I’ve been focusing on work (and volunteer work) so much lately, I haven’t gone out shooting for pure fun in ages. On Tuesday night, I joined my photography group for a night shoot near the parliament buildings. I didn’t bring my tripod or a lot of gear. I brought my Canon 50D with my 85mm 1.8 lens and my 430EX flash. Unfortunately, autofocus stopped working on my lens. I think it’s time to send it in for repair. I had fun playing with manual focus and manual unfocus and different shutter speed effects. I definitely need to get out there more often this winter.

I took pet photos with Santa last Saturday at PetSmart in Langford to benefit the  Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders.  We’ll be there again this Sunday, December 13th from 10am to 4pm.  Come out and get your pet’s (and  maybe your family’s) photo taken with Santa.  For about $10 you get a nice 4×6 portrait in a cute frame, and if you’re really nice to me and give me your e-mail address, I’ll send you a digital copy too.