big.bertha!

I am a gear geek, and I'm not afraid to admit it. You kinda have to be if you're a photographer. When I set out to start this venture, I told myself that I was not going to buy cheap gear just to get me by. I wanted to buy the best. I knew that would mean I'd have to be more patient to accumulate everything that I needed, but it was worth it. The Canon L Series lenses are the best of the best. I remember the first time I rented the Canon 85mm f/1.2 L lens...it blew me away. Lenses are definitely more important than the camera body in my mind.

After lots of hard work, thousands of photos, hundreds of shoots, and a little sweat, I finally just completed my lens family with the purchase of the Canon 70-200mm IS f/2.8 L lens. I believe that as a wedding photographer, you have to have a wide angle lens, a prime lens and a zoom lens. Before now, I had to rent the zoom...but not now! I am excited to use it this weekend for my Friday wedding and my Saturday wedding. The zoom is the lens that I use the least, so that's why I saved it for last! This puppy is so HUGE. I am used to my short prime lenses, so it's weird seeing this thing protruding off the end of my camera. Just thought I'd share my excitement with you, although this is probably the most boring thing you've read all day!

Here's big bertha...

Here are 3 of my 4 L Series lenses. (I'm shooting with one of them, duh!)



Big bertha on the left (mainly going to be my wedding ceremony lens), the 16-35mm L lens in the middle (used mostly for wide group shots at weddings, but also when I have a cool landscape behind my subject), and the 85mm f/1.2 L on the right (the perfect portrait lens. Most of my engagements, bridal portraits and kid portraits are done with this lens).

The 85mm lens is my rock. It's the one I shoot probably 85% of my work with. It's super heavy and slow, but it has amazing results. The lens I shot all of these photos with is my 50mm f/1.2 L lens. I always use this one with baby shoots, and also pull it out for portraits and weddings. The camera body that I use is the Canon 5D!