In the quest to replace all artwork in my home with images that I have created, I talked my wife into getting rid of a picture in our kitchen. She wanted it replaced with something that had a red/burgundy theme. Immediately what comes to mind is red wine, so we worked together to come up with this still life image. We purchased the items today, and then I spent quite a while shooting it. I tried it on a black background, and this white one. I tried all kinds of combinations, but in the end, this is the one that fit the image of what she wanted, so this is my choice for today’s picture and also the image I will be getting printed for her for our kitchen.

Tags: bottle, glass, grapes, red, wine

I just got my new lens from Amazon. It is the Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L USM. I bought this lens to replace the 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 lens I sold to my father-in-law. I also now have the 24-200mm range covered. All with “L” glass, and all with fast F2.8 glass. This will be important for shooting weddings as well as portrait work. I am really excited to start shooting with the lens. I will post samples when I can get shooting.

Tags: glass, lens