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Finally, One for the Nikon Peeps

During the Vancouver Olympic Games, Canon gifted a few lucky ducks with this 70-200mm L series lens that's not really a lens.  It's actually a coffee mug.  And y'all know how much I love my coffee.  How cool is that? 

Image credit: Photograph by Josh Weisberg and via PDNPulse

It's definitely cool, but wait...it just got a little bit cooler.

Yeah, baby!  There's a Nikon version.  It's the Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 ED mug available at 100 milligrams for $23.  While I'd like to have the real thing, I think I'll go for the $23 coffee cup version rather than the $1,700 real lens version.  Unless, of course...someone is in a gifting kinda mood.  Just let me know.  B&H has my address on file.

The Cat Is Finally Out of the Bag

I know what you're thinking and no, I'm not preggers!  Tammera guessed it.  That gorgeous couple you saw here on the blog recently...nope, she's not preggers either. 

But, I am shooting their wedding.  Yep, you heard me.  I'M SHOOTING A WEDDING! 

The wedding is tomorrow.  My dear friend Misty is shooting with me and we couldn't be more excited about it. 

Stay tuned for all the juicy details!
H

GULP!

So, I just dropped a wad of cash on a new camera and felt the need to blog about it.  I've always said my blog is my therapist.  

Well....that and MonMac.  Thanks for getting me through my buyer's anxiety, sister!

The goods arrive tomorrow morning and I can't wait to play!  Come on Brown.  What can you do for me?  You can hurry up and get here.  :o)

Happy Monday!
H

Seriously. What happened to May?

If anyone knows where it went, please fill me in.  Did May really even happen?  I feel like it was April, I blinked and it was June.  So, here's just a little bit of what I can remember from the month of May and it's super exciting. 

I was featured in 435 South Magazine.  The lovely Cisley Thummel penned the most fabulous story about yours truly and this unbelievably cool job I get to do.  Cisley's gift for writing is so incredible.  Her way with words can truly transport you to another place and time, fill you with emotion and leave you with a crystal clear picture of whatever it is you're reading about. 

Thank you Cis, for sharing your gift and for being such a wonderful friend.

And because I haven't taken any shots of the magazine yet here are a few (REALLY BAD) scans.  Just click to see them bigger. 

(Yep, that's THE MonMac making out with her man.  She's gonna kill me for writing that, but aren't they HOT?)

I'm way behind on sneak peeks so stay tuned for lots of images to come, including the lovely Miss Katherine who, along with her beautiful mom (and daddy's arms), was chosen to be part of the 435 South spread.  We shot again in May and you won't believe how much she's grown!

In Search of an Intern

Need a job?  Got mad skills?  (Or, at least some skills...) 

We're looking for a part-time intern for the summer (possibly longer).  Must be creative, have some photography/Photoshop/design skills and be willing to work hard at an incredibly fun job.

Download the application here.  Email it to jobs@hocusfocusphoto.com.  

Tell me who you are, what experience you have, what type of equipment/software you've worked with, why you're the one for the job.  Be sure to include a few of your favorite photographs and/or graphic design elements so we can check out those mad skills!  If you've got a flickr account or other online portfolio, please include the link.

Have a terrific day!
H