Pixels and Pumps: Happy Early Birthday

Picture of all my lenses and camera, taken with my iPhone

Like me, Shayne isn't the best secret keeper when it comes to gifts, so I knew a present was arriving in the mail sometime this week but I wasn't sure what it would be. Looking back, it might've seemed obvious but with party planning, school, work and all of life's current craziness, I really had no idea what he would get. Much to my liking, he got me a new lens for my camera! I've received a lot of questions recently about what type of camera I use, so I figured I'd share information on my camera and lenses since I just got a new one. First things first, I use a Canon T3i Rebel. There isn't too much of a difference from the T2i, which I used to have but the screen can be rotated in out and turned over so it doesn't scratch, and the video is a lot better. If you're looking to save a few bucks, you can always invest in the T2i and still get amazing pictures. For my birthday, Shayne got me the Canon ultrasound EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM lens. Three reasons I love it: speed, blurred background, sharp images, but the reason I love it the most? There can be practically no light in the room and it still picks up the best images. When we bought the camera, it came with the Canon telephoto zoom lens (EFS 55-250 mm) which is also great for low-light and long distance shots and has a great image stabilizer. The main lens is the Canon EFS 18-15 mm which I use most frequently (until this weekend when I had to try out my new one on everything!) - this lens is also great for it's image stabilizer and always creates sharp images. Happy Early birthday to me, and thank you Shayne!