by Bettye Sue Austin
Before moving back to Cookeville, I used to take pictures of my flowers with a small Canon point and shoot camera. I never took a class so I really didn’t know what I was doing at the time. I hybridize daylilies and wanted to run a daylily seed business after retirement.
With this plan in mind, I moved to Cookeville bringing my daylilies along with me. My goal was to learn how to get clear images of the daylilies, so I could display the two plants I crossed on my web page. I bought a DSLR camera and signed up for a class taught by Bill Miller, a member of the Cookeville Camera Club.
The class changed how I view my surroundings! I learned to see angles, shapes, texture, and color in this beautiful world we live in. I learned how to compose my images to make them more appealing instead of just taking a snapshot. I learned how to take close-up “macro” shots of my flowers. I also learned how to take portraits of my family members. I really enjoyed shooting the images for each class assignment and looked forward to sharing them with the other members in the class. After I completed the class, I practiced what I learned every day. Continue reading Life Changing