So, Rigby was good. The Professional Photographers of Idaho Quarterly meeting was fabulous! I had a great time hanging out with photographer friends, staying up until 4 in the morning (omg, what was I thinking??) talking and shooting up a storm, of photographs of course. Sadly, I don't have model release forms from the gorgeous models we got to shoot so I can't share them online, but trust me, they are beautiful!! I think it took me 2 days to recover the sleep I lost while on the trip, lol!

I am behind on sneak peeks and one mommy didn't even get a sneak peek before she saw her son's beautiful portraits! Sorry, I promise I will make a post just for him tomorrow ;)

I love lenses ... I have sort of an obsession with lenses actually. Anyway, I've been hearing rave reviews about the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L lens (for you non-photogs that is the focal length and maximum aperture of the lens and the L means it's super fancy and expensive, lol) so I decied to rent it from my favorite lens tester-outer store, Lens Pro to Go and my oh my have I been having fun with that thing! I think my kids are about done with having me point the lens in their faces though. Luckily, I'll get to use it this weekend on a new baby :) So, what does a 35mm 1.4L lens do? Let me show you ...

Here's Alison in one of her favorite dresses that she calls a princess dress. Check out how sharp the focus is with this lens!!!! You may also notice a little distortion from the wide angle lens but I rather like the effect in this image. (Sorry about the crusties under her nose ... this was an impromptu photo ... isn't she beautiful?)

And other great image with that fabulous lens ... I love how close I can get to my subject for that really great close up! And yes, I really did not do anything to her eyes in this shot ... they really are just that amazing :)

And this next image CRACKS me up! Oh gosh, I just giggle every time I look it. Not only can lenses with a very wide aperture and a wide angle help create amazing images they can also help create some pretty hilarious ones too. This is an example of how NOT to use this lens, lol! I seriously cracked up when I saw how this looked on the LCD of my camera. This is shot wide open with me standing above and her looking up. She's doing her best "this is my good side" pose. LOL ... her head looks like I just plopped it on to some random image and that it's floating ... and this is why I do all kinds of testing with the lenses I buy and rent :)

Ok, well I feel better that I am no longer neglecting my blog. Until tomorrow with a sneak peek of 1 year old Mr. S!!! Enjoy!