Simplify, 2012

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had a great holiday break, and now that we’re back to the first official day of the work week… I thought I’d kick things off with a blog refresh and some new year’s aspirations.

My theme for this year is simplify. This applies to so many things in my life, but mostly, I just want to turn down the noise.

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How to Make a Photography Gear Drawer

I’ve been on an organizing streak lately… tackling the garage, closets, and the basement area. The other day, I decided to carve out some space for our most-used camera equipment so that it would be easily within reach.

Back in our Atlanta home, I used to have a dedicated photo drawer, but that was when we had more space than we knew what to do with. In our tiny San Francisco flat, we just kept all our equipment in camera bags, which is what a lot of people do. For us, we find it a bit of a pain to locate lenses, batteries, memory cards, etc, when you have to dig through numerous pockets and dividers in a bag to find what you need… especially if you just want to take some quick snaps at home, or if you only want to grab a couple of items to go out on a stroll. The solution for us? An organized photography equipment drawer!

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