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Torin Halsey's gonna kill me

I'm notorious for putting things off. I can procrastinate like the best of them.

But recently, I outdid myself.

Last summer, before I left the newspaper to head down to New Orleans for law school, I asked TRN chief photographer extraordinaire Torin Halsey for a big favor. I wanted to purchase a camera and I figured Torin, being not only a great photog but a great guy/dad/friend, could help me pick the perfect one out.

We met at Best Buy one day, he asked me what I was looking for, what I wanted to do with the camera, etc. He made his recommendation and helped me getting outfitted with the perfect camera.

I didn't get the camera revved up before I left Texas because I figured I'd do all the charging up and downloading of the computer program stuff once I settled into my new apartment.

And then school started. And then it was Christmas. And then it was Spring Break. And then I went to New York for the summer.

And that wonderful camera that Torin helped me pick out 14 months ago sat and sat and sat in its box. I finally - three days ago - took the thing out and figured out how to use it.

It does take the most wonderful pictures, by the way. (See the previous blog "Y'all, Meet Roger Traynor" to see a picture of my new cat. Yes, I took a picture of my cat. I'm officially an old maid now, I know.)

So, in honor of my good friend and photographing mentor Mr. Halsey, I'm going to attempt to take you on a photographic tour of my life in NOLA over the coming weeks/months.

Better late than never, eh?

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