Photography

Mr. Matthew Monkey Pants

Sarah Matthew, Photography
Mr. Matthew Monkey Pants

I was practicing piano for a new show earlier, and Matthew was quietly (well, not so quietly) playing with some of his new percussion instruments behind me.  (He has an uncanny sense of rhythm, so this was not as hard as it sounds.)  Halfway through the piece I suddenly realized he’d gotten all quiet.

And giggly.

Fortunately, I had the camera on the back of the piano (one of the few places left that’s out of his reach) because I turned around and saw this…

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Mind you, there’s a perfectly accessible matching window just on the other side of the couch.  No table in front of it, and it’s exactly the same view.

Apparently, Matthew cannot wait to be taller.

Project 365, Shoot 2015

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Project 365, Shoot 2015

In an attempt to revive my blog, capture some memories, and become a better photographer, I have joined both Shoot 2015 and Project 365.

The first assignment for Shoot 2015 was to take a selfie as a profile photo.  I am not much into taking selfies – and to be fair, I set the camera up on the tripod and composed the shot but Carolyn actually pushed the button so I wouldn’t have to mess with the timer, so maybe it’s not technically quite a selfie?  Honestly, I’m generally not much into having pictures of myself taken, so it was all kinds of uncomfortable to fulfill this assignment!  Black and white because the colors were distracting.  (And I have this fantasy that it softens the double chin.)

Assignment 1: take a selfie.
Assignment 1: take a selfie.

I hereby resolve to get in the picture more with my kids this year!

Strong Museum

Sarah Anna, Carolyn, Photography

Our school district appeared to be the only local one with all of today off – most everyone else had a half day – so we took a chance and went to Strong Museum.

Sisters!

I’m still trying to work with my new 28mm lens, and since this was one of the places it was hard to use the 50mm lens – I honestly get nervous backing away enough from my kids at Strong Museum – I figured it was a good test. I’m still not blown away, but I did get some decent photos.  (I know, I know…whining about a camera lens is kind of pathetic.)

Camera Talk

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I am in love with my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. It lives on my camera 99.5% of the time. But since I have a crop sensor on my camera, it’s a little long for indoors and I find that sometimes I even have to step out of the room my subject is in to fit everything into the frame.

So I did lots of research. I narrowed it down to two lenses and stalked Craigslist for them because new they were out of my budget. A couple of weeks ago I hit paydirt and bought a used 28mm f/2 lens.

But…I’m not thrilled. I feel like I should be blown away by the photos, and I can’t quite put my finger on why I’m not.

I guess for now I’m going to just have to take lots of pictures and hope I learn its quirks, right?