is in the field for Valentine's Day. It's kind of a bummer, even though I have never been very big on the holiday. For some reason I was kind of looking forward to spending our first Valentine's Day as husband and wife together. I had even thought about making a special dinner for us and, of course, I was hoping he would be around to help me eat all of these strawberry cupcakes.
Oh well, that is the military life for you.
It doesn't mean we can't have our own day together later on in the week when he gets home. Maybe we will actually get to go out for dinner (we haven't been out to eat in forever!). I still plan to make my chocolate-filled raspberries as a special treat when he gets home, too.
So, in the meantime... THIS is how I spend my Valentine's Day alone. Working on my photography skills. I'm still learning, so these are not perfect or professional quality by any means. They were, however, a lot of fun and they helped pass the time when I was feeling a bit lonely. They were spur of the moment so my hair is kind of a mess (I was lazy and didn't shower this morning... shhh, don't tell anyone) and I'm not wearing very nice clothes. Despite all of that, I am incredibly proud of them. I am starting to kind of get a grasp on my camera functions and what they do. I also played around with editting, which made some huge differences.
I think they turned out pretty well for my first attempt at fiddling around with the functions and editting, and also considering that I was taking the photos myself. I had to experiment a lot with angles and different things to help prop up the camera to the proper height. I'm kind of teaching myself as I go and picking up some tips here and there on the internet.
My goal is to be able to take most of the baby's photos when he gets here. I am getting professional Newborn photos done about a week after he is born. Nothing I can do right now can compare to the gorgeous photos this photographer takes. But I at least want to be able to take half decent ones that I can look back at and be proud of.
And who knows? Maybe one day, if I keep practising and learning some new techniques and what not, I will be able to make it more than a simple hobby. I'm not talking about starting a business (not just yet, anyway), but I would like to be able to take beautiful pictures for my friends and family. My brother-in-law is getting married this winter and I would love to be able to take some quality photos to record their special day.
In the meantime, practise, practise, practise makes perfect. You will probably be seeing plenty more of my trials and errors here in the future. Lots of hubby and puppy pictures, and baby when he gets here!
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