I’ve been spending a lot of time wandering around my new town alone – or as I like to call it “lone wolfin'”. You might recall that I moved here from states away a few months ago and started a brand new career as a blogger. It’s been hard being away from my friends and everything I was used to, so I’ve been trying to create routines and find favorite places.
On my most recent lone wolf experience, I brought my new Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera along to document everything. I’m learning to be a better photographer, and not only is the PEN E-PL7 easy to use for a noob like me, but it’s also cute and compact, and its vintage look makes me feel hipster-cool.
There have been some major lone wolfin’ misses, but come along with me for a few recent hits from the weekend!
When I set my mind to something, I want to accomplish it as soon as I can. So lately it’s been bothering me that I can’t quite afford to move into my own apartment right now, when I’d lived alone for the past several years. Turns out that when you do a complete 180 in your career path, there’s a bit of “paying your dues” that has to go on. Guess I got wrapped up in all the excitement and forgot about the reality of the thing!
So as an exercise in patience, I’m trying to see the beauty in the little things around me.
A mural hidden away in Uptown Greenville | Captured by me with the auto setting on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens.
Like the beauty in a cat that loves me so much she cries all day when I’m gone.
Or in a blue sky after weeks of rain.
Reminds me of Marfa, TX | Captured by me with the auto setting on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens.
I was feeling a bit sad when I headed out of the house on this particular weekend, but photo by photo, I cheered up. The images I was capturing were so crisp and made me feel like a real photographer (even though I’m far from it). I just can’t get this kind of quality when I use my iPhone camera.
Luckily, I can easily share images from this camera to my phone through a secure wifi connection. Watch out, Instagram.
A vignette at Dapper Dan’s Antiques | Captured by me with the auto setting on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens.
Having been sufficiently cheered by the colors at the antique shop and in the sky, I headed to my favorite local coffee shop/bar/music venue for a free concert by the bluegrass band Paleface.
Paleface in concert | Captured by me with the night portrait setting on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens.
From where I sat | Captured by me with the night portrait setting on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 and M.ZUIKO14 – 42mm II R Black Lens.
It was just as warm and cozy as it appears in these photos, and the simple act of having a nice beer and listening to good music in a comfortable seat gave me a burst of hope. I thought, “Maybe it isn’t so bad starting over after all if I get to do things like this.”
For those who know a little something about photography, the Olympus PEN E-PL7 can be used manually. But I’ve been shooting in automatic and trying some of the “scene” settings, like the night portrait one I used in the concert photos above. It also has “art” settings, like what you might be used to from Picmonkey or Instagram. But no matter how you choose to shoot with the PEN E-PL7, your images will be professional quality.
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First. Love the photography.
Second. I would kill to have this camera.
Third. I switched from a camera to my LG G4 phone. I cannot find a camera to give me as good of quality, or the type of images I want. Love what yours does.
This looks like a great camera. I really need to buy one. I use my cell phone for all of my photos, but I miss a lot of great shots. I will have to check this out as an option.
I really like your camera, the photos are so clear and beautiful. I love wandering around me new town and I need to look into purchasing a cam like this.
One what a great camera!!! I’m in the middle of doing some camera shopping myself. I will have to check more into this one 🙂
I love photography and you have took some great captures here.
This sounds like a great way to cheer up by looking at the beautify of everything around you. I am going to have to check this camera out. It sounds amazing and I love the size along with how easy it is to use. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I have a Nikon and I’ve always wondered about the Olympus – thanks for sharing!
I love photography and the joy it brings capturing life! Good luck !
Your camera takes great pics! It’s good to have handy when you’re exploring your new town.
I used to love lone-wolfin’ around Austin when I was single. I didn’t have a camera back then, but I wish I had because I saw some interesting stuff!
Wow, this camera really takes some amazing photos. I love that it is also compact and not bulky at all.
I still can’t get over the wifi capabilities of cameras these days! Man does that help make things sooooo much easier
how cool is that! I love how convenient and easy to carry this camera compared to bulky DSLRs.
