By Laura Hipshire
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

“The sky is the limit” often comes to mind when thinking of Fox Run.

Currently the retirement community boasts more than 100 clubs and groups for its residents to join, ranging from jazzercise to fine arts to travel and several free courses on campus.

Recently, thanks to resident Hilda Edwards, yet another free class has become available: Digital photography.

Edwards has been using digital cameras for the past eight years.

“I like the instant results they give you,” she says. “Plus, you can take a bunch of pictures and just keep the good ones.”

Experienced instructor
Edwards is no novice to digital photgraphy. She taught a similar course at a senior center in Ohio for many years and is eager to share her talents with her neighbors at Fox Run.

Her class is being offered in weekly sessions and has sparked some positive interest among her neighbors.

Owning a digital camera is a prerequisite for the class. “I have an Olympus digital camera,” Edwards says. “Everybody in the group has a better camera than I do, although it’s not necessary to have a lot of megapixels—sometimes too many can take up too much memory [on your computer].”

At the group’s first meeting, Edwards gave a PowerPoint presentation and went through all the various parts of digital cameras. Participants could try each feature on their own cameras while watching Edwards’ demonstration.

Participants learn step by step
In another session, the class met in the community’s computer room so Edwards could teach them how to upload their pictures and where to store them.

“I try to keep it simple. I make sure everyone understands the basic concepts,” she says. During each class, Edwards gives each person individual attention and instructions as needed.