Taking Pictures

I woke up early this morning to get up and take some pictures of the sunrise. I was hoping to get the sunrise behing the Rexburg Temple but I soon learned after getting to the top of the hill that the sun wasn't were I had expected it to be. I should have thought this beforhand.

Understanding Photography:

Lesson 1: Know where the sun rises!

Although I didn't get the Temple in my sunrise shots I did get a few shots of the sunrise this morning. They turned out ok. I am in dire need of a tripod. I took this one hand held and for this reason the sharpness is, well not sharp.

I have purchased a DSLR camera and am going to learn how to take interesting and creative pictures. As was recommended by our wedding photographer, I have picked up a copy of "Understanding Exposure" and have set out to become something of a photographer. Not long ago I watched a movie with my wife about a women who cooks all the recipes in Julia Child's cook book. I would like to take this same approach with photography. This book by Bryan Perterson is my photography cook book. He does a wonderful job presenting the important points of photography to the reader. He uses his own pictures to illustrate the principles he teaches. It is my goal to learn by practice. I am setting out to make my own book of examples of what he is teaching in each section of the book.

This is sure to be a slow process for now, due to the winter weather in Idaho, but I am determined to see it through. I don't expect there to be any readers but if there happens to be a few that stop by I hope that you will enjoy the photos. I suspect not all will be highly interesting but more importantly they will be good examples of the principles taught in Peterson's book.