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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 782339" data-attributes="member: 50197">I feel quite lucky to be in a position where my daughter and I share a common interest. My dad and I shared an interest in photography and it helped bring the two of us closer together. I fell out of the hobby years ago, and have had a renewed interest since the Pup got interested. I look forward to our outings together, and seeing her finished work. We've already had several conversations on why something didn't go well. Fortunately, my forensic skills are generally up to figuring out the culprit. We had one trip to the Boneyard beach where very little was sharp for her. I was able to pin it down to an issue with how she was using her tripod. The next couple trips her photos were nice and sharp. I'm of the opinion that both talents have an aspect of innate ability, and learned ability. Some folks struggle more than others with one or the other aspect, while some are naturals. Most can learn and improve, even with the "eye" aspect. As I said, I've improved by looking at what the Pup does. On a side note, we took a digital photography course together at a local arts center. Nothing elaborate, 5 one hour sessions. The instructor taught photography at a local well regarded college. We ended up being the only ones in the class, so we got individualized instruction. We both learned a lot. It was the best couple hundred dollars I've spent on photography.</blockquote>