Bow Tie Photography

Okay guys, I know I really owe you all a post.  I’ve sat down and tried to write one with accompanying pictures, but I just keep getting further and further behind   I could promise to post all about my weddings for the last two months, but it may be a few more weeks still.  Although I am running behind, you’re all welcome to check out my recent weddings in my online store.  Suffice to say I am very busy, I’ve seen some gorgeous weddings, and I’ve worked with some wonderful people this summer.

Camera geekery:
One item of note is that I didn’t get the 5d after all.  The sale fell through on ebay, and after getting a refund I decided to go with the 50d instead.  It’s the newer model of the 30d that I’ve been using for the last two years.  So far, I like it.  It has a few features that are new to me, but overall the two cameras are very similar, so the learning curve hasn’t been too steep.  I also puchased a new lens that has become my main lens (a Sigma 18-50 2.8 for you camera geeks).  I’m not getting rid of my Canon 24-70 2.8, but I like the lightness of the Sigma lens (especially when I’ve got the grip on and the Lightsphere on the flash) and the few more degrees of view that it affords.

Computer geekery:
I also had to buy a new computer.  In fact, this was a major factor in the decision to stick with a 50d over a 5d.  I am really hard on computers; I’ve laid four to rest in the last seven years.  I don’t what it is that I do to them, but they never seem to be able to keep up with me and my work.  So, Mark and I took a ride down to Fry’s today and had help from one of their employees in assembling what promises to be a dream machine.  (Thanks Josh at the northside Indy Fry’s!)  I don’t know a lot about computers, but I can read the packages, and this one has 12G of ram and a 1.5TB hard drive.  The processor is an Intel i7 quad-core.  I don’t know, but when Mark asked Josh how fast it was, all Josh could say was that it was really fast.  Really.  Fasssst.  We chose a HAF Cooler Master for the case.  Two other customers in Fry’s expressed their approval when they saw us go by with that box in our cart.  Again, I don’t know.  All I know is that it’s really big and has a lot of fans and a window in the side.  And a red light when it’s on, which will match my new monitor, an AOC 22″ LED widescreen.  Mark is downstairs assembling this behemoth right now.  What I still lasck for this machine is a four-slot CF card reader, if such a thing exists.  Surely it does?

Well, all, this post will have to do for now.  A background app I had running has finished up, so it’s back to work for me!