NOTE: Basically every year before this one, my new years resolution was to lose weight. Well, not this year. There are other things in life that are more important than how I look. That's not to say I'm not going to try to be healthier (especially after this Christmas- cheese straws, fudge, cookies, chinese chewies, ladyfingers... do I need to go on?), but I'm not going to feel like a failure if I'm not down 3 dress sizes. Ok, moving on.
1. Read the entire Bible.
I'm not just walking into this one blindly! Aimee over at Womens Marriage Ministries has pointed me in the direction of the New Thru 30 plan (that's the New Testament in 30 days!) and there's even a handy lil blog frog group to keep me accountable!
I have really been slacking in reading the Word for the past... well, forever I guess. I mean, if someone gives me a verse, I'll look it up, but I'm horrible about reading it on my own. Therefore most of my conversations with God are one sided (me asking for something, or thanking for something) and that's not how it's supposed to be.My plan is to read through the New Testament first, then go back and read the Old Testament.
2. Learn to use my camera
Hello, my name is Laura and I am one of those girls with a nice camera... that shoots on auto all the time. The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? I mean, my idea of taking a good photo is turning the flash off. *sigh* I'm going to learn, though!
Last night I stumbled across a photography blog of a girl (we'll call her Pixy) on a message board that I frequent and she had a genius idea about bouncing light (read about it here on her blog). So I tried it and here are a few shots I got- I love it! It's truly the happy medium between flash and no flash! 
3. As another way to keep the camera resolution, I'm planning to do the 365 project this year. That's one picture, every day, for a year. I've not yet decided if I'll do a separate blog or a Flickr pool. We shall see.
Those are all the resolutions I can think of so far. I thought of another one as I was drifting off to sleep last night (and even thought "dang! that's a GOOD one!") and then completely forgot what it was. *sigh* My poor ole brain.
3 comments:
If you can find the book "Understanding Exposure" at the library--check it out! It's a god-send for photography!
Also, I am loving the New Through 30 idea!
Ooh, thanks for the tip! Good luck in the coming weeks (or less!) :)
I'm going to second "Understanding Exposure". I am a professional photographer and I am completely self-taught. I didn't take a single class, just learned through practice and reading. It takes a while to really get comfortable and use to everything, but just stick with it and you will in no time!
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