Of More Apologies, Love and Owl City

By order of the title, Let me begin by saying I'm sorry.
I apologize profusely for being such a terrible blog updater... :hangs head:

[I am ashamed.]

Summer was crazy, fall was crazy, and now it's December and ... well, you guessed it. Life is still crazy. I suppose it's not going to get any better, so strap your helmet on and hang on tight, yeah?

Second on today's agenda is love... Let me just confess that I am terribly, hopelessly and somewhat pathetically in love.
Which brings us to the third item:

>Owl City<

More specifically the creator of this lovely little project: Adam Young.

Good heavens.

He's terribly darling and talented and I've decided to marry him.
It's true.
I may or may not have driven 11 hours to Minneapolis to take an opportunity with IPS to photograph a recent concert of his with the hope of meeting him and professing my most ardent love.
Sadly, this was not meant to be. :sigh:
Though the people I was working under tried their best to gain me audience with the most adorable creature known to me.
I had a present for him and everything! :cries:

I did get a smile. :blushes:

And select photographs of mine will be given to him. Metadata love-note code anyone?

Adam-Love, if you ever read this --know that I will love you always. I'll wait multiple lifetimes for you, if necessary.


So, there you have it. I've apologized and confessed. What more could an extremely over due blog post aspire to be?

Oh, yeah a picture...

Here's one of my favorites from the evening.

Adam Young of Owl City performs at PULSE 2011 - University of Minnesota

This darling man puts so much emotion into 'Lonely Lullaby'...

Look at that face! I mean come ON! Doesn't it just break your heart?
(I admit.. I teared up just a bit during this song.)

More to come later (with or without more confessions) including some of GRITS and Family Force 5.

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Of Apologies, New & Favorite Things and Lens Flopping

First, let me apologize profusely for having not update since... December???
Allow me to give a decent excuse:





Yeah, that's what my planner looked like for January-March. I'm thankful that April (so far) is not nearly so crowded!

Secondly, I have a new design on the blog. What do you all think?



Two weeks ago I shot a wedding in Baton Rouge, LA with Megan Decoteau of MRae | Photography. It was a long day but we had so much fun and I loved the shots that I got.


Here's a few of my favorites:

Julia's dress was absolutely beautiful and the tenth floor of the Hilton was perfect!

I am in love with:

This shot
Julia's shoes
Window light
The 50mm and I am convinced more than ever that I now need one!

Something else I'm in love with.... ;-)

The above macro shot was done with the Lens Flipping technique, or more affectionately known as 'Flopping' (as coined by the great IPS instructor, John McPherson of JM|Imagery).
The Lens 'Flopping' technique is an awesomely simple (and inexpensive) way of getting macro (up-close) shots, especially helpful in getting those detail shots for weddings. Or any other miniature subjects.
All you have to do is take a lens such as a 50mm (I use my kit 18-55mm), flip (or flop) it around backwards and hold it tight up against the lens mount. To focus, simply move your camera (and lens) back and forth. True manual focus, right there!
As a side note, if the lens you are using has a aperture lever (such as the 18-55mm), you'll want to hold that open for more light.

So, I challenge you to try it! Upload your own Lens Flopping shots and post the link here!