Freedom

A little behind the times, perhaps, we finally got around to watching Food Inc at the old farmhouse. Better late than never. We watched it with the twins and, as they soaked in every second of the film, they barraged us with so many questions that it took us several evenings to watch it from beginning to end. It fostered a lot of discussion in our house and it gave a definite boost to the dietary changes I've been trying to incorporate this year. Most recently we've switched to drinking this...

 ...from our local farmer's market, in reusable glass bottles. If your children are old enough, I encourage you to watch this film with them. It's never to late to educate your children about the business of food. The twins, who herald a trip to McDonalds almost as highly as Christmas, (because we don't take them there), actually turned down the opportunity for a visit to the golden arches while visiting one of their grandmothers this summer. I was pretty sure I heard it wrong the first time the Artist recounted this story to me. Freedom from corporate food has stuck in their heads; we may just get there yet.

And in case you're wondering how I fared at the camera course yesterday, all I can say is, it exceeded my expectations. The class size was small, only two students since the third was a no show. The teacher, who is a natural with people, who put us both at ease, and is also a professional photo journalist, was amazing. He taught us the basic fundamentals of how to work our cameras and he freed us from the auto setting for the rest of eternity but he was also forthcoming with tips, secrets, and insight as a photographer while answering any and all questions we had. 

This is our instructor, saying hello to all Rural Revelers. Rural Revelers please meet Michael.

 Oh dear, Michael's hand seems a bit blurry doesn't it. Oh wait, now he taught us how to fix that. Let's see.

 That's not too bad but I think with the proper adjustments on my camera, we can make it better.

Aah, there we are. Much better. Just one of the many things I learned yesterday.

Michael has travelled the world as a photographer and in his prior life as an engineer. He is full of interesting stories and has an iPad chocked full of delightful and inspiring photos. Best of all, Michael also has a blog. So if you want to learn some photography tips, you can visit his blog daily here and his website here. For those of you in Ontario, Halifax or Winnipeg areas, if you're struggling with your camera, I strongly urge you to take one of the courses offered at Henry's School of Imaging at Henry's Camera Stores. You won't regret it and you may just have Michael as your instructor. Now, I'm off to make some photos.

 ~Be well friends, happy snapping~