I've only been taking pictures for about 2 years. My husband bought me a Canon Digital Rebel XT for Christmas 05, but I had no idea what to do with it, so by summer, having taken only a few snapshots, we both took a photography class and then a Photoshop class, and the rest is history.

I've had too many careers to mention (chemist, bookkeeper, court transcriptionist, etc), but for the last 25 years I've a been backstage "magician"--oh that's supposed to be technician!--everything from stage manager to designer to crew chief to lackey. I'm trying to retire from all that and concentrate on hobbies. Only trouble is, like careers, I have too many hobbies. But photography accesses so many facets of one's personality that it 's beginning to take first place.