Moved in and ready to get our lives back together!

Hello!

You might have instantly noticed the change in my blogs appearance. I am making the transition away from my .mac website hosting as it expires at the end of the month. This means I had to find new place to store and create my blog. Blogger.com seems like it will work out well, and the added benefit is that I will be able to edit and create posts when not at home.

Most of you know that Lindsey and I have been in the process of moving into a house. Firstly, I would like to thank all my clients for all their patience and understanding. Last night, I think Linds and I finally reached the point where we can finally start putting our lives back together and actually begin enjoying our new space. It's amazing how time consuming it is putting furniture together, installing proper shower heads (!@#$ !@#$%!), unpacking, cleaning, repairing, , and hanging curtains.

The thing I hated the most about this move? Flatheaded/slotted screws!! I understand why the actual flathead screwdriver is still around, but why is the screw still in use? The screw is beyond annoying to use with the screwdriver sliding out after every turn. When we have robertson and philip type screws there should be absolutely no need whatsoever for the flathead.

Anyways...

On the first day of our move, I had squeezed in Danielle and Gregs engagement photos in the afternoon. They brought their pooch Raffi along as well who I was able to include in a few photos as well. And yes, he is named after the Oiler. However if Raffi the Oiler is ever trade, then Raffi the Dog will then be named after Raffi the childerens singer. The day couldn't have been any better, and I think we caught one of the last colorful days of fall.

Danielle and Greg didn't know it but I was experimenting every now and then with extreme backlighting and lens flare. I especially like the last photo of the bunch. Shooting straight into the sun, exposing for the faces, and most importantly, using the crappiest and cheapest lens I own - the 50mm f1.4. With any of my pro lenses I wouldn't have been able to get that unique sun faded/flare and washed out vintage look. It kind of resembles an American Eagle ad photo.