Friday Night Lights!!!

I can not tell you the last high school football game I went to but tonight I had the awesome opportunity to watch Independence play Salmen in Slidell, LA. I had another fantastic opportunity to watch and shoot Dominique while she cheered for Salmen High School. Isn't she a gorgeous? My camera was in love with her. These are just a few of the shots I took of her. I can not believe it has been 8 years since I graduated from high school. Watching her made me miss my cheerleading days. I wonder if I can still fit my uniform? :::running to try it on::: :-) Independence beat Salmen 25-20 :(.

I HEART New Orleans

Today I went to the city to test out my new camera. Within a 5 minute span I ran into 4 musicians playing at 10 a.m. (2) guitar players, (1) saxophone player and I had the chance to meet "Hatch" playing his trumpet outside of the yummy Cafe Du Monde. The pictures on my camera came out so clear. I love the picture of the famous St. Louis Cathedral. All the pictures posted are straight from the camera with no post editing. I love my camera but I see a new lens in the very near future. The kit lens is 18-105 mm and is great but I will need a zoom lens to get closer to my subject from a little further away. These are pictures from nice part of New Orleans. Tomorrow I will go out to the not so nice side and show you how badly some parts are still damaged by Hurricane Katrina from 3 years ago. If you are ever in New Orleans please feel free to contact me.

It's Here!!!

My camera is here. I am so excited. I can't wait to start taking pictures with it. Come back to see some pictures I take with my new DSLR camera :)

And the winner is........

The Nikon D90. Yes, I took the plunge and bought it today. This was a very hard decision but I had to go with the newer model. I would have regretted not going with this one if I would have chosen the D80. It should be here next week so look out world. I can't wait.

Which Camera

So after months of researching SLR cameras, I made my decision and was set to buy the Nikon D80. However, Nikon just released the D90 last week and I am in love. They are both awesome cameras and will make anyone look amazing. I am not ready to pay $2,000 and ^ just yet for a camera but I do want a camera that is reliable and will last me a long time. As I was looking at their picture quality in the store the picture quality was almost identical. So which one should I go with? The D80 which has been out for about 2 years or the D90 which is more expensive:(. but has movie mode and there are no customer reviews just yet. Whichever I choose I know my clients will look stunning :)

Photography 101

After adding this class late and evacuating from Hurricane Gustav, I finally went to my Introduction to Photography class at the University of New Orleans. I was very nervous since I missed the first 2 classes but once I got there, I was very impressed. I made a camera out of a box. I know it sounds crazy but it was really a shoe box. I went in a darkroom for the first time in my life and had the chance to actually process my own photos. I am so excited and can't wait to go back to class. I love learning and I feel this is what I was put on this earth to do. Now all I need to do is buy my new camera :)