my mommy got a new what ???? a Canon 5D ???? sweet! Sorry I didn’t post sooner, its been busy, I got several orders in that needed tending to and tried playing around with the new 5D a bit. It’s a monster and makes my D50 look like a midget! And I haven’t even put the speedlight on it or the grip I bought yet. I love it, I really do. I must say that it is overwhelming to learn a new lens and camera at the same time. I feel like I’m learning a new language switching from Nikon to Canon. I’ll be posting more as I play!

I’m bouncing off the walls waiting for Mr. UPS and my new camera. I am going nuts! I distracted myself by baking a cake, cleaning house and playing with Taryn all morning. We played doll house, we danced (her in a tutu – not me lol) and then zoo animals, her favorite (manimals mommy)! And a new favorite, my baby, loving on her baby 🙂 Could she be any cuter? I just love her so much.

When I first fell in love with photography just under a year ago, I shared it with a photographer that had taken photographs of my family for over a year, a photographer I admired and respected. His response was surprising. He told me, in no uncertain terms, that I would fail. I was devastated. Because of that experience I have a hard time letting myself feel success sometimes. But I did learn something from it. I learned that I want to treat people who have the same love of photography that I have, with respect and kindness. No matter what their level of skill, no matter what their goal, no matter what. And I’ve tried very hard to do that. […]