Gretchen Fawn Photo - part of the Snoqualmie Moms Support Collective

Living near Seattle and being outdoor photographers primarily, has it's challenges. For one, I get jealous of my photographer friends posts in California in April. They are all like, "I had so much fun at our shoot today. It was sunny and 70! Perfect weather!" I groan, out loud...."Come on sunshine!!" Then I start bargaining, "OK, I'll take just misting rather than pouring rain...Please God! Send some wind." In fact, I always let my clients know that we will schedule their sessions, but it's possible rain will cancel. It's OK, in the end, we really end up with a break in the weather most of the time and some really cool clouds and really amazing sunbeams. So, today, I had a family session scheduled. I was literally looking at the weather forecast of rain rain and more rain. I kept hoping it would pass. I called Geni this morning an hour before and consulted with her...."What do you think Geni?" When we talked an hour ...

Yes! The new camera has finally arrived. I was so excited to try it out this week. I took these photos and then enhanced them in photoshop. I have enjoyed this quiet night at home to explore and create. The options really are endless. And beautiful. Goodnight friends. Gretchen

Hello! Haven't had the chance to blog all weekend. We were out shopping around for the next lens we want to buy. We went into Seattle on Saturday and tried 3 or 4 on for size. We loved them all and originally thought we wanted the 70-200, but soon realized that we would be able to use the 24-70. I was able to order it and can't wait to try it! The glass promises to be extra sharp, clear and wonderful. We also stopped off at some stores and got a few pairs of new (used) jeans. That is funny in itself as we buy new lenses, but used clothes. Why is this? Well, I guess if the new clothes get dropped it's no biggie and you can usually see any problems right off. With camera gear, sometimes you can't tell and it's a big investment. That makes sense right? I think so. What things do you get new vs. used? We love to hear your comments! Gretchen PS the pic above is of Joe checking out this camera that was out and me trying out the lens=)