Craig's right, have a before and after photo shot next to the plane on the ground, but leave your camera in its bag if you can - I'm sure your instructor will let you have control as much as he possibly can, so you won't have time for photos!!!

The most important thing is.....

ENJOY IT!!!

The best thing to do is ask the instructor to take some pictures for you. I did in my second lesson, sadly i cant find them and i fear they were deleted from my old computer. Ask him to perhaps get a shot of you at the controls, and like Charlie said and before and after next to the plane. If there are scenery shots you want, just ask him/her to grab a couple, get all the hands on experience you can, trust me, you wont ever want to let go:)

Left right up and down should all be fairly familiar . You won't need to use the rudders much, if at all. Expect the controls to be a little heavier than a pc yoke or joystick and you'll probably be in the left seat flying left handed...

Its 5 and a half years since I've flown a Cessna though, so I'm pushed to remember!!!

Well can i change to a 90min lesson!?
(sorry im getting distracted by old politicians rambling on about politics)

Jimbo

Just stick with 60. Its pleanty for a first lesson, and have a good time.
And dont worry about politicians rambling on, my uncle and cousin are both heavily involved so i have to listen to it all the time. pleanty of sleep those days

I have to agree w/Craig- picture-taking is a distraction. If I were you, I'd leave it home, or have someone take a few snaps from the ground. Or maybe the instructor will take an inflight picture of you, if he or she feels it won't be too distracting.
  I often regret that I have no pix of milestone flights like my first intro ride or my aerobatics lesson, but all I have to do is close my eyes, and it's all still there. Harder to share with others, but they'll just have to take your word that it was fun!
As for the 150: it's a good, solid, honest trainer, and not a bad recreational cross-country bird, either. You'll learn how to use rudder correction and how to use throttle for altitude, among other things. And they are a bit cramped, so don't be bashful about taking time to adjust your seat correctly before you set off. With a little work, almost any size person can get set up to fly safely and comfortably in a C150.
Enjoy!!!

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I think the reason lessons are limited to 60 minutes or less, apart from cost, is the capacity of the student to take in what has been performed and demostrated during the flight. Certainly in my experience, the only training sorties I've completed which were well over the 60 minute mark were navigation exercises...

Three hour long sorties are much better than a single 3hrs, and leaves plenty of time for the important things in life, such as coffee and food. And the debrief of course...