Though technically I am new, I feel like I have been a member of PSA my entire life... for as far back as I can remember, my father (Walter Ross a +40 year member) took me along with him to all his camera club outings and meetings; I liked looking at the pictures! When I was old enough to hold a camera and reach the "on" button on the enlarger, I started entering club competitions; even beat pop out a time or two ;)  I have been to a few of the yearly PSA conventions in various parts of the country, going on various photo excursions and taking a few of the composition/style classes.
    About 10 years ago, I moved from Chicago to So.Cal.  Unfortunately, with that move I lost access to pop's Nikons and darkroom!  And as it tends to do, life invariably intercedes and my development as a professional Registered Nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care took over much of my extra time. Photography got pushed into the background.
    When digital started to become commonplace, I was able to get back into the 'darkroom' and began taking pictures for reasons other than mere vacation documentation. I started looking at people, objects and landscapes again as I did as a child, with wonder and awe and the need to capture those perfect moments on 'film'. While computers are a favorite pastime of mine, I know there is a great deal more I can learn, so I decided it was time to jump back into the PSA realm... this time with my own camera in hand.