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OK, so we’re supposed to get dumped with snow today and tomorrow. But all I can think about is how much fun it’d be to do a Trash the Dress session in the snow…
So, who’s brave enough to take the challenge? If you’ve got Saturday afternoon free and aren’t afraid of playing in some fresh snow, let me know! The session will be on me with a DVD of the awesome images for you.
Just need one brave volunteer…who’s going to take me up on it?
Otherwise, Astin will be getting another free snow session:
When I was searching for inspirational blogs to add to my Google reader, I came across a site that has a great collection of blogs neatly organized by category: Delightfulblogs. The directory is maintained by real people, and they prescreen every blog before they add it to the site. So, you can be sure you’re not clicking on some sort of spam site when you visit a blog. I ended up finding several blogs I read daily, some photography related, some more about design. Seeing as it was such a good site, I added my own blog in December.
Well, as you may recall one of my goals for the year is to triple my blog’s subscription rate. I don’t know if that’s even possible, but I figure the more people who find my Pittsburgh photography blog, the more subscribers I’m likely to get. So, here’s where I need your help, dear readers. Would you mind rating my blog on delightfulblogs HERE. Of course, I went ahead and gave myself a 10 to get things started…just my unbiased opinion, you know.
P.S. I’ve been tweaking my blog header a bit in the last couple of days…how do you like it? It needed some freshening up!
awesome blog. wonderful photos. great girl. i see the love & joy in every face. and, no one captures the city of Pittsburgh like mary!! I have lived here all my life and after seeing your photos i have such a renewed interest in the beauty that is all around!
I know that I had promised to blog about this yesterday, but I couldn’t wait to share Kristin and Lee’s wedding. Again, I’m prefacing this equipment talk with my post about the Five Marks of a Professional Photographer, so be sure to read that first before running off to Adorama to buy everything.
As I said, all the equipment in the world won’t make you a great photographer, but conversely, having the tools you need to get the job done is important for a professional photographer. I certainly never started out with all the tools I have now, and I’ve actually changed what’s in my bag several times. What’s important to me is that I have the equipment to excel in low-light situations (which is common for weddings), and that I have redundancy in my gear. In other words, if one camera fails, I’ve got a backup. If a lens breaks, I’ve got that covered, too. And if you haven’t experienced malfunctioning equipment yet, it’s only a matter of time.
Of course, there’s still lenses and such that I have on my wish list, but this is what I have right now in terms of cameras, lenses, and flashes.
Cameras:
(2) Canon 5D cameras (original)
(1) Canon 5D Mark II camera
(1) Canon 20D camera (it comes along for the ride just in case all three of the other cameras go kaput).
Lenses:
70-200mm 2.8L IS Canon zoom lens
85mm 1.2L II Canon lens
16-35mm 2.8L II Canon zoom lens
35mm 1.4L Canon lens
100mm 2.8 Canon macro lens
50mm 1.4 Canon lens
Flashes:
(2) 580 EX II Canon Flashes
(1) 430 EX Canon Flash
(1) Lumopro LP120 Manual Flash
In addition to the above gear, I also have numerous batteries, CF cards, two card readers/hard drives (which I’ll post about later), stands, reflectors, umbrellas, battery packs, chargers, and several camera bags. I’ll discuss my camera bags later, too. Again, I highly recommend checking out Canoga Camera for gear purchases before looking at Adorama and B&H.
Dang girl, that’s a lot of gear!
Mary – The variety of lenses that you have is great, I wish that I could carry around so many! – BTW the 50D is working awesome for me thank you again!
Milla – I’d be interested in hearing which lenses you are wanting to get rid of. You could email me ashley@parsonsinc.com if you’d like
THANKS!
Wonderful! This reminds me that I have got to start selling some of my older lenses. I’m carrying around 3 lenses that I never use but started using before branching into L series lenses. I want to hear more about the 35mm 1.4, too!!
Although Kristin and Lee played together as kids–their moms are best friends–they never thought they’d end up marrying each other. I think life’s funny like that. After several years of not keeping in touch, they met up again in San Diego–due to some prompting from their moms. Things just went from there! On Saturday everything came together for Kristin and Lee when they tied the knot at St. Mary of the Mount church and later celebrated with family and friends at Phipps Conservatory. I think Kristin and Lee’s beautiful crystal theme went well with the chilly weather! Huge congratulations to both of them!
Love the look on her mom’s face.
I think these girls are imagining their own wedding day…
We were able to use the Broderie Room at Phipps for some photos=warm!
Simply a gorgeous couple.
They had a cocktail hour in the rain forest area.
Kristin and Lee’s families surprised them with a slideshow of photos at the reception.
I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room.
WOW….How beautiful. Lee, you look so young:) and your new wife was a georgous bride! Wish you all the happiness!
Beautiful….just beautiful!!
I don’t even know which one to pick as my favorite because they are all amazing!!
by mary
Alexis - I would totally be up for that (if my wedding wasn’t in the near future – I don’t think its appropriate to trash the dress before the wedding) sounds like a blast!!!
Meghan Banach - If I was in Pittsburgh, I would do it in a heartbeat!! That sounds like so much fun – freezing cold, but fun!