The big photo convention season is quickly approaching and I am getting so excited about meeting new friends and catching up with old ones! One thing that always bums me out after convention season is how many emails I get from people who were too shy to come up and introduce themselves to me (believe it or not, some people are under the impression that I am one of the cool kids. lol.) I thought it would be fun to sort of break the ice ahead of time and give you all a little glimpse of who I am (definitely not a cool kid!), so we have something to talk about in Vegas.
I am (embarrassingly) addicted to US Weekly and always love their “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” features, so I thought I’d make a little list for myself.
1. I am addicted to Burt’s Bees lip balm.
2. I love Gin, but it makes me a crazy woman, so I don’t drink it anymore.
3. “24″ is one of my favorite shows, but it really bothers me that Jack Bauer has never, in 8 seasons, eaten or taken a drink of water. I am now obsessed with Jack’s nutritional intake.
4. My parents bred Australian Shepherds when I was growing up and we always had at least 7 or 8 dogs.
5. Kids called me “Chenin the Dog Girl” in school 
6. I met my husband, Doug, in middle school. He was the best friend of my boyfriend at the time (woopsies.)
7. It took me 3 years to convince Doug that he was in love with me. I think he finally just gave up.
8. My son is named after the artist, Maxfield Parrish, and the famous Chicago Cub, Ernie Banks.
9. I secretly hope Maxfield grows up to be a dork.
10. I refuse to eat American cheese, because, in the 6th grade, a bully put it in my hair. (Told you I am not a cool kid.)
11. My grandfather was a photographer and used to let me play in his darkroom when I was little.
12. If there was plastic surgery for shortness, I would do it.
13. I am currently eating an Atomic Fireball for the first time in 20 years. It’s spicy as hell.
14. I am sort of just making this stuff up so I have something to blog (don’t judge. you do it too.)
15. I love Cat Stevens’ music but right now I am listening to Ice Cube’s “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.”
16. I am an enigma.
17. My favorite book is “Franny and Zooey,” by J.D. Salinger.
18. I love champagne and dark beer.
19. My heart has stopped on more than one occasion.
20. I am a sushi snob.
21. My first car was a 1987 Mazda RX-7, which I crashed at least 3 times. One time, I hit a Samoan lady with it and she almost kicked my ass
22. I have an irrational fear of birds. I am disgusted by their feet (which is why the bird in my logo has none) and I am convinced that they carry disgusting germs.
23. I am a germaphobe.
24. I am not a rock star.
25. I sometimes wish I was a bank robber, because I want to scale walls in a tight black suit.
So that’s it…. 25 things you don’t know about me.
I will be posting later this week with my speaking schedule at WPPI! Hope to see you there!
delightfully,
Chenin
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Beautiful! You are totally tempting me to switch to Nikon with all the sharpness!!
This lens is a beast!… Can’t wait for more photos.
The only bummer about Nikon and manual focus for me so far has been that the focus points don’t light up indivudually when in focus on a MF lens, there’s just that light in the lower left corner. It’s helpful enough though, with the arrows that direct you. And the sharpness is worth it.
If you’re cool with manual focus, Chenin, you should pick up an old-school 35 1.4 or 50 1.2. Both amazingly sharp, and as exotically unknown as a PCE / TCE…
=Matt=
mmm, yummy image. almost makes me want to jump ship nikon.
Sweet images… can’t wait to see the rest! From one Nikon fan to another
P.S. Can’t wait for the 24mm 1.4!
Gorgeous photos!! So what camera do you have now? I’m curious because I’m thinking of switching to Nikon too.
Girl you know how the rock that 45mm goodness like a goddess! I love the shot and that lens is amazing. Just wait until you get your hands on the 24mm 1.4, it is going to BLOW your mind. I am still trying to recover from the with-drawls I am going through after having to give it back to Nikon. =( …thankfully the word is one will be showing up on my door step soon.
I love the way you use your PC lens for portraits. I see a lot of people using it in uncomfortable ways but this is just dreamy.
I am totally jealous of the 45mm Tilt Shift Lens…I’d so love to have that! I also shoot Nikon and can’t wait to see more primes enter their lineup (I’m patient since I have some saving up to do!). Great photos – glad to see you’re loving the gear!