Great Start

It has been great getting to know everyone taking the course.  Thanks for taking the time to say hi and tell us a bit about yourselves.  I sure hope everyone will enjoy this -- even the technical bits about exposure (notice how I keep referring to this topic?)

The next step for us is to establish a spot where we can share photos.  I want to start by trying flickr.  If that won't work, then I'll try something else, but in order for us to experiment with the site, you will need a flickr account.

It's free -- just go to flickr and walk through the account creation process.

• By the way -- if you have already finished your first two PROJECTS -- you can start your reading about exposure here.

O.K. I'll go first

I thought I should start by introducing myself.

My name is Warren Wilson. I have been an avid photographer since high school myself, though back in the day we had to mix chemicals and load bulk film and worry about the cost of every picture. I like digital a lot more!

I tend to take a lot of landscape photos, outdoors, macro and low-light. I also love travel so I take my hobby with me when visiting foreign lands.

As for equipment, I have always used Nikon: not that I think it's better than the other brands, but I just grew accustomed to it and stuck with it.

I look forward to getting to know you and seeing what kinds of images you enjoy making. So just jump right in!

By the way — I have to mention that this course is open to both senior high students and adults. Unless you specifically ask, you might not know if you're dealing with another high school student or an adult — but I imagine we'll all be very civilized anyway!

Welcome!

Hi students:

Welcome to our photography course. As I said in the introduction on the web page — I hope this course will actually change the way you see the world — and make it a more visually exciting place, while you learn how to be even more effective in expressing yourself and capturing those compelling images with digital technology.

This blog should help us to communicate about the course. This is the first time I've offered it entirely using the web, so I imagine there will be lots of opportunities for me to improve it!

I don't want to go on at great length — but let's use this space for us to introduce ourselves.

P.S. I am currently working on identifying an online home for our shared images. Stay tuned.