Had a surprise bridal shower for my sister today! My other sister planned it all and flew in from out of state to be here for it. Everyone had a great time and we’re all excited for the wedding and happy for you and Kris!
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Day 7 - Family /
I’ve always been incredibly grateful and appreciative of all the support my family has offered and everything they’ve done for me, though I may not often show it. I’ll often reflect about how much the person I am now was shaped by the way my parents raised me and the relationship I had with my siblings growing up. I love all of them very much and I strive to be everything they hoped I would.
Day 6 - Lazy /
The holidays are over now and most people have gone back to work this week. Meanwhile I was in bed til 2pm taking pictures of this dumb boi. I definitely have things I should be doing but sometimes you just laze around and do nothing before you’re mentally prepared to take care of your responsibilities.
This guy’s name is Sokka by the way, and he is 1 of 4 cats that I have.
Day 5 - New Toys /
Recently I bought a Sigma Art 35mm 1.4 and really enjoyed taking portraits with it. However, because of its size, it was much too unwieldy to take around with me everywhere like I do with my legacy glass. On top of that, asking to take a photo of someone / something while sticking a giant lens in front of them makes people feel uncomfortable and that makes it difficult to get more natural, genuine shots. I like to form connections and create stories with the people I’m photographing and I knew it wasn’t going to happen with that lens unfortunately.
So I returned it and picked up an X-100F which I’ve had my eye on for a while. I wanted a fast, low-profile, high quality, camera to take around with me everywhere that would offer me more opportunities to shoot. I’ve only been using it for a day but it’s completely renewed my love for photography. I don’t feel as intimidating asking to take photos anymore and my motivation to go out and shoot has skyrocketed with how fun it is to use. Excited to see where this camera takes me!