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Being a Responsible Grownup for Once

September 3, 2026

So, I did the responsible thing. I am now a single-camera photographer, and I now only have the lenses I will actually use, and we can fill out our budget for the month and pay off some debt while we’re at it.

And that also means I am solidly out of the event photography space.

I tried to buy myself an identity as a professional photographer, before I eventually circled around to the vocation I originally wanted to begin with: blogging.

It took me 18 months or so of back-and-forth to finally wrangle myself out of professional photography. I was low-key kidding myself that the idea of photographing weddings or events with the X-S20, even two of them, was a good idea, anyway.

And I went back and forth with myself over selling the second body and the two telephoto lenses for a good long while. Even after I was ready to sell them last week, Jared made me sit on the thought for a full extra week.

It’s not a great thing when the buyer at KEH knows who you are by name, as he did me yesterday.

The gear churning thing has been going on in my case for 13 years. That’s a lot of gear turnover. It was a lot of trying to figure out exactly what style of photography I am interested in; a lot of feeling like I needed to “keep up with the Joneses” of the photography world to prove myself and fit in in ways that never quite happened; a lot of trying to force myself into roles and spaces that aren’t really for me. A lot of wasted money.

A lot of wasted money over 13 years.

And admittedly: the camera technology changes within that 13-year period have been head-spinning. When I started trying to justify camera purchases back in 2012 or so, other local photographers I knew looked down on me because I gravitated toward mirrorless cameras. I definitely felt less-than on more occasions than I can count even though I loved my gear.

It’s still pretty funny to me that, when I was gravitating toward mirrorless immediately upon getting into photography in 2011, the rest of the photography world is finally into it, too and DSLR’s are mostly ancient technology now.

I did learn a lot the hard way, and I’m trying to be smarter now.

I kept a single X-S20 body, the XF 16-55mm f2.8 II, the Viltrox Pro 27mm f1.2, and the XF 50mm f1 lenses. I still have at least 4 Minolta vintage lenses and 2 Cinelux projection lenses too, including the yummy 85mm. I still have my Godox V1F flash.

And I just decided I don’t need longer lenses. I don’t enjoy wildlife photography; I’m not physically in the shape to do events anymore. Documentary photography was my first passion and if I’d trusted myself way back in 2012, that’s all I ever would have stuck with to begin with. I can photograph the ducks with the 50mm f1. The 16-55mm f2.8 II has been a more-than-adequate replacement not only for the 16-50mm f2.8-4.8 it replaced, but also it reminds me just enough of my old GF 45-100mm f4 but with the bonus of closer focusing that finally, I do not regret the downgrade back to X Series from GFX. And the Viltrox 27mm f1.2 and XF 50mm f1 definitely make up for the medium format bokeh I lost.

Live and learn. I’ve done plenty of that. Jared says none of it was wasted; I learned my tools and photography while I was at it. The expensive way, but I did learn my tools. He’s not wrong there.

Jared is way kinder than I deserve. There was actually gracious plenty of embarrassing waste.

As a blogger now, I do not need every focal length in the world to tell my stories. I need the right tools. And I’ve got pretty stellar ones.

And as for the remaining X-S20: We are making our peace. I’m getting used to the lightness of the X-S20 and the 26mp sensor, and I even finally figured out how to not hate the ISO button on top. I have a silicone skin on my X-S20 so it doesn’t feel so plasticky, which is the worst of the problems from downgrading from the flagship Fuji bodies.

I do not need flagship camera bodies moving forward. I just don’t. I didn’t need them to begin with. I don’t spend time out in the elements; I won’t be doing event photography. Camera technology and the variety of cameras available now in 2026 means that it doesn’t require the flagship camera to have even the latest technology in ways that were required a decade ago. Thank goodness. The X-S20 is even fine for video. The X-S line will be super-sufficient moving forward.

It’s not quite true that I am a single-camera photographer, either: I still have the Minolta X-E5 that my parents gave me, that they bought to take pictures of me when I was born. And the Yashica Mat-124G that I found on shopgoodwill.com in 2018 or so. And I have a variety of point and shoots that belonged to my grandfather in the 1980s probably, and I still have, in working order, his Ansco Shur-Flash from the 1960s.

The film cameras might come out more often now, actually, now that I am more interested in photography for personal purposes.

Trying to be a grown-up about a lot of things these days. It only took nearly 47 years. Too long, but got to start somewhere.
First World Problems

August 26, 2026
Returning to Wedding Photography in Greater Atlanta

May 16, 2026

In 2017, I decided I wanted to be able to photograph a wedding.

Capturing quiet moments after a wedding ceremony

So, I established Caroline Price Photography back in 2017, complete with a proper foundation because I wasn’t willing to photograph a single wedding without a legitimate business structure.

Sparkler exits are a magical way to end a wedding day and make for excellent memories captured forever

48 weddings and 11 five-star reviews between Google and my public Facebook business page later, I closed Caroline Price Photography last May for personal reasons that are now resolved.

Candid moments before the wedding are so important to document in pictures

I’ve deeply missed weddings.

Family moments like this during bridal portraits are so fun do photograph

And more: I’ve particularly missed the ability to provide quality wedding photography at a budget price.

Capturing the beauty of the bride on her big day is a true honor to document in photographs

So, here I am a year later, and I’ve simplified my business structure quite a lot. I’ve pared my gear down to a professional Fuji setup that still delivers the same beautiful colors as before, but is much more sustainable weight-wise for my back on long wedding days. I’ve still got the actual LLC (now as Caroline Price, LLC), and I still have the business license and insurance. I still have the ability to deliver gorgeous galleries, and I’ve refined an even better post-processing style. I’ve updated my process to be more sustainable for me and very easy for you. I’ve also got gorgeous new USB-C photo drives available for clients, as shown below.

The linen box pictured here is available to the first four couples who book in this new season; the rose gold and crystal USB-C drive will be a continued offering

And, I’m ready to open up the calendar to a very limited number of wedding dates.

West Georgia weddings can be beautiful even on cloudy and rainy days

I’m offering a single package: eight hours of coverage for $500 (Includes fully edited photos delivered in an online digital gallery and via keepsake crystal and rose gold color USB-C drive. Please note: to ensure the highest quality without the burnout, my delivery timeline is a relaxed six to eight weeks. Available in the West Georgia and Greater Atlanta areas– A small, flat-rate travel fee applies for weddings located inside the Atlanta perimeter to cover gas and parking depending on select venues). I’m offering my eight years of wedding industry experience, my authentic self, and my very best for your wedding day.

Couples portraits between the wedding ceremony and the reception are a special time. Some couples opt for a first look but I have found that most prefer to have the magic of the first look being while the bride walks down the aisle

The first four to book will receive their keepsake USB-C drive in a beautiful cream linen box as shown above.

Bridal portraits can be beautiful inside as well as outside

I am quite aware that this is an extreme budget level pricing for the wedding industry. But I also know from experience that offering this level of accessibility is exactly where I find the most joy and professional satisfaction in my photography practice.

Window light makes for beautiful bridal portraits. Sometimes the most beautiful settings are the simplest in decor

So, reach out via hello@carolineprice.com or my contact page. Tell me your story. Let’s tell your wedding day story together.
Hello, Monochrome

March 3, 2026

I posted the following on Facebook and Instagram last night:

“It’s time.

I set the groundwork for a new portrait photography business last December, and I’ve sat on it since then for a variety of reasons.

I’ve missed being out with my camera.

So, it’s time.

Sessions with me will be slow. I’m working in monochrome for now. I’ll be limiting the number of sessions I accept, and I promise you’ll love the results.

Just me, my camera, a single lens, lots of fun, and beautiful portraits as the result.

Custom sessions beginning at $50. Reach out today to schedule your session.

Hi World. This is Caroline Price Luxe.”

I’m looking forward to being out with clients again.
The Ghost of Christmas that I Didn’t Know I Needed

March 2, 2026

For Christmas, Jared gave me some spending money, with the only condition that I buy things that would bring me joy.

One of the thing I bought was the Schneider-Kreuznach Min/Mag pictured here. I bought it thinking it would adapt to either my Cinelux 85mm or my Cinelux 37.5mm, both ways, making it a useful tool.

And when it arrived, I was crestfallen to realize that the 85mm filter threads were dented.

But, not to be deterred, I ordered a Neewer lens vise. So when the lens vise arrived, I went at it, determined to be able to screw on the Min/Mag.

And, I got the lens filters successfully re-shaped, and went at screwing on the Min/Mag on the Mag side.

And, I was ecstatic to see the results.

But then I went to screw the Min/Mag off. Stuck.

Irreparably, nothing-works-because-Jared-and-I-have-tried-everything, stuck.

There were tears. I was soooooo upset. There were more tears. There was anger, because then I saw that Jared had the 85mm lens itself taken apart.

Turns out, the dented part was a lens hood for the 85mm, with the logo on it. a lens hood that is every bit the material of the rest of the structure of the lens barrel, meaning there is no cutting it off the Min/Mag.

And then, Christmas faded, and the Min/Mag with its problems, resigned, went into the dehumidifier cabinet.

And then comes this past week, with the job falling through, and I resorted to what I always want to do when these things happen: I started daydreaming about camera and lens gear.

But today, I had a renewed resolve. The Min/Mag went into the freezer for 30 minute with a dehumidifier pack, in two baggies.

No dice– that lens hood is not coming off.

But then, I remembered the screw. And I wondered: what would it look like if I used the glass from the Min side on the lenses?

The Min side has its own version of a lens hood, since the glass is on the lens side of the barrel.

The Super Cinelux 37.5mm is a no-go. Doesn’t work– has enough vignetting from the barrel that it isn’t worth the wide angle.

The 85mm though? I gasped when I saw what it could do:

The Min on the 85mm acts as a focal reducer and slight wide-angle teleconverter, giving me absolutely 99% of what the 85mm could do on the GFX 50sII. It gives me back the 60-70mm perspective that the 85mm had on the GFX.

Would I like the Min/Mag to be completely functional? Of course. I was convinced that it was the Mag side that I would want the most.

But I am thrilled to have stumbled on this serendipitous turn of gear events.

It feels like Christmas all over again today, and literally all it cost me was going out to the garage to get one of Jared’s electronics screwdrivers.

The setup looks ridiculous, admittedly, for a 60-70mm equivalent setup on the X-S20, but I care not. one. bit:

So super excited. I’d given up working with the Cinelux line since Christmas in the fallout of all this, along with the sale of the GFX itself, but now I am thrilled I can have 99% of the GFX look with not spending another single dime on gear.