It's true! You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

As the saying goes, you miss 100% of the photos you never take.  I take that to heart.  Which is really funny because I have all the equipment around, the lighting, the cameras - my big camera, a little point and shoot, my phone, I have something around me all the time.  Even my son's Leapster Explorer is near me usually if I really need a camera.  I keep my big camera at the bar in my house.  It is only a few steps away from the kitchen, so I can grab quickly if something is going on outside or in the house.  I always make sure the batteries are charged and there is a memory card ready to go. I love my job, and I practice it and live it everyday!

This is so funny to me because with all this equipment I chose to say "I'll get that shot tomorrow".  You see,  I found this flower, it is actually a weed, that was in front of my house.  It was really quite beautiful, each little flower was a different color.  Shades of yellows, pinks, purples, oranges.  It was beautiful! I picked it on Sunday, and placed it in a vase at the kitchen sink to remind me to take the picture. But I got busy.  My parents were coming in for a visit the next day, so I had to get the house in order, then when they were here, we did all sorts of things and that beautiful weed stayed in that vase by the kitchen sink.  Thursday I finally got to take the picture and all of those colors had vanished.  You can bet if I ever see this "weed" again, I will get that photo, immediately and I will never put off taking the photo tomorrow when I can find a few moments to take it today...

So I tried took the photo anyway and had fun with some actions and textures!

Fun with Freelensing

Having some fun freelensing with my 5DMarkII and 50mm 1.2L, I photographed a large brooch that was the detail from the back waist area of my wedding dress.  It is so much fun to experiment - you never know what you will get.
  
I really enjoyed it, though I was a bit nervous - I didn't want to get any dust on my sensor, and with six (!) pugs running around, (we are pugsitting two for a friend), I was even more nervous!  
  
If you try this, please know you run the risk of attracting dust particles to your sensor, so be very careful, and have fun!

 To find out more about freelensing, here is a great site to visit:  http://bhpho.to/RG9nku 

Now, what subject to freelense next! Will be looking for an opportunity in the next few days!  Have a great day everyone!  Lesley

Headshots

Had a great time meeting all the insurance agents from United Healthcare last week!