February 08 2009 A Place to Get Lost

Collections are not just about having things, but visiting and revisiting them. Our aunt has a beautiful collection she wants to share with her children half a continent away. Our Christmas gift to her was a photoshoot and some prints. Today was the photoshoot. It was hard to stay out of the room while my husband-photographer took shots, there is so much detail to get wrapped up in.


This is the pro's shot. I could not have captured what I saw here with my equipment and abilities. What I do know is that he uses Canon equipment, about 5 different lenses, a 50-year-old lighting system that brings daylight to any place (which he obviously didn't use here) and a real, full sized tripod that's actually pretty cool as far as tripods go. Yeah. I have no real concept of his stuff.