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04.30.11 | Engagement Sessions
engaged: brooke and will
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04.14.11 | On Photography
dear 70-200 lens: we're through
Dear Canon 70-200 2.8 IS,
I want to thank you for the beautiful work you have done for me over the years. Your bokeh is incredible, your compression unrivaled, and I have many loving nicknames for you, most of them involving "sweet" or "mack daddy." But I have been thinking about us a lot lately, and I'm afraid I need to end things.
Frankly, you just weigh too much. Your superior glass and image stabilizing motor tip the scales at 3.2 lbs. I have an old sports injury in my shoulder that sends me to the cupboard for handfuls of ibuprofen after you and I spend any time together, alas. This weekend I have a date with someone you might know, however -- the 70-200 F4 (much slower F-stop, yes, but half your weight). You will be with me in spirit.
By way of thanks, here are some of my favorite shots that you have given me over the years. You have allowed me to get close to skeptical children who would otherwise run from a camera, and let me peek in on secret moments that no one knew you saw. I will always love you. You are amazing. But the use of my left arm is just too important to me, so I must bid you farewell.
Much love always,
Abigail
Note: All of the following images were shot with the { Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS lens }. All images are at F2.8, my go-to setting 90% of the time. I have rented this delicious lens from { LensProToGo }, an outfit I highly recommend. I'm renting the lighter lens from them this weekend, so I'll let you know how it goes!
I want to thank you for the beautiful work you have done for me over the years. Your bokeh is incredible, your compression unrivaled, and I have many loving nicknames for you, most of them involving "sweet" or "mack daddy." But I have been thinking about us a lot lately, and I'm afraid I need to end things.
Frankly, you just weigh too much. Your superior glass and image stabilizing motor tip the scales at 3.2 lbs. I have an old sports injury in my shoulder that sends me to the cupboard for handfuls of ibuprofen after you and I spend any time together, alas. This weekend I have a date with someone you might know, however -- the 70-200 F4 (much slower F-stop, yes, but half your weight). You will be with me in spirit.
By way of thanks, here are some of my favorite shots that you have given me over the years. You have allowed me to get close to skeptical children who would otherwise run from a camera, and let me peek in on secret moments that no one knew you saw. I will always love you. You are amazing. But the use of my left arm is just too important to me, so I must bid you farewell.
Much love always,
Abigail
Note: All of the following images were shot with the { Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS lens }. All images are at F2.8, my go-to setting 90% of the time. I have rented this delicious lens from { LensProToGo }, an outfit I highly recommend. I'm renting the lighter lens from them this weekend, so I'll let you know how it goes!
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04.12.11 | Weddings
locavore wedding: anne-marie + casey
This wonderful wedding is featured in the current issue of { Edible Piedmont }, the local edition of the amazing { Edible Communities } magazine family. Anne-Marie and Casey live their lives committed to local and sustainable everything, and their wedding, held under the gazebo at the { Edible Schoolyard } at the { Greensboro Children's Museum }, expressed that in every way. Enjoy!
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04.01.11 | Personal
Interesting Documentary on Education
I won't even waste your precious time apologizing for being completely off the grid since December, so I'll get straight to the point. There is a really interesting movie showing for ONE night only this coming Monday, and I really hope you will make an effort to go see it.
Not only am I a sucker for documentaries, but this one was done by someone who had never made a film before (so there's hope for me yet!), but by a mom who was concerned about her kids and started asking questions. I champion anyone who says, "Are we doing this right?" on a daily basis, since that seems to be the only thing I ask myself these days. Nothing has shaken my sense of confidence like being a parent, and I'm betting that any parents reading this will nod their heads.
So, rest assured that after Monday you will not have to hear me shill for this movie anymore. Jeri Rowe is writing a column about it that will appear in tomorrow's paper. I'll post a link to it on my Facebook page.
And if you miss it for whatever reason, you can always just host a screening via your church, your school or your plain old self.
"Race to Nowhere" -- check it out.
Not only am I a sucker for documentaries, but this one was done by someone who had never made a film before (so there's hope for me yet!), but by a mom who was concerned about her kids and started asking questions. I champion anyone who says, "Are we doing this right?" on a daily basis, since that seems to be the only thing I ask myself these days. Nothing has shaken my sense of confidence like being a parent, and I'm betting that any parents reading this will nod their heads.
So, rest assured that after Monday you will not have to hear me shill for this movie anymore. Jeri Rowe is writing a column about it that will appear in tomorrow's paper. I'll post a link to it on my Facebook page.
And if you miss it for whatever reason, you can always just host a screening via your church, your school or your plain old self.
"Race to Nowhere" -- check it out.
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