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When My Hobbies Collide June 16, 2009

Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, My Former Dog Children, Photography, Projects , trackback

I’ve been thinking about which lens to get next.

Our neighbor has the same camera we do, but different lenses.

I borrowed the Nikkor 50mm.

I think I want it.

Ahem . . .

I think I need it.

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It’s great for portrait shots with a shallow depth of field.

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It’s great at blurring the foreground and background and leaving your subject in focus.  It’s also great for low light setting because it has a quick shutter speed.

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I shot some newly knitted hats with it.

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I may have gone a little crazy making hats . . .  (I only photographed a small portion of what I’ve made.  David kind of makes fun of me for knitting so many hats, and I kind of pretend I can’t hear him when he tells me I’ve gone overboard.)

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And shooting hats . . .

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And when my knitting and photography hobbies collide, this is what you get.

Any other hobby suggestions?

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Comments»

1. Luone - June 16, 2009

New lenses – gotta LOVE ‘em! And the new “Paris” fashion – aMAzing, and really made me smile!

2. Jessi - June 16, 2009

I LOVE all those hat pics!!
I think its a great hobby, but you still have to go a step further! How about sending some to different orphanages in cold countries, or to hospitals for kids that have cancer and are loosing their hair!!
lol thats the social worker inside of me (thats what I am in college for)

I also think you should make a profession of your other hobby! The one taking pictures! I would pay you for pics!! I am sure there are others that would!!
:)

Have a great rest of the week!

3. Jessi - June 16, 2009

Thank you for you comment! I am almost sure I will be getting a Nikon! I didnt know abotu the lense quality! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I will for sure buy the camera w/o lens and get that extra! Which lens is good for beginners?

4. cheryl - June 17, 2009

I have a Canon but am also going to get the 50mm with the large aperture. There are just shots you can’t get without the large aperture. I am really excited. Emily, I can’t wait to see your pictures once you get it. Did you take these with the 50 mm? Jessi, I don’t know who you are but I’d totally recommend not getting the most basic kit lens. That was the mistake I’ve made a couple times and the more you get into photography you’ll see that good lenses do make a big difference in the quality of the photos.