This time of year, I find myself using my go-to lenses: Velvet 85, 56, and now the new Velvet 28 to take images of flowers. I just naturally reach for them and forget about my other options such as my Sweet 50 optic. It captures wonderful photos of flowers, portraits, and landscapes and it has a “sweet spot” of focus surrounded by blur. Since I enjoy close-up shots, I add macro diopter filters to help me get closer, so this past week I decided to use my Sweet 50 for a change. It was a learning experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone, but it was worth it! The following images were taken with either a +4, +6 or +10 diopter filter.
Although I primarily focused on taking images of flowers, the Sweet 50 is a fun lens to capture everyday scenes, which I did along my walk. Here are a few of my photos.
Kathleen Clemons told me a year ago in her workshop that she wanted to make me fall in love with the Sweet 50. I wasn’t able to do that then, but now that I have taken it out for the past week, I must admit that I do love the effect and will take it out more often. If you are curious about Lensbaby lenses, take a look at their website, and if you are inclined to take the plunge, use my Lensbaby Ambassador code (WVIPPERMAN) for a 10% discount on all lenses except sale and new release lenses. I love hearing from you, so comment below, post on my Facebook page, or send me an email at carol(at)carolvipperman.com.
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