I should probably have named this post “My favourite photos from the past couple of weeks” as with travelling to Denmark and a lot of events it’s been busy.

I’ve invested in a new lens. The Canon 50 mm 1.8 also known as a portrait lens. I absolutely love working with it. My Sigma lens is fantastic and the zoom is amazing, but I wanted something that was light and easy to carry around so that it would help me create great photos on an every day basis. I’ve definitely found that, but you can judge for yourself further down.

If you have a DSLR camera and want to create those professional looking shots where the main object is in focus but the rest is blurred, a prism lens is the way forward. I would have loved the Sigma art 35 mm 1.4 (yes, I know to most it sounds like a strange code), but for now it’s out of my price range, so I thought I’d test the waters with the much more affordable Canon 50 mm 1.8.

The biggest change from the Sigma lens is the zoom, because basically there is none when you use a prism lens. You become the zoom, meaning you have to physically move closer or further away to capture the right image. When dealing with a speedy toddler this can, of course, be a bit of a challenge.

Caspian was running around as we waiting for our delayed flight back to the UK at Copenhagen Airport the other day. I loved the light though and spent the time snapping away.

As I mentioned in the beginning we’ve had a busy couple of weeks. First with Caspian’s children’s party in the garden on the day he turned 18 months. Then followed by my step brother’s wedding in Denmark the following weekend. It was a beautiful and relaxed affair full of love and happiness. I’ve made them an online photo album as a little extra present to commemorate the event and here are some of the shots I included:

While in Denmark we also got a chance to hang out with my dad and step mum. It is wonderful to see the bond Caspian’s is forming with all his grandparents despite living in another country and not seeing them quite as often as we would like.

We visited one of the central parks in Copenhagen, Faelled Parken, close to where they live. Worth a visit if you are ever there in the summer time. I used to play in the park as a kid, but it has been completely transformed since my childhood and Caspian was captivated by all the activities.

Are you into photography? What do you use to take photos with?