Private Lessons

Today I (Christian) gave my first private "lesson" in photography. I met Mr. Olson at a wedding a couple of weeks ago where we spent a few minutes talking about cameras, etc. He seemed like a really genuine and nice guy and so I offered to help him with his new camera and some photography pointers if he was interested.

We met at the new Starbucks at 15th and Bryant in that new Spring Creek shopping center (or right across the street from it. Is that called Spring Creek, too?) to go over his experience and skill level so we'd know where to go from here.

Honestly, I was a bit nervous about how it would go since we'd never really done this before, but it was a great time! Talking about photography, cameras, composition, etc. the time flew and before we knew it, we both had weddings to run to.

One funny thing: turns out his wife's neice and my wife's cousin are best friends. As we were looking through photos that he had taken in his really beautiful garden, I recognized Camilla and we figured out the connection. It's a small world!

So, we're counting our first private lesson a success and looking forward to doing more of this, as the need arises. When you're doing what you love (or talking about it), it doesn't feel so much like work. =)