30 Days of Awesomeness! ...continued

Last week, I posted the first half of my 30 32 Days of Awesomeness adventures, and as promised, this week is the second half. Just to recap a bit, Chase Jarvis partnered with Borrowed Lenses to put together this really incredible giveaway AND, I WON!!! Pretty random because I never win ANYTHING, and really, really awesome! I was able to use a month's rental of top of the line equipment. I chose my month so that I could fully take advantage of all this gear. Weddings, families, professional soccer, environmental portraits for a few small businesses, senior sessions, a new project that I have a brewing (more info coming soon), and lots of random photos of my own life.

For those who just want me to stop blabbing and get to the goods, here is a list of the gear that I got to play with for a month:
5d Miii camera body
16-35 2.8 L II
24-70 2.8L II
85mm f1.2L II
70-200 2.8L II
200-400 f4L Extender1.4x

And, just a quick refresher, you will notice that for each photo, I also included all the info below the posted photo:

Day

description

camera body, camera lens

focal length, ISO, shutter speed, aperture 

flash (if used)

Day 17: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014

Craig Mitchelldyer let me tag along in the media section for a Portland Thorns game

5D Miii, 200-400 f4L Extender1.4x

560mm, 8000, 1/1250, f5.6

Day 18: Monday August 4th, 2014

The beginning of dahlia season

5D Miii, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

200mm, 640, 1/100, 4.5

Day 19: Tuesday August 5th, 2014

King of the Yard

5D Miii, 16-35 2.8 L II

16mm, 800, 1/250, 3.5

Day 20: Wednesday August 6th, 2014

Jehn Glynn // Visual Designer

5D Miii, 24-70 2.8L II

Left: 70mm, 100, 1/640, 3.2

Right: 42mm, 100, 1/640, 3.2

Day 21: Thursday August 7th, 2014

Skating #LikeAGirl

5D Miii, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

130mm, 200, 1/1000, 3.5

Day 22: Friday August 8th, 2014

A glimpse of the coming fall

5D Miii, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

200mm, 640, 1/200, 2.8

Day 23: Saturday August 9th, 2014

Nabil and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary

6D, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

200mm, 400, 1/100, 7.1

Day 24: Sunday August 10th, 2014

Meet PDX interview with Michael Cox of Wild Abandon (more info coming soon)

5D Miii, 24-70 2.8L II

24mm, 320, 1/30, 5.6

600 EX-RT on camera flash

Day 25: Monday August 11th, 2014

Z says it's bedtime

5D Miii, 24-70 2.8L II

42mm, 1250, 1/25, 2.8

600 EX-RT off camera bounce flash

Day 26: Tuesday August 12th, 2014

A photographer's "selfie"

6D, 24-70 2.8L II

70mm, 160, 1/180, 4

umbrella mount on 600 EX-RT off-camera flash

Day 27: Wednesday August 13th, 2014

Fresh crab and artichokes for dinner

5D Miii, 16-35 2.8 L II

16mm, 2000, 1/20, 2.8

600 EX-RT on camera flash

Day 28: Thursday August 14th, 2014

Not a little bud anymore

5D Miii, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

135mm, 800, 1/80, 2.8

Day 29: Friday August 15th, 2014

A little mood lighting for Friday dinner

5D Miii, 70-200 2.8 L IS II

200mm, 2500, 1/160, 2.8

Day 30: Saturday August 16th, 2014

Another fabulous view from another fabulous wedding

5D Miii, 24-70 2.8L II

24mm, 320, 1/80, 16

Day 31: Sunday August 17th, 2014

Senior portrait season in full swing

6D, 24-70 2.8L II

28mm, 400, 1/200, 4.5

Day 32: Monday August 18th, 2014

Up early to catch the sun rise over Mt. Hood

6D, 200-400 f4L Extender 1.4x

200mm, 100, 5, 22

I can't tell you how much fun I had playing around with all of this gear. It gave me an opportunity and a little push to learn more about lighting, choosing the right gear for the right situation, and really just play around and get to know what each lens can do. Needless to say, I've added a few more things to my ever growing "too expensive for Christmas" list.

Thanks again to both Chase Jarvis and Borrowed Lenses!! I'm forever grateful. :)