I bought myself an early Christmas present...

I decided after all to treat myself to a DSLR, an early Christmas present to myself and I am so glad that I did. My kitty, however, has show some loathing towards it! I decided on a Canon EOS 550D with a twin lens kit. I'm still learning to use it (I've mastered the auto settings, but really want to learn the manual settings). Once I've done that I'll plan a few trips up the Blue Mountains and to a few other places to test the camera out a bit more.

After looking around for a suitable camera bag, one that would hold the camera body with a lens attached, plus room for 1-2 other lenses and not finding a one that I liked I turned to the Internet. The problem with all the camera bags in the shops was that they looked like a camera bag - an unmistakable sign for "I'm carrying around expensive equipment". That was definitely was not what I was looking for. I found this nice bag that looked big enough and more like a handbag from Camera Chick:

The bag is "B Hobo" by Kelly Moore. It fits my camera and spare lens and has room for my wallet etc so I wont need to carry around a second bag when I want to carry my camera around with me. It's just the right size and is well made too, but it does need a few good outings to really test it out.

If you have any photography tips or have/know of any good photography blogs, leave a comment below.

And here is a photo of my kitty, just coz:

 

Have a good Christmas :)

Old Blog and camera question

First of all Blogger wont import my XML file of my wordpress blog, so if you want to read my earlier blog entries, click here.

Secondly, I would like to get a new digital camera and work on improving my photography skills.If you can suggest a good digital camera, I would really appreciate it. I mainly take photos of crafts that I do (mainly sewing and knitting) and friends and family etc. Basically I'm looking for a good all-purpose camera. Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions :)

And lastly, I will post my photos of the goodies I came away with from the Stitches and Craft Show tomorrow :)