Love ya dad!

For Christmas, my dad surprised me with a new camera. I expressed some interest in investing in a DSLR type camera for work purposes and was more than ecstatic when I unwrapped a Cannon Rebel DSLR camera.

I'm enrolling in my first photography class next month, taught by a good friend, fantastic photographer and fellow co-worker, Daron Dean.

Although these first sets of photos aren't so great, you can check out my progress on a new flickr account I created. I'm also very new to Flickr and trying to work out the kinks as I go.

I'm looking forward to expanding my photography skills and adding yet another notch on my belt as a "backpack journalist."

Also, I love my dad.