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Archive for February, 2009
Too Many Cameras!
We were taking inventory of all our gear and I just had to muse at how much stinking photo equipment you tend to collect over the years.
We found stuff I didn’t even know we had… for instance, I had no idea that we have 3 5D’s, nor that we still have 3 550EX’s. I [...]
Last Dance With Type 809
When Polaroid decided to stop producing film a while back, I was pretty bummed. I had just recently invested in an 8×10 processor and started shooting the 8×10 color film (type 809) from time to time, and really, really liked it. I had one box left when the announcement was made, and that was the [...]
Happy Birthday to Maxfield Banks Boutwell
Born Feb 16 just before 2am. 8 lbs, 3oz, 19″ long. Our beautiful, little baby boy. Welcome to the world, little man!
The Backcountry of OC
Yesterday I hit the wall on babywatch. Couldn’t just sit around and wait for Junior to come for another minute without pulling my hair out. Had to go do something. Weather was gorgeous, so I went outside for a few hours, discovered some backroads that I didn’t know existed, and took my new 1Ds MkIII [...]
Pre-WPPI Wisdom
Have fun at the tradeshow, everyone! Wish I could be there, but Chenin’s about to pop any minute now, and I wouldn’t miss baby Max’s 0th birthday for all the photo-blankets and Fong-Dongs in the world. So go out and buy some photo shit that you don’t need and will regret buying later. [...]