Your photos are awesome! Starting over can be scary but it’s nice to look at all the little things that make it not so scary. It definitely helps ease the transition.
That looks like a really nice camera. I have to admit to not know much about Olympus but I’m looking for a new one so I’ll check them out
I recently started reading reviews on camera because I want one for blog pictures and videos. Thanks for introducing me to the brand.
Wow that camera takes amazing pictures! I definitely need one like to improve the quality of my blog pictures.
These are some great pictures. I really need a new camera, not on my phone.
I like how you call it lonewolfin. I do that from time to time. I hope your paying your dues time is short.
I am fixing to have a new little one around. I think it’s time for me to upgrade my camera!
A wifi enabled camera! Love it. The pictures look great and what a wonderful way to get to know your new surroundings
The WiFi part is huge. That makes it so much easier to share photos out to social media right away.
Truly beautiful camera and those photos are stunning!!
I love the places you visited! And it looks like you have there one amazing camera!
Too cute! I just became really familiar with my camera. Sometimes it is just tough to find something that works the way you want. This one sounds amazing!
I have a lot to learn with my DSRL yet, but it is a lot of fun “lone wolfin'”around. Great pics!
What a truly beautiful camera. It captured images great in low light. Very cool settings and camera quality!
My very first digital camera is Olympus and I loved it! It still works but I don’t use it anymore.
I have been looking into cameras lately. I think I will have to add this to my list. I need something new asap and these pictures look awesome!
I think you’d really love everything it can do. Plus, it makes a cute accessory. 🙂
I love this, I’ve taken a lone wolf approach in a city and town where I know lots of people. It has been a rather interesting adventure.
What a great camera. Sure takes some nice pictures! I’m also using my Iphone for pictures on my blog! The quality just isn’t the same.
i’ve never used a camera like this – and since it’s been a while since i’ve used any kind of camera….
I’ve been trying to use our manual settings more and more. There’s nothing like a good shot that you’ve taken on your own without using the auto settings.
I could really use a new camera. Mine is starting to not turn on when I push the button and it’s making me very nervous.
I love this camera. I have an oldie that I really need to trade in soon, this is one that I will be looking at – seems like a great camera for bloggers
That is an awesome camera, and it can share online! wow. You took some great photos with it!
That’s one of my favorite features! Who needs more steps!
I love the photos. I need a good camera like this.
Beautiful photos! I love that shot of the old storefronts. What a way to acknowledge the beauty in the everyday.
I love testing out new photography equipment! I would love to try this product too and see how it compares.
This looks like a really great camera! And a lot easier to use than some of the other cameras I’ve recently been looking at!
That sounds like a really nice camera. Looks like it takes some very nice pictures too.
Oh this camera takes great pictures! It looks like you had a nice time, plus Olympus has great products. I am needing a good camera for blogging. I will take a look at these.
Art setting? That is so cool! I think this is the first time that I’ve heard of a camera that has that setting. I would love to have one! Paging Santa!
Those are some really beautiful pictures!! I don’t know how you do it. I would be so nervous moving to a different state.
I love the size and that it connects to the phone – talk about a bloggers dream. 😀 And it takes good pics, come on 😉
I love that you can share images from you camera to your phone. That is spectacular! I would love to be able to do that!
I’m in love with it now!! This would be perfect for my travel to caption all my memories with it.
Congrats on the new camera. It definitely took some really nice pictures. Looks like you had a nice day out. I wish I could get a day to myself. Is blogging really paying off as a main job? I would love just to blog and that’s it. But I don’t think there’s that much money to be made from it where I could quit my job and just blog.
I love taking photos. I think it’s so fun. It’s more fun with lots of lens, but they are heavy to carry around. Your pictures turned out great!
I haven’t heard this before but I like it now, my husband would also love it.
I like the look of this camera. I also really like the photos you took.
