New Camera, Corner Shoppe

About a week ago I finally did something I had been meaning to do for ages... I bought a new camera! All in the pursuit of taking better photos of my taxidermy work. It's a used Canon Rebel T3, if anyone is curious. A long-overdue upgrade.

Up until now I've been using an old point-and-shoot Canon Powershot SD1000 that I bought way back in late 2007... my second year in college and my first year away at University. That little Powershot has proven to be a durable piece of tech over the years, that's for sure. We've been through a lot together! It was just getting to the point where I was spending far too much time editing photos in an attempt to force them into looking at least somewhat professional. Of course I still enjoyed taking photos of my finished work; it was the post-processing I dreaded. This new camera is going to save me a lot of time. Plus, you know, better photos.

I will still use the old Powershot for other things, of course, because it's small enough to toss in my purse on the go while the Rebel isn't... It just won't be my go-to for finished photos. I'm really looking forward to learning this camera. The recent three-tailed kitsune photos were taken with the newer camera, by the way, on an auto setting right out of the box. Honestly, I thought they were almost web-ready straight off the camera!


I also went and visited The Corner Shoppe again last week! Hadn't been there in too dang long. I am so fortunate to have this place nearby, here in Austin. In fact, they recently moved to a new location after 30 years at the previous address, and it's a bit easier for me to access! Nice place, too, with high ceilings and all. The other reason I went was to scope out antlers for an upcoming project, which I won't talk about now but hope to start posting photos of in the coming weeks. Stay tuned...