New Camera

Hello everyone. It's been awhile since I've posted on the family blog so here it goes. Over spring break Sue and I will be taking Brett to Las Vegas. We will be staying in a time-share about 15 minutes from the strip. We hope to go to the Grand Canyon and Hover Dam along with whatever else Sue has planed out.

I have been staying busy with photography, mainly doing orders from photo shoots from last year. In 2008 I shot senior pictures for people from Richwoods, Dunlap, Minonk, Fairbury, Eureka, Goodfield, Washington, Clinton, Normal Community, and Normal U-High. I shot every weekend last summer, usually 2 to 3 a weekend. I will start shooting again the week after we get back from our trip (senior football player from Richwoods). The big news for me is I bought a new camera, the Canon 5DmkII with the EF 24-105 L IS USM lens. That last line was for Staci who will be helping me shoot my first wedding in June at the Peoria Country Club. This camera will allow me to use my old camera as a backup, something I didn't have before, which is one of the reasons I've turned down over 30 wedding over the last 3 years. I don't plan on booking any more weddings until I see how this one goes and determine if this is for me. I've already started booking seniors for this year which is earlier than I normally do.

Sue has been keeping busy with her event planning business (Create A Scene). She just had an open house last Thursday night. They had 4 decorated tables that included flower center pieces and bridal bouquets. She did a great job with the flowers and everything looked beautiful. The pictures are of some of the flowers from that night that I took with the new camera.

I hope that everyone is doing well,

Eldon