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Random: Ode to Dona!

Dona! you're my hero... this post is dedicated to my awesome classmate.

During classes i often take notes, either by hand or i would type them up.  When it comes time to post up notes on my blog i often refer to my handwritten notes or a few word documents on screen at the same time.  Yes, Yes i know time consuming!

Anyways lil miss Dona rocks up to my workstation during our break, sees the mess that is my collage of notes and suggests that i just post my notes on blogger and save the docs under each theme.  Huh i thought! what a brill idea, i never even considered that... so to miss Dona i say thank you for the great suggestion! its was such an A- HA moment that i couldn't help but blog about it. BTW, Dona - short for Donatella is 18 years old and has an amazing eye for photography.  She is my model for my light exercises.

Below are the blog addresses for the other wonderful students in our class, who i am also learning a lot from.  Some of us are total newbies (ME!) and others are pretty darn pros, check out their blogs as we journey though our photography class together.

Dona http://donatellaodisho.blogspot.co.nz/
Bruce http://bruceimagestudio.blogspot.co.nz/
Cecilia http://ceciliabessie.blogspot.co.nz/
Sarah http://sarahgrahamphotoblog.blogspot.co.nz/
Jayde jaydepphotography.blogspot.co.nz

Comments

  1. Having a bad day, and this totally made my day!

    Thank you so much. Means a lot.
    Always willing to help my elder class mates!

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