a tomboy’s adventures in marriage, motherhood, and photographyTumblr (3.0; @missmintyfresh)http://missmintyfresh.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a13001a35efdc70efd8c64789c01df62/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04cc6318e190c35bad66e12580e23875/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c36b247cf533a41a8077121922a13888/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12ad2099dda93faca9b155b199caa14a/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab429781ec393d8e08721f09d7bf9333/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e2d6286ce0078ba055b5a7600a063e05/tumblr_mn8aelQlv81qb49rmo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Scenes from my ever-so-brief visit “home” to West Philly.  “Brief” as in about sixteen hours.  What <em><strong>IS</strong></em> home, anyway?  ….wish I knew.</p> <p><em>April 2013</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/51187219573http://missmintyfresh.com/post/51187219573Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:03 -0400phillyhomePhiladephiawestPhilly<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/969a76218faed1b16278930c79ea5fa1/tumblr_mn89xvIsyt1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff865f646f5fab1c280267a71a09ba66/tumblr_mn89xvIsyt1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1288351b54a0f1ad9c42ff18e68222c6/tumblr_mn89xvIsyt1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1bf1eabfee784c57f6f68d2734e812de/tumblr_mn89xvIsyt1qb49rmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52654c15ae6f8674f6b940e8f22ce745/tumblr_mn89xvIsyt1qb49rmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two days in Leeds, West Yorkshire.</p> <p><em>April 2013</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/51115135329http://missmintyfresh.com/post/51115135329Wed, 22 May 2013 21:39:00 -0400travelingukleeds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f3ee22cb7e4d22caa577b9f413c5bf5/tumblr_mn2l9owYcM1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All of #toronto smelled like lilacs today. (at Trinity Bellwoods Park)</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/50864112953http://missmintyfresh.com/post/50864112953Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:36 -0400toronto<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f3ee22cb7e4d22caa577b9f413c5bf5/tumblr_mn2l8pF7Lt1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All of #toronto smelled like lilacs today. (at Trinity Bellwoods Park)</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/50864071224http://missmintyfresh.com/post/50864071224Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:01 -0400toronto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8da748c1a512631eaf1fc729a6e0b6a/tumblr_mmfwoaqr8U1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What a lovely lady. Just a couple more teasers before I share a few big albums full of my beautiful friends.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49866183362http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49866183362Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3ca137475abd9e3c76a7bf6945a8b52/tumblr_mmeqwqKvWk1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9db984ffa8767468ec66fab487477bb1/tumblr_mmeqwqKvWk1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My sweet little guy.  Although he’s doing great and is happy and affectionate and healthy I can’t help but worry that my absence is doing something terrible to him.  </p> <p>I’m heading out to join the circus tour for a couple weeks in June/July and again in August.  And hopefully in early fall Kai will join me in Toronto for a few months.  For now, it’s the best we can do.  </p> <p><em>Photos taken in April 2013 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49827836416http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49827836416Mon, 06 May 2013 22:58:02 -0400family<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f14623daa59e29d3854346897a5767d5/tumblr_mm56qcDtJV1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s been an incredible week. I love GB.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49392795924http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49392795924Wed, 01 May 2013 19:03:47 -0400travel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a30b17f8f3fda44e16f24f86ddacb46/tumblr_mlznpnV7Tb1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/982dafcccde13553277dcfed9c3a1777/tumblr_mlznpnV7Tb1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a5c4ffebef30c98082e2527b96beba2/tumblr_mlznpnV7Tb1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I recently procured an FD to EOS adapter for <a href="http://pinterest.com/djbuttons/for-calendaring/" target="_blank">a shoot</a> that I did this past weekend.  I knew I’d need a much wider angle than a 50mm but the kit lens just does not open up wide enough for the effect I wanted.  Since <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-35mm-1-4L-Angle-Cameras/dp/B00009R6WY" target="_blank">the one I really want</a> will be out of my purchasing power for quite some time I looked (ok, Dmytro looked) in the online ads.   A used FD wide angle lens was quickly procured for just over $100, and for less than $150 including shipping and the crappy Tim Horton’s coffee we drank while waiting to meet the lens seller, I had wide angle shooting capability on the T3.  To my delight, I found that this lens (55mm 2.0) has a kind of dreamy halo effect in bright lighting situations…<em>perfect </em>for attempting to recreate those vintage shots in my shoot this weekend.</p> <p>I posted some teaser shots without any editing on Instagram, but I’ll put them here, too.  It’s more fun that way.  The fully edited set won’t be available for at least a week as I’m currently in [really chilly] northern England until late Thursday evening.  Have a great week everyone.</p> <p><em>Photos of Ben and Kai from April 2013</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49133602201http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49133602201Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:24:00 -0400family<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/782cb92a5d19c49590d291644bed01f1/tumblr_mlzmuwDej11qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c0680764d6896cce5a1cc15c644ae1f/tumblr_mlzmuwDej11qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dad39fbc05c5c71e1d51d82a31cd35c2/tumblr_mlzmuwDej11qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pear blossoms!</p> <p><em>50mm 1.4 on a Canon T3</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49132201387http://missmintyfresh.com/post/49132201387Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:06:32 -0400springphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6b8b93fc02ecb171ed28a1ca0f58fdf/tumblr_mla11aVElv1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5b0b7f51f420283a50519ae217534a5/tumblr_mla11aVElv1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89beddbd744b4686d1eb5c10ff7f7b92/tumblr_mla11aVElv1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Sedum</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/48014043068http://missmintyfresh.com/post/48014043068Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:15:09 -0400homehouseplants<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/238393376bf948214704f87b11abd41d/tumblr_mkqeelPjM91qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s definitely shedding season, isn’t it? I have grey fluffy balls all over the apartment.</p> <p>Photo of Puppy aka Bup-Bup from this morning</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/47104138767http://missmintyfresh.com/post/47104138767Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:51:57 -0400family<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/44d18c7f3fca1639ffa86d370b88508e/tumblr_mkforngvJh1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee7d23f235605006a79c6dea78e0bf7c/tumblr_mkforngvJh1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a78adcfe4b88db5bab135b99389fead/tumblr_mkforngvJh1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e7d8d05704637d27ae418d26dcf1e78/tumblr_mkforngvJh1qb49rmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>More from my Saturday morning.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46607954891http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46607954891Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:02:11 -0400coffeegoodmorning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bed9c587dbad7405080ab37a5fefa607/tumblr_mkfomqv0mz1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b0d8b4f09250eb696e7eb27af6fa699/tumblr_mkfomqv0mz1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45c4f7e3558a598a83f95561816c4cbe/tumblr_mkfomqv0mz1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d39eb4cd9f508c93628d3dc839a75c28/tumblr_mkfomqv0mz1qb49rmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/87ec5f5ac119160ba50e9075a2c17366/tumblr_mkfomqv0mz1qb49rmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My Saturday morning.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46607731105http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46607731105Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:59:18 -0400coffeegoodmorning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf770345148d24bd7cb0295cb1044c1d/tumblr_mk7weltEIb1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98894b75b8122f35ecb87de5f3815a9a/tumblr_mk7weltEIb1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Another semi-decent result from my self portrait not-quite-a-project project. Pretty amazing what nice lighting will do, right?</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46247710700http://missmintyfresh.com/post/46247710700Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:06:21 -0400catself portraitpractice makes perfectphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a893daecbe6cbc792dd4823dc86c1415/tumblr_mjztnzyTav1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84e65b6e74e993b9d7457a6303152f51/tumblr_mjztnzyTav1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c4381138a0d4acd12e571e6034285dc/tumblr_mjztnzyTav1qb49rmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Snaps from Canadian Music Fest at Brooklynn in Toronto on Queen West.  The band is <a href="http://www.theblackfever.com/" target="_blank">The Black Fever</a>.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45893547538http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45893547538Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:26:23 -0400torontoindie rock<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27b1d0a2aa5c86e3f12f873e6d4298c9/tumblr_mjvzz87miu1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f584f04c5abbc9e5390dc82f6595065/tumblr_mjvzz87miu1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A very sunny day in San Antonio.</p> <p><em>May 2012</em></p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45875566170http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45875566170Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:30:20 -0400travelflorasunnySummertime<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3bcfa42de0ba01d514c851b5ec36d4a9/tumblr_mjvzo146VY1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/843009233d93dcb22e0c75200c604942/tumblr_mjvzo146VY1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Orchids in black and white film.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45796470750http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45796470750Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:30:02 -0400Filmorchidflower<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e313606859eeed277166d1142ec7187f/tumblr_mjvzlynRdH1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b3cf041a749f0d7651f03f11251154d/tumblr_mjvzlynRdH1qb49rmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Orchids in black and white film.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45765978701http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45765978701Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:49:06 -0400Filmflowerorchid<a href="http://pinterest.com/jenkollar/">One of my favorite pinners</a>: <p>My friend Jen curates some pretty amazing boards of antique housewares, concept vintage vehicles, incredible designer clothing and just about everything else.  Check her out.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45754633417http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45754633417Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:00:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd993cf3405355bb901903878091d3ae/tumblr_mjs40mdpWO1qb49rmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A man and his cat.</p>http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45674645775http://missmintyfresh.com/post/45674645775Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:00:26 -0400familycatscat