A visit to....

HomeBarn  for the JMP photography workshop...part 1

Last week, I was lucky enough to attend

 a one day photography workshop with Jay Mountford

 at my favourite vintage emporium, Home Barn.

Along with a bunch of great ladies, 

Jay introduced us to the notion of hiring a lens
-'try before you buy.'

Brilliant-thanks to Lens Fettish,

 we were all able to experiment with various lenses

 and camera models, finding out which ones 

suited our individual needs best.

As I've mentioned before, we got our Canon Eos 400D

just over 11 years ago and so great was my fear of using it, 

it stayed in its box until I sarted this little blog in March last year.

Its been a pure case of trial and error ever since,

 trying to teach myself along the way. 

For the first time since getting the camera, I finally feel 

more confident about using it. There are a few more things

 I'd love to try, especially movies with the kids and of course

 our model doesn't have that facility, 

so I'm now saving very hard for a Canon EOS 7D !!  

But for now-yipee, what a revelation!

 Apparently, shooting on AV (whatever that really means)

  is a big no-no,

 so Jay showed us the tricks of the trade

 and for the first time ever,

 I was able to take photos at the barn

 without a tripod and, shock, horror, in focus!

  I'm so pleased. 

Here is the first little batch for you to look at-

a few corners from the barn that appealed to me.

 Let me know what you think-

I like the American fabric swatch and 

little white horse with the vintage gas can.

 Any favourites for you?

I'll post the remaining shots soon.

 Have a great week everyone!

jay mountford photography

HomeBarn

lens fettish

Canon