85mm f/1.2
by Ashley Weeks Cart
This weekend was well, less a weekEND and more a weekmarathon? weekbatshitcrazy? weekashleyovercommittedherself? weekholyfuckiamtired?
Yeah. All of the above.
It’s Sunday night, and I’m already asking, “Is it Friday yet?”
Which isn’t even a fair question, considering I have another work-centric weekend before me beginning Thursday night running through Saturday night.
This fall is on steroids, y’all.
I am (as always) ever so grateful to my parents who swooped in and took care of all of our dependents chez Cartwheel Farm, freeing up James to support me in all of my work madness. I had “day job” related work and events to run Friday night into Saturday, and then a wedding to shoot Saturday night, and then “Nutcracker” auditions to attend with my Kindergartener on Sunday.
(Side note: Sunny will be carrying on her mother and auntie’s legacy as a reindeer in her inaugural performance of this ballet classic. Kimmy and I will be front and center at every performance (as in multiple, yes). Bring on the holiday cheer!)
For this weekend’s wedding, I rented some insane camera lenses as it was an evening affair, held indoors, so I knew I’d be shooting in very different lighting than usual. I’ve had my eye on the Canon 85mm f/1.2 for some time, and man, it sure did live up to every possible expectation. (Which would explain the sticker price and why it is sadly not in my camera bag on the regular. Until I can afford to take the plunge, I’ll be turning to Borrow Lenses for all future photography gigs.) It has to be returned tomorrow, so James had fun snapping some images around the farm (while I lay on the couch eating nachos and demanding foot rubs from my children. Please don’t judge my attempts at self-care).
James, too, was smitten. I think you can see why…
