i've been bitten by the shutterbug.

isn't it amazing when things just tend to work themselves out?

por ejemplo:

i got an email from my photography professor the morning of my first photo lab last week saying everyone needed to bring their dslrs.

not having one [or even access to one], i freaked out a little [a lot], and prayed some miracle would happen to allow me to still be able to take the class.

well, miracles happen, errbody.

yesterday, after the photo lecture, my fellow camera-less students and i trekked to the photo lab with our teacher where we were each handed our very own dslr [to rent].

everyone was trying to look so calm and cool about it, but i couldn't.

on the inside, i was bursting with excitement and i couldn't help but grin as brother atkinson came out of his office, arms loaded with camera bags [with realy, live cameras inside!], and passed them all out to us.

he had given us our first assignment ten minutes before, and all i could think about was how nervous and anxious and excited i felt to finally go out on my own, armed with my canon rebel, and see this town with very different eyes.

after lunch today, i headed out of my apartment, snapping photos left and right as i made my way to smith park.

with my hot pink point-and-shoot, i usually just take one photo and walk away.

with this new machine in my eager hands, every shot was a labor of love. i actually took the time to compose the subject and thought more about what i was documenting.

hours after i put away the camera, i kept obsessively looking out my window to see if any interesting lighting was happening or if there was something i somehow missed when i had gone out earlier.

i think i ran outside to take some more photos at least six more times.

i think it's safe to say that i'm addicted.

that shutter click gets me every single time.

let's hope this enthusiasm continues throughout this semester!