I’ve been really really busy lately with all the business aspects of my job that I’ve been needing to get out of the house and shoot for fun. And I got my new fab camera, what a perfect excuse to go test it out! I met up with Sarah Rimel at City Market where we had lunch at Bolings and had fun exploring the area with our cameras.
On Friday, I went to my local camera store…where I’ve been on the waiting list for the new Canon 5D MarkII camera since Early November….and I pop in to just politely ask for the millionth time if they’ve gotten the camera in yet. And of course it was a big-fat NO. errrr! This camera is in such high demand right now that it compares to how it was when the Wii came out and the iPhone. In fact, the camera store only gets two camera bodies in per shipment and they’ve only had one shipment since the camera was released. I’ve been checking about 3-4 online stores every other day for the past month to keep up on any updates. So, HOW SHOCKED was I to get onto www.Bestbuy.com and find that they had a sexy little 5D MarkII camera just sitting on a shelf at the Oak Park location. Uh, yea…you best believe I put the petal to the metal and picked one up. 🙂
Without further ado…my new family member…
First name: Canon
Middle Name: 5D
Last Name: MarkII
If you are reading this and know about this camera already, you know what these next pictures are. yeah…..that’s right. TOTAL NIGHT SHOTS…without a tripod. Oh, baby! I actually haven’t read my manual all the way yet, so I didn’t even expand the ISO all the way…but it’ still way more capable than my 30D. In fact, these night shots were spontaneous and done on just auto. I took the first picture without any expectations that it would turn out.
Here’s the stats: Midnight (2 nights ago), ISO 3200, f/2.8, 1/5, Lens: 16-35mmL
Ok…this was ended up being a longer exposure, so it was blurry, but I still think it kicks major camera @ss!
This one was from today. I was driving home from running errands and snapped a quick picture of the cool sky through my tinted car window.
As many of you know, my sister, Amanda, is AMAZINGLY talented with hair & style. She recently had the opportunity to show off her talent off during a Sagii International photoshoot. I am anxious to see the pictures of the model she worked on (“Goddess of Saturn”). Sagii International, if you don’t already know about it, is an upcoming shining star in the high-fashion world. I believe they are based out on the West Coast, but they are doing a tour with their fashion show. In fact, Amanda will be one of the stylists working on the models this Friday night (the 16th), at Harrah’s Voodoo lounge at 8pm. I think it would definitely be something new and exciting for any of you fellow Kansas-Citians to check out.
Oh, but anyway…Amanda was nervous when they first inquired about her services, so we had ourselves a girls-night with hair, make-up, and our own little photoshoot to help give her a beginning portfolio. Pretty HOT, if you ask me!
Major Congratulations to Nicole and Steve! Nicole gave birth to David Yong-Sheng Wall on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 8:49pm. He was all of 7lbs and 19.5in….and SOOOOO Adorable from head to toe! And such a good baby! He was good for the camera, even despite having his “little-boy” surgery prior. 🙂
Ok…sadly to say, every New Years rolls around and we never have any plans. We are slightly uncool like that. This year was no different, except that we got some calls from other lonesome friends who also didn’t have any New Year’s plans. So what to do in a situation like this? We made an open invite at last minute for all stragglers to come over…and then much on chips and hope for some guests. haha
Thankfully, we were cool enough…we had some awesome friends and characters show up…making our New Year’s unforgettable. This first one big pic is Kyle, a fellow photographer and videographer…I think he took this one himself. I think he should make an enlargement from it, don’t you agree?
These next several pics are ones that were emailed to me by Kyle, all from his camera. I love my pic of doing the Robot dance (my favorite)!
Don’t you love my fancy New Year’s shoes? They were my present from my buddy Sarah. I’ve been wanting them for years. BTW, pink bunny slippers, the kind you stick your whole foot into, are rare and hard to find.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!! It’s gonna be a great year. I know it!
