LEA & LENS

You may have noticed that this blog gets a little less active in the summer months. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, all my kids are out of school and I try to work less when they’re home. Secondly, I live in the hot and humid south and I guess I’m not dedicated […]

While I myself am an awful street photographer and frankly, the genre doesn’t lend itself well to the suburbs (a.k.a ”home”), a little over a year ago, I rented a Ricoh GRIII. I just had to. I kept hearing about it and the idea of a truly pocketable large sensor camera was very appealing to […]

Do you have travel goals that revolve around photography? Yeah, me too. Traveling with three kids means I only got to knock off the tip of the iceberg in that regard, but it’s better than nothing. Recently, my family took a long weekend and spent it exploring, photographing, and eating in and around Charleston, SC. […]

Camera straps are boring. They don’t do anything cool. They are utilitarian to the core. And yet… I’ve always used camera straps. I began with just the standard strap included with my camera. By the time I purchased my second camera, I recognized that for me, the included strap just didn’t work: not particularly comfortable, […]

Summer break is here. It’s day three actually. And my kids are already bored. Oh man, it’s going to be a long three months. At least I’ll have my camera nearby to help curb the insanity.

It’s hard to believe it’s April. The end of April. The weather is warmer, everything is green, the light is amazing, and my ankle is healing. Life feels a little more normal this year, and I appreciate that. For the first time in what feels like ages, I’m able to slow down, decompress and enjoy […]

I like to record my first impressions of a camera so when I opened the box from lensrentals.com, I was prepared to jot down a few notes. I rented the Ricoh GRiiix for a week and to be honest, it looks at feels just like the GRiii I rented last fall. Small, compact, lightweight. It’s […]

On a beautiful sunny day in early February, I went hiking with my family and ended up fracturing my ankle. I spent seven weeks in one of those clunky medical boots, except mine was marginally cooler because it pumped up like Air Jordans. It was annoying, but at least it was successful. My second X-ray […]

Just a few moments of a normal day.

A few weeks back, I took a little photo walk in nature with my daughter. I quickly learned that broken ankles don’t like walking (even when you’re in a ”walking boot”) so it was short lived. I also found it nearly impossible to shift my position into anything other than standing straight so the ”creativity” […]

Recently, I traveled to Puerto Rico with my husband to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. That is a feat in and of itself and not the purpose of this blog. And in fact, photography was not the purpose of the trip. However, I can’t not take a camera so I decided to bring along my […]

I sent off my last box of gear to KEH yesterday. I’ve been weeding through it all for the past few months, keeping only what is essential for me. It feels good to see space in my previously filled gear drawers. Now, that’s not to say that I won’t buy anything new. In fact, part […]