depth of field

Do you see where the focus point is on this picture below? It’s on her eyes. And it’s pretty sharp…not crystal clear…because I was using my 85mm 1.2 lens. I LOVE my 85mm lens. It’s probably my favorite lens … but it’s not as fast as my other lenses. So if a child moves on…

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exploring with my boys and my macro

I took my two little guys exploring this weekend and I took my camera along. But I took a different lens than I normally would. Usually I’d take my 50mm or my 85mm. But this time I took only my 100mm macro lens. (note: my macro lens is my lens that is usually only used…

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what lenses to use

I’ve been asked quite a bit what lenses I would recommend and what lenses are best for the different situations.  Here’s my input… All of the equipment that I currently use is listed in much more detail on my equipment page here on my blog. But I will share a quick list here as well.…

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my camera bag

Ahhh my camera bag…. What’s in it? What equipment do I prefer to use? I’ve been asked this quite a bit lately. I’ve also been asked a lot of “what do you recommend that I buy in this area or that area?” So, I’m doing some work to answer your questions on these goodies and…

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