Revealing my first picture

So my first assignment in class was to shoot with a film camera in black and white. First thing I did was to call a friend, told her (lie) that I'm a professional photographer and that I wanted her to model. (The results of the photo processing will be revealed later) After a couple of days I went to the lab and finally processed the picture. I really didn't know what to expect so I was surprised by the whole process. First of all I had to put the film in a reel without seeing anything at all, as we were in a pitch-black room to prevent the film from burning or something. After putting it in a special bucket I had to use a lot of chemicals, which I don't remember them very well but will post very soon. Clean, shake, wash, soap, fix, etc... at the end it took nearly an hour and it was a success! As I just have the negatives I can't post the pictures yet, but I will do so soon, and hope something good comes from them.

Cross your fingers and wait for them...

Saying Hello

It's been a year already since I started taking photography a little bit more seriously (which means starting to use a SLR or DSLR for taking pictures). So far, it's been a nice ride and even though I'm still quite the n00b, the pictures i've been taking lately are considerably better. Right now I'm taking photo classes at my university and I've read some books as well.

I plan to put pictures in a weekly basis and all my stories related to this art in this blog, remember I'm just learning, so tips from anyone is well received.

First picture:
I just took it like two days ago and I liked the contrast between the blue from the lamp and the orange from the wall. The lighting coming from the window (which is not shown) gives a nice touch to showing several tones of the blue in the lamp.

Eos Rebel XSi f/2.8 1/60
focal length 90mm
ISO 1600