Just a normal day in the office...
Thanks to Annie with Let it Shine Photography for the photo!
Twin Lens Reflex - Boise Idaho Photographer
The other day I was shopping through Photo Jojo's site and came across this Twin Lens Reflex Camera.
For $20 I didn't think it was too bad of a deal. You have to assemble the entire thing yourself but I didn't think that would be too bad. A couple hours later I thought otherwise. That little sucker too me FOREVER. Not only that, but I broke a lot of pieces. Once I finally got it put together I was happy and again, for $20 you can't really go wrong. I'm excited to take a few photos with it but still not sure how well they will work considering you can't adjust anything on the camera except focus.
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I also decided to do a time lapse of the video while I was building. I also had a visitor as you will see in the video.
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Eclipse - Boise Idaho Photographer
For the first time ever, I was able to witness a solar eclipse. Though from Boise it was considered more of a "ring of fire" (kind of) I'm still happy to have witnessed it. In Boise we didn't quite get the full ring of fire effect but it was still pretty neat. .
I wouldn't be able to call myself a photographer if I didn't try to photograph it. You're supposed to try to do it with special equipment but I didn't have that so I did my best. As you can imagine, it takes some strange exposures to really catch what is going on. The photos I'm going to share look like they were taken after dark. Actually in order to capture the bright sun I had to crank my shutter speed really fast and close my aperture to 32.
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They aren't the best pictures but it is as close to looking directly at it as you can get.
WPPI 2012 Wrap-Up
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The last 6 days I've been out in Las Vegas for the annual WPPI convention. It's basically a gigantic photography event full of classes, workshops, trade show, and anything else you can imagine that is photography related. The platform classes give photographers and opportunity to listen to photographers who are are big in the industry to see what they are doing and what they did to get to where they are today. They share a HUGE wealth of knowledge that each of us are able to take back and integrate into our processes now. The trade show shows us what is new and cool in the industry. There are product printers, website companies, equipment vendors and lots more.
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This was my first year attending. I've always been a college student so I've never been able to attend due to class schedule. I'm so glad I was able to attend!
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In the next few weeks I plan on doing a brand makeover! Be ready for a new logo, website, and blog (because frankly this one needs some work). Oh yeah, and more videos too!
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While in Vegas I attended classes, took some photos, and was able to sneak a little fun in too. I put together a fun little video that shows a snippet of all the different things that were going on.
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A Couple Firsts....
The last couple months have been a little crazy in this household! First. I GRADUATED. FINALLY. Whew. That was a long process. I started school in 2004 and finally finished. I went part time for a year or so to do other things but finally decided to kick it into gear and finish.
THEN, I finished my first half-marathon this weekend. I'd started training in September and feel good. Then a few of my running buddies got hurt and the holidays came around and I hadn't been running the last 3 weeks. So I KNEW it would be painful. Luckily I have the best husband (who is a rockstar and can run a half-marathon without blinking) that stayed with me the entire time.
As of now there aren't any full-marathons in my future but you never know. Runners are crazy. I think I'll eventually do another half-marathon but will need to get some more training in.
Happy Holidays - Boise Idaho Photographer
Yes, I realize this post is a couple days late, but that's how I roll. I hope everyone enjoyed time with friends and family - I know we did. Now it's getting back into the swing of things. I have so many photos to show and I'm working on getting organized. I'm also going to start making categories on my Facebook Page so you can see different events by category. It'll make more sense when I get to it.
For now, I'll leave you with a post of my family :)
Photos by Let it Shine Photography
Summer is Slipping Away - Boise Photographer
I always get sad when it starts getting late sooner because I know that summer is coming to an end. I love summer and fall actually. Just not a fan of winter!
Welcome Home Shawn - Boise Idaho Photographer
You might remember Shawn's departure. I'm happy to report that the Scott family is back together!
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Awaiting their soldiers....
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Finally home!
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Behind the Scenes - Boise Wedding Photographer
I've been meaning to share these for a while but haven't had a chance. They've literally been sitting on my desktop for a month+! Here are some more photos from behind the scenes at the last couple weddings. As far as I can see, I haven't blogged these yet so forgive me if you've seen them before.
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EMDubs - the best second shooter, ever.
Two Years - Boise Photographer
Two years ago today I married the man of my dreams :)