I love the Delicious wall mural. That is a great shot and would be something cute to hang up in your kitchen. Your camera and you take some really great pictures. It takes the combo to work because I have a quality camera but the other half ( which is me) does’t do her part. lol
Awesome idea about the kitchen art! I am definitely going to do that!
This sounds like a wonderful camera. I love how easy it is to use and share on social media.
I don’t NEED another camera but boy does that one look like fun! The vintage design is great but those crisp images are AWESOME!
Looks like a great camera. I am do for an upgrade soon, I will check it out!
Is it bad to admit that I have not held a traditional camera in ages? Your photos make me want to go out and get one.
I’m always loving how the camera technology gets better and better. And what a small lightweight camera too!
I have an older Olympus. I can’t wait to give this one a try! We have a sampling at a local store to check out the new cameras. I heard they had this one on sale!
You should def go try it out!
I’ve been looking at getting a new camera and this looks like a nice one. This would be a great Christmas present for myself and the hubby.
I love photography too. This looks like a really great camera.
It is hard to do things on your own but sometimes it is the only way you can progress and I love the photos that you have take on your camera. I like the mural its simple but fab.
My hubby would love to have an own camera but he didn’t afford. This camera was look great i wish someone can send us like this lol.
One of my wish this coming Christmas is to have a camera :). This one really sounds perfect for me.
I have received a new camera for Christmas in the past and love it and this is a brand name I own, too – your pics are fantastic.
That Olympus camera sounds like a great tool for bloggers. You got some amazing shots in different lighting conditions showing how versatile this is.
It did a great job all over. I love having the setting options so you can get different looks.
Looks like a fun camera. Now to get you out of auto mode!
Soon, soon! 🙂
New paths can be hard but can prove the most rewarding. I am so glad that on your lone wolf trip you truly saw things differently. That blue sky is amazing. I know that great things are awaiting around many corners for you!
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Traci
Love seeing peoples photography. More than just the instragram photos too! Thanks for sharing. You are very talented.
This seems like every blogger’s dream camera. So nice.
I totally love that you can share photos directly to Instagram with this camera! That will make for a fabulous Instagram feed! I”ll be watching! 🙂
I honestly had never heard of the Olympus Pen. It looks like it takes amazing pictures, I will definitely have to look into it!
When you have a good camera it shows in your pictures. Your Olympus camera has taken beautiful pictures. I love the picture in the antique store as I fell in love with the cups on the display.
What a great adventure exploring and photographing. Your camera did a great job capturing the beauty of the various locations.
Wow, this camera seems amazing. I am really working on improving my photography skills and I think investing in a new camera like this would definitely help.
I so need a camera like this. Takes awesome pictures but small and compact. Lugging my DSLR around is such a pain… most of the time. And I think walking around on your own is good for the soul, sometimes.
I would love to learn how to take beautiful photos like this. Olympus is a name i hear a lot when i am looking at cameras.
These are great photos. I have been thinking of getting a new camera after Christmas. I will have to check out the Olympus web site.
Olympus makes amazing cameras. These photos are fantastic. I love the night setting in the band photo.
I am bookmarking this post because I have been searching for the right camera for a long time! I use my phone which is good, but as a blogger I should be doing better in the photography area, like you did above!
thanks,
Mitch
Very beautiful camera
I am in the market for a new DSLR. I so love the Olympus brand.
Everything turned out picture perfect with your camera. I normally shoot with a Canon Rebel eos T3 but I’d love to add another camera to my collection. I’ll check this one out.
These are some great shots! I really like the vintage look of the Olympus PEN. This is a camera tat I actually might be interested in getting myself!
my sister in law has this camera and really loves it. She is a blogger in Chicago and finds that it is easy to transport to blogging events.
Any camera that has a wifi connect for my phone goes to the top of my wishlist!
Nice Camera… takes great pic. you post was very informative and I like the detail and colour you get from indoor pics.
This sounds like a great camera! I didn’t realize you could send pictures from a camera to a phone like that.
beautiful camera,, I have so much to learn , I wish I could take better pics.
What a gorgeous camera. You have a really great eye! I would love to wander around a smaller town and get some neat shots!
Beautiful camera! I love how god the quality of the pictures are! I would love one for myself.
This is such a fun post–you are getting to be a wonderful photographer!!
I really love the clarity that this camera offers. This would make a great gift for my mom.
I really enjoyed reading about your day out and seeing your great photos. What an awesome camera!
I love experimenting with photography. I tend to get more aggravated when I can’t get the perfect pic, but that’s just part of the learning curve.
I am sure uprooting and starting over is never easy but it looks like you are on your way to success. The beautiful photos you captured will make great memories someday!
Wow. Great shots. I’m learning to be a better photographer for my blog and this sounds like an easy to use camera for beginners.
It is really cute and it does seem to take really great photos! I think it would be much better than my bulky camera that I have to lug around for photo taking!
Learning the ins and outs of a new camera is so much fun! Looks like a great one.
I am very proud of you for lone wolfing because i know it can be hard to do things on your own but you miss out on a lot if you don’t. I’m also liking the camera
Now I’m jealous. That PEN is on my Christmas wishlist and I still need extra dose of sweetness to the hubby to get it. 🙂
What a beautiful camera. I definitely need a new one!
The Night Portrait setting really did a wonderful job capturing such great images. I love a camera that can take great low light pics – they come in so handy!
I’ve never thought of taking pictures while just hanging out about town. Will have to give it a try. I’m sure I can get some good ones this time of year.
I love photography. Even though I don’t do it often enough, getting out and just snapping pics is a great way to unwind.
This sounds like a great camera and your pictures came out great. The night out at the coffee shop looks like fun.
I need this camera in my life. I currently cant find my cannon point and shoot camera. I want to cry in the meantime im using my samsung galaxy 5 and its alright. But this camera is way better. Might be my next investment.
Great looking camera u have made me want to go out and take loads of photos. Fab images.
Wow, that looks fabulous. I love that it has a night setting!
I need a camera. This one sure does great photos.
Photography is such a good way to notice the beauty around you & be more present. That camera sounds amazing!
I need to do this! I am always with someone whenever I go out. A time to myself is a great idea to do. I love all your pictures, what a great day of exploration.
This really looks like a great camera. Beautiful picture at the Dapper Dan’s Antiques!
I love how cute the camera is! It takes really great pictures, too, which is important!
That PEN sounds like a great camera. You certainly got some amazing pictures with it.
I did lots of lone wolfin’ back in the day :-)) Looks like you’ve got it down! Keep your chin up– change can have big pay offs!
Love “lone wolfin” What a fun term. I have never used an Olympus and I in love with all your pictures in this post!
That sounds like a great camera. I love that shot you got of the band. Very cool.
Nice! I’ve never used an Olympus myself, but I like the looks of this one!
These are beautiful pictures!
I need someone to come and teach me how to take pictures like these.
(And then I need someone to buy me a new camera)
I used an Olympus camera in my High School photography class. It was such a great little camera.
I’ve been wanting to walk around my town for days and keep putting it off. It’s amazing what you see when you take a look with fresh eyes. This camera is on my wish list. I too, love the vintage look and compact size. And that it offers the ability to get off automatic and begin to shoot manual- though I’m just learning how to do this and boy is it a learning curve! Great pics!
Thanks for the reminder about why simply taking photographs is fun. I would adore the wifi ability! Never really looked into the Olympus brand ~ guess I’ll shoot through your link to the website and focus on the features. 🙂
The pictures are definitely a small town. Reminds me of living in 29 Palms just a few short months ago. I must admit I probably should’ve went out more and took photos, maybe it would’ve made life there a little bit easier. Love antique shops, I’d definitely be visiting that place often.
The photos turned out so great. I remember my mom starting out with an Olympus years ago and it’s such a great camera!
Oh a direct link to SHARE photos? I like that a lot. And the title