Day 83 - August 5, 2010 - Photography Runs in the Family

“I am the family face; / Flesh perishes, I live on, / Projecting trait and trace / Through time to times anon, / And leaping from place to place / Over oblivion.” -Thomas Hardy

Yes, I know I didn't "take" this picture, but I have a reason! I promise that every other picture on this blog (besides the ones that were OBVIOUSLY taken of me from afar... and i think there's only a few of those) were taken by me. Well, in this particular case, I wanted to write about the past few days with my cousin. Today, we went to the mall and tried on some dresses and clothes... just for fun. We really enjoyed ourselves. =)

Ok, the point about the picture. My cousin decided that she wanted to invest in a nice camera. I decided to do the same thing during my freshman year. I didn't realize that I would enjoy taking pictures so much. I am by no means a photographer... but I love photography! It would appear that she feels the same way. I'm very glad to see/hear that.

Something else that I learned while we were at the camera store: my aunt used to be in to photography. While she was in college, she took photos for the yearbook and was pretty good with a camera. I never knew that. I suppose interests and talents really do run in the family.

Hopefully my raw love of photography will continue to improve my skill!