Skateland!!!

Photos taken by my friend Lawrence with the PEN camera!!!

Bad Friend, Great Wedding!

I've been a bad friend, and a bad little photographer.... It's been over two months since the most fabulous wedding, and I am just now posting the pics!!!  Libby- you totally inspired me to get in gear!

Katie and Matt.... where to even begin?  Katie's fam and I are tight, it's true.  However, this day was filled with such true love and emotion that even the heaviest of rains couldn't dampen our spirits!  It's weddings like this- where you can SEE how much people love each other and how their souls work in tandem, that makes me tilt my head back to the stars and admire their alignment to make such beauty happen in the world.  K & M, a toast to you both, for such a tender and true love...

Olympus EPL-1 FUN!!!

So the kind folks at Olympus donated 25 EPL-1 micro 4/3 cameras to us at Visionworkshops.org to replace the DSLRs we lend our students during photography workshops.  I had the great pleasure of taking one for a test drive (er.... all summer,) so that I'd be able to update the Tech Manual and explore new teaching possibilities with this super amazing tool!

For starters, I was immediately in love with how it felt to hold this little guy.  I've been shooting Nikon for years, primarily because they fit my hands so well.  Despite the size, the EPL-1 feels sturdy and also had an extremely satisfying shutter actuation.  I don't know why that sensation triggers "quality photo" in my mind, but there is no lag, no whimpy little digital buzz that says, "your mediocre photo has been captured!"  Its just a solid click that you can feel in your finger tip, makes you think "mission accomplished" not, "crap, did I miss that?"

Road Trip

Super amazing "Vintage" Mode!  Great vignetting without being cheesey.

Tilt Shift Mode looks cool too.

Impressive performance even at night.