Tuesday was a monumental moment for me. I drove to Anthropologie after school determined to buy a dress that was way too expensive and, after about an hour of indecision, left empty-handed. Why would I do such a thing, you ask?
Well, before I got my 5D, before I even got my Tamron, I had my eye on the Canon 35mm f/1.4. Every couple of months I come back to this beauty, consider buying it, realize how very expensive it really is ($1400), and give up. However, this weekend when I was shooting with Katie and using some of her L-series lenses, I looked at the screen on the back of my camera and was blown away at the quality of my photos. Thus began my return to lusting after this lens. But this time, I am determined to buy it.
Many people's staple lens is the 50mm f/1.4. I wish that was mine because it is about 1,000 cheaper, but alas--I guess I have expensive tastes. Nah, I just like to be up close and personal. And take landscapes. And shoot wide with my subject in focus. And take non-blurry photos in low light. And use the lens Nick Onken repeatedly uses in his book, Photo Trekking.
So. Help me reach my dreams!!! Hire me! Tell all your friends and family! Buy prints (all photos you see anywhere are for sale, just contact me)!
I am working on updating my site and expanding my "business" to family photos, newborns, events, engagements, and probably anything else you can think of, so spread the word!!
THANK YOU!!
Sidenote: Andrew Belle's latest cd is downloadable free here (but not for long!) and it's pretty awesome. Get it!
Well, before I got my 5D, before I even got my Tamron, I had my eye on the Canon 35mm f/1.4. Every couple of months I come back to this beauty, consider buying it, realize how very expensive it really is ($1400), and give up. However, this weekend when I was shooting with Katie and using some of her L-series lenses, I looked at the screen on the back of my camera and was blown away at the quality of my photos. Thus began my return to lusting after this lens. But this time, I am determined to buy it.
Many people's staple lens is the 50mm f/1.4. I wish that was mine because it is about 1,000 cheaper, but alas--I guess I have expensive tastes. Nah, I just like to be up close and personal. And take landscapes. And shoot wide with my subject in focus. And take non-blurry photos in low light. And use the lens Nick Onken repeatedly uses in his book, Photo Trekking.
So. Help me reach my dreams!!! Hire me! Tell all your friends and family! Buy prints (all photos you see anywhere are for sale, just contact me)!
I am working on updating my site and expanding my "business" to family photos, newborns, events, engagements, and probably anything else you can think of, so spread the word!!
THANK YOU!!
Sidenote: Andrew Belle's latest cd is downloadable free here (but not for long!) and it's pretty awesome. Get it!
You'll get there! There's nothing quite as awesome as falling for a lens and saving for it forever then being able to buy it. It's so rewarding! I was in your shoes last year with the 70-200 2.8. Shoot after shoot it got closer, and the day it arrived was a really happy one!
ReplyDeletehaha yess I am really looking forward to that day!! Thanks for the encouragement, Katie!
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