A couple of weeks ago for my
birthday I finally decided it was time to upgrade my 50mm 1.8 to the 1.4. So
thanks to my parents and in-laws, I was able to order the 50mm 1.4 as part of
my birthday present from them!!! And last Friday it came in the mail!! I was so
excited, and it came just in time too! Because on Saturday I went out to
Gunter, Texas with my sister-in-law, Heather, to have a girls shooting night
with Leslie Spurlock, so I was able to use my new lens! And I must say I love
it so far!! :) Stay tune for later this week when I post a preview of
some of the images I got at our girls night shootout.
(An Instagram photo I took - Follow me on Instagram - Username: MicheleShore)
My new baby :)
Another exciting thing happened
this weekend; we finally found our new apartment! They are brand new apartments
in the Fort Worth area and my mouth literally dropped when I saw them. I even
told Daniel later that I had to hold back a squeal of excitement when we toured
them lol. This place just has so many awesome things that most apartments don’t
even offer. One of the best things about our new place is that I will finally
have my own office!!! Yep, that means no more working from bed! :D Only 5 more
weeks till we move in!!
(An Instagram photo I took of our new apartments clubhouse - Follow me on Instagram - Username: MicheleShore)
As some of you may know,
this past Monday was my birthday!! Unfortunately, I had to spend the day
working, but my wonderful husband and family treated me to a fun filled weekend
that included Sprinkles Cupcakes, La Duni, Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, and an
awesome new toy for my camera! :) As my birthday present, Daniel got me the
Expodisc custom white balance tool!! I have wanted this thing ever since Zach & Jody Gray introduced me to it back in January at their CreativeLIVE workshop. I’m so excited to finally have one and put it to use!
I took this picture using
the expodisc :)
For those of you, who are unfamiliar about what white balance is, check out this article. They give a great explanation of the subject better than I probably could.
To give you an example of
what the expodisc does, here is the exact same picture from above, only without
me using the expodisc.
The first one looks a lot
better doesn’t it? lol
If you're wondering how I made my images look good before, the answer is hours in either Lightroom or Photoshop. But hopefully with this tool that time will be cut in half! :)
This past weekend, Daniel
and I went shopping for a new outfit for me to wear to The Fix. Unfortunately, it
was an ugly/rainy weekend, but the good news is that I did come home with three
possible outfit choices! Thanks to Nordstrom’s Rack! I can’t wait to decide
which one it’s going to be! :) Only 2 more days
till we leave!
Another exciting purchase
that I came home with is my new Canon Speedlite 580EX II! I am so excited that
I finally have my first speedlite! I had been meaning to get this for a while
but just never got around to it. Now I have another one of those fun little
manuals to read lol.
