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Feb 06

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sometimes, i post

By Matt Altmix | Personal | 2 Comments

hey guys! (it’s matt). with kate up here posting like crazy i figure it’s about time for me to make my 2nd appearance on the altmix blog. sadly we don’t have any new images to post but i do want to address something i came across in the past week or so- a camera lens.

now this isn’t just any camera lens for a digital slr, but the most ridiculous lens that there has ever been. (the image below is thanks to engadget)

i mean, doesn’t that camera look like a flee that managed to hang onto the back of that green beast?! sigma (is there any question as to who created this thing?) has recently unveiled their 500 mm f 2.8 lens for a staggering 25k- yeah, $25,000! evidently sigma is the first ever to offer a 500 mm lens with a super wide 2.8 aperture. even still, who in their right mind would buy such a thing. not i. and for the majority of you who have no idea what i’m talking about, this lens can take really good pictures from reeeeally far away- thats all you need to know. but if you want more, here’s the link.

on another note be sure to check the website in the next couple days if you’re interested in seeing some more of the shots from this past weekend with sally and andrew. we’ve got some great ones and we promise to have the new album up in the gallery by friday!

we’re also really excited about this coming weekend as we’ll be shooting an engagement session for another awesome couple, bonnie and david. and this is why they’re awesome: they’re registered at rei- because for their honeymoon they’re going to through-hike the appalachian trail!!! yeah, that is amazing… if you want to learn more about these guys here is a link to their great wedding website, davidandbonnie2008!

hope everyone is having a great week and we can’t wait to talk with you soon!

Jan 30

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to you!

By Kate Altmix | Personal | 4 Comments

i just cannot post another word without expressing how grateful matt and i are for our families, friends, and clients. starting this business would have been impossible without their unwavering support. so many of you have trusted us with your weddings this upcoming year; we are so blessed by your confidence in our passion. we talk about you guys a lot, how unique each couple is, how we feel like we are making friends not clients, and how amazing this upcoming year is shaping up to be. blog readers, thank you so so much for reading and to those of you who leave comments, thank you a million! it is so great to know that other people (besides me!) are having fun with this blog! love to you all.

saturday, after melissa and will’s engagement session (check out their new slideshow here!!), we rounded up some old friends for dinner. there is something about eating good food with excellent friends that makes pulling together three tables in an overcrowded restaurant (a little) less embarrassing. it was so wonderful to be around people i spent such a special time of my life with. the bond we have will always be strong and around them i will always feel relaxed and loved. here are a few of matt’s fabulous shots:

just because i promised it, here’s a little shout-out to my hubby for making my birthday amazing! i fuzzily remember parts of the birthday song around midnight; luckily matt understands that for me repeating it a few more times when i’m awake is a great idea too! you’ve heard that the way to a girl’s heart is through her stomach, i wish that weren’t true, but alas, it works every time. matt’s big breakfast (all ready before i had to leave at 7:30 am!) was a delicious way to start the day! when we reconvened at the apartment around 6:00 to get ready for dinner, matt had beautiful flowers and presents! we headed out to ONE Midtown Kitchen where we shared one of the most complex and thoughtful meals i’ve ever had, and i’m only referring to the food. we talked forever just like we always have about our dreams, our goals, and this year added reminiscing over our first five months of marriage. it was such a great birthday, and baby, you’re the best!

Jan 24

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etc & birthdays

By Kate Altmix | Personal | 3 Comments

hello all! i know that in my last post i promised pics from the engagement session of a lifetime, but im sure you assumed -judging by our recent posts- that the session was postponed. i know! we were sad too! but keep and eye out around feb. 16th for their awesome images!

this weekend we are headed to our alma mater, the university of georgia, to shoot some engagement pictures on the beautiful north campus. i met melissa my freshman year of collage, but as she was older and cooler (you know how that goes) we never really got to spend a lot of time together. that being said, i am very excited to catch up with her and her new fiancee, will, to capture their exciting new commitment to each other! I just wish we could capture the wedding too, so sorry guys! now, you all may have seen the weather report this morning and therefore might be thinking of the forecasted rain for saturday. yes, we are aware, but how cute are some umbrellas these days!!? we’re excited to go ahead with the shoot, and we might even get some cozy indoor coffee shop pictures as well. there are so many possibilities in athens, check back for a few of the best shots!

another of the many reasons i love athens is because so many of my friends are still there. i am excited to spend my birthday with old friends from college, who will surely comfort me as i turn yet another year older. i have no doubt you’ll see some great candids of my beautiful friends sometime next week!

tomorrow is my actual birthday, i’ll keep you posted on all of the adorable things matt is sure to do, hey baby i know you read this… ;)

because this is a photoblog, i am going to always try to include a photo, this one is from our good ole uga days, taken by a dear friend of ours from school: