Hi - I'm Dawn from Lafayette, Louisiana...just named the "Happiest Place in America". A little over a year ago I retired. Have one daughter that will graduate May 2015 from college and a son who starts college this fall. As an almost empty nester have more time to devote to one of my favorite hobby's. Have been in love with photography since I received a Pentax 35mm camera for graduation. Over the years I have had several point a shots (after my Pentax didn't work anymore). About 5 years ago I bought my Nikon D5000 and took some classes to learn how to use it. I use Photoshop Elements 12 and Lightroom 5 for editing. Know I still have a lot to learn and love learning how to take better pictures. Wanting to learn to take better pictures of people, pretty good at nature, but people I have more trouble with. Looking forward to getting to know and learn from the people on this forum.