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Creative Therapy celebrating photography and her daughters.

Tracey is over at Creative Therapy celebrating photography and her daughters.

How photography can help save us. Tracey speaks of Photography and the Miracle of Motherhood and shares her story of PPD over at The Creative Mama.

Join us as we celebrate gratitude this month with the One Word Project! Why not create a gratitude picture book at Memolio too!

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Jen is speaking at the European Summit for Global Transformation about Picture Hope! We couldn't be more proud!

Picture Hope, our "Name Your Dream Assignment" photography project is being updated over at the Picture Hope journal.

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What’s in the Bag

Here’s a list of the goods that can be found in the Shutter Sisters’ camera bags. The images we all share with you here are captured using at least some of the following:

 

Tracey

Canon 5D (which has since been replaced by the glorious 5D Mark II)

Canon Rebel XT

Canon Compact Macro 50mm f/2.5

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8

Cannon 24-85mm f/3:5-4.5 (back up)

Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6

Lensbaby 2.0 (check out the Lensbabies site!)

Lensbaby Composer (the latest)

Photoflex LiteDisc Reflector (hangs from the bag, not in the bag)

Speedlite 540EX

An older version of this Stroboframe Bracket

An older version of this Hot Shoe Cord

Vanilla Sugar lip balm

Sand

A single hair clip for grown out bangs

 

Kate

Canon Rebel XTi

Canon 50 mm f/1.8

Canon 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 (rarely used)

Lensbaby Composer

One piece dryer lint

One used Kleenex

Two half-eaten pretzels

 

Maile

Canon 40D

Canon 20D (back up)

Canon 17-55mm f/2.8

Canon 85mm f/1.8

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4

Lensbaby Composer

Canon Powershot SD950

Lollipops to bribe the kiddos

Powder for shiny noses

A to-do list with only half the items scratched off

And for the studio:

LH500 lampheads

Norman P808 powerpack

A bunch of soft boxes, tripods, and reflectors, and a remote system to activate the flash 

 

Irene

Polaroid sx-70 model 2

Polaroid Land Camera 250

Polaroid 636 close-up

Panasonic lumix DMC-LX2

Canon EOS 5D (pre Mark II)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L

Lensbaby Composer

Wet tissues

Moleskine

A map of Paris

 

Paige

Canon 40D

Canon Rebel XT (back up)


Canon 24-70mm f/2.8

Canon Compact Macro 50mm f/2.5

Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Lensbaby Composer

Lots of shiny stickers (hearts and bugs)

APez dispenser

Blue painter's tape

 

Sarah Ji

Nikon D50

Nikon D90

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

Lensbaby Composer

Nikon SB-800 Speedlight

Nikon SB-600 Speedlight

Nikon SB-400 Speedlight

Souldier Camera Strap

Gary Fong Lightsphere -which has yet to win her over

Extra pair of contact lenses

Granola Bar wrapper

Tigger and Pooh and sometimes Piglet Too

 

Stephanie

Nikon D90

Nikon D80

Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Nikkor 50mm f/1.4

Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6

Lensbaby Composer

Nikon SB-600 Speedlight

Four crayons (red, blue, yellow and green)

One ultra fine point black Sharpie

One charge-starved iPhone

 

Jen

Canon Rebel XTi

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4

Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Lensbaby Composer

One very questionable stick of peppermint gum

One used up African calling card

Her mondo beyondo list

A crumpled up five dollar bill waiting for a beer, a bum or some other dreamer roaming the streets of DC