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His & Hers: Why We Love LA
We love our city. There are a lot of things that we love about it, but mostly we love it for two very different reasons.
I took my picture while walking to church on Sunday. After showing it to Jake, he thought it would be funny to take an identical picture with something he loved about LA. I can always count on him to bring some humor into my life.
I’d Make That
I think I mentioned before that my friend Erika and I are throwing a baby shower for our friend Dana. And when there is party planning there are of course lots of DIY projects. Surprisingly all the DIY projects I’ve been making for this shower have only made me want to do more. Maybe once we finish up stuff for this shower I can make some of these.
His & Her Project: Let’s Stay Home
On Saturday we woke up to a chilly overcast morning. You know the kind where you just want to stay inside, put on some comfy clothes, sip some chai tea, and get some work done? It was the perfect morning to work on our next His & Her Project! Here is what the morning inspired us to come up with.
In Motion: Typesetter Blues
I found a gem of an animation for you today! Instead of me talking about it, just watch it. You’ll be glad you did!
I would LOVE to make a short story animation like this someday! Everything from the look, to the narration, the music, the topic — it’s all so good! Be sure to check out their other story done in the same style too.
Canon EOS 70D: More or Less a Review
Prepare yourself for a bit of geekery; Jamie and I recently upgraded to a new digital camera, so I wanted to share some things we really like about it so far. It’s the new Canon EOS 70D DSLR with the EF-S 17mm-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens!
What I like most about this camera is all of the little things they crammed into one camera. Canon literally took all of the best features of their other DSLRs and put them all into this camera. It has the image processor of the 5D mkIII, which lets you take up to 14 RAW files at 7 frames per second before needing to take a break. The LCD screen swivels just like the 60D, and is also a touch screen just like the T5i (which is incredibly handy). You can even set focus by touching any point on the screen in live view. The built in wifi (from the 6D) lets you control the camera from your smartphone, and even transfer your photos to your phone (and directly to instagram 🙂). There are so many more features of this camera it’s hard to even think of them all.
On top of all the best features from other cameras, Canon also added a brand new image sensor that uses a first of its kind autofocusing system. For the first time on a DSLR, you’re able to quickly and accurately autofocus while in live view (specifically while shooting video). It’s even able to track whatever it’s focused on, so if your subject is moving around on the screen, it keeps it in focus. And let me tell you, it works as advertised! I’m blown away by how well this camera can keep things in focus.
It performs extremely well in low light, especially compared to our old camera. I’ve been able to boost the ISO up to 6400 without noticing much noise at all. Plus there is a feature that will take a burst of four exposures and automatically merge them together to reduce ISO noise. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well that feature actually worked. Obviously it wouldn’t be an option on a moving subject, but it works great for still subjects!
The camera has 20.2MP, which provides superb resolution; but your camera is only as good as the glass you put in front of it! So after a lot of research and budgeting, we decided to get the Canon EF-S 17mm-55mm f/2.8 IS USM. I’m so glad we didn’t skimp on the lens budget, because this lens is c-r-i-s-p! I have absolutely no complaints so far, and don’t expect to have any in the near future. There is little to no chromatic aberration, and with Adobe Lightroom’s built in lens profile corrections the photos look perfect. The zoom has a great overall range and the constant f/2.8 aperture allows for great shallow depth of field (which you know we love:)). I can’t say enough great things about this lens, and highly recommend it for all-purpose use.
You can bet that most of the photos you see on our blog from now on will have been taken with the 70D. We’ve had so much fun breaking it in and can’t wait to take it on our adventures!
Skillshare: The Future Belongs to the Curious
I just discovered something that I am so excited about! Have you heard of Skillshare? Skillshare’s mission is to remind everyone to never lose your sense of curiosity or wonder. It’s a site where talented, smart, awesome people have classes to share what they know and what they’re passionate about.
I’m really excited about this discovery. So far I signed up for The First Steps of Hand-Lettering: Concept to Sketch taught by Mary Kate McDevitt! She’s a great handletterer and I can’t wait to learn from her. If you want to take this Skillshare class with me, enroll with this link and you’ll save $10 on your first class! Be sure to check out other classes too! There are so many good ones.
Let’s be curious. Let’s ask questions. Let’s learn something new.
His & Her Project: What Does the Fox Say
Get excited; today marks the first product of our His & Her Project! We picked a phrase that has been blowing up on the internet for the last few weeks. If you haven’t seen Ylvis’ “The Fox” yet, you owe it to yourself to go see what all the fuss is about. It’s a music video for a silly song that’s been stuck in our heads ever since it was posted. We love it.
We hope you liked it! I see a lot more of these coming along in the future (check out our orginal post if you have no idea what we’re doing here). It’s so much fun getting to make something with Jamie just for us.
This Makes for a Pretty Good Day
I didn’t post yesterday, but for a good reason. I spent the morning and afternoon hanging out with Haley Sheffield! She is visiting California and came into LA for the day. Jake and I picked her up from the train station bright and early and went a did a beautiful photoshoot with her. Who knew the light could be so beautiful that early in the morning? What was really exciting was that Haley brought along her film camera and for the first time shot a session with both film and digital. I got to see a few shots from her digital camera and they were sooooo gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the rest.
After that we grabbed some coffee, walked around some shops, browsed a bookstore, and then Erika joined us for lunch at one of our favorite spots. We didn’t want to part ways just yet so we hopped in the car and headed to Pasadena for some ice cream at Carmela’s. I had the mint cacao nib, Haley had the lavender honey, and Erika chose the cantaloupe sorbet. We all tried some of each others and each one was delicious. You wouldn’t believe the difference fresh mint makes compared to the fake stuff in store bought ice cream.
We had such a good time. It’s always fun to meet the people you know in the cyber world. Oh and on top of that we (unintentionally) did a little art print swap. I brought our William Morris art print that we just put in our shop for her and she gave me an art print she just designed with one of her friends! I know just where I’m going to put mine. Thanks Haley for such a great day. It was so wonderful to meet you.
Greatness Takes Time
Just popping in really quick. Sorry I can’t stay longer. It makes me sad when I don’t get to spend as much time blogging as I would like, but work is busy (which is a good thing) and I have lots to do before I head to church this evening to start helping out with the Christmas children’s musical! Can you believe it’s already that time of year? I’m so excited to help out with the little ones. They’re going to be so much fun.
For now I’ll leave you with the wise words of Zachary Smith.
We’ll get there. It just takes time.
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