So, I rented a new lens tonight. I thought I'd give it a shot, upon hearing several wedding photographers swear by this one in particular. Back to basics: I'm talking about a 50mm fixed-length lens. Hmmmm... I've always passed this one up, thinking that I didn't need it since I had a zoom lens that was able to adjust to that length. But MAN, I didn't know what I was missing. This one is SWEET. (As long as I remember that I have to move MYSELF in order to zoom...ha!) This makes for some AWESOME portraits with shallow depth of field.
Not wanting to wait to test it out till tomorrow (at Shaun & Hollie's engagement shoot), I just used a favorite subject of mine tonight: my dog, Jasper. He's a pretty good model, especially when I bribe him with a few treats.
These photos were taken in my condo, in the near-dark (the lighting is bad in my house), with no flash.
I can't wait to use this lens tomorrow, under better conditions. Seriously, I think this will be my next purchase.
He is just tooooo cute for words!!
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