This was my first year participating in the Reddit Secret Santa. I was really excited, and listed a bunch of my interests under my likes/dislikes. One of my interests was photography -- I had recently acquired an old Canon film camera and I was really interested in learning how to get into photography.

My Secret Santa recognized that and got me a neat book titled "Hot Shots: Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Pictures" (by Kevin Meredith). Each page contains a photo and notes on exactly how the author took it. An intriguing concept, and it's very easy-to-read. I can definitely see myself keeping it on my bedside table and looking through it from time to time for techniques! :D

Strangely (or awesomely) enough, one of my childhood nicknames was "Hotshot", so either Secret Santa is either creepy or has great taste -- and I'm gonna go with the latter. ;)

Thank you Secret Santa!! This is a really great gift and something that I will most definitely use.