Family Baseball Night + the 40mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens
Tonight we had a blast heading out to watch our local baseball team with our good friends Jen + Jonah and Jenny + Will, and our gang of loinfruits. It also gave us an opportunity to try out our newest lens, Canon's 40mm f/2.8 Pancake. This lens just came out yesterday, so don't be surprised if you've never heard of it before. We've been wanting a good lens to take with us when we travel or when we do fun family stuff, and this little guy fit the bill perfectly. It's barely bigger than the body cap on our cameras, and it's relatively fast, and as it turns out it has fantastic image quality and is very useable in the real world. We're actually planning on writing a full review of this lens sometime next week after using it at a wedding this weekend. Keep an eye out for that. Here's a few of our favorites from tonight.
Munchin' on some hot dogs...
Jonah was freaking out that a foul ball might come our direction...
Tonight was family night, so all of the kids got free hats...
Mindy and her ladies...
Now, Holden made quite an impression on this guy from the other team. They played catch and slapped five through the fence all evening, and then he gave Holden one of the game balls. Cute overload...
This goofy looking guy needs to trim his beard, but notice the lovely background blur that this little lens produces.
Lynzie + Jeff // Charles Mill Lake Engagement
You know those days where you have the right people, the right location, and the right light, and when you put them together, magic happens? This was that day. This is being blogged way out of order because we just couldn't wait. Meet Lynzie + Jeff.
Lauren + Mike // Strand Theatre Engagement
Being alone in a movie theatre is pretty romantic. Also, these two are really really ridiculously good looking.
Amy + Chuck // Walden Ponds Wedding
Amy + Chuck got hitched a the historic home at the Walden Ponds Golf Club. Normally the words "golf club" don't inspire much creativity, but we were so surprised by how beautiful and how much character this place had. The old rooms had great window light, and the little courtyard was perfect for their ceremony. Lot's of great little details, and we loved the lanterns they placed all around the house. One of the coolest and most unique parts of there day was the Celtic influence. Chuck's gift from Amy was a kilt, they had a handfasting ceremony, and their reception had plenty of Irish music. On top of that, Amy + Chuck host hat parties at their place, and asked all of their guests to bring a fun hat for the reception. We pretty much saw everything from Amy's tiny, tiny little sombrero, to a chick in a hockey helmet, and an astronaut.
Thanks for the honor of being part of your day, and congratulations guys!
Kelly + Ben // Downtown Cincinnati
There are few things as rad as shooting and engagement on a downtown rooftop.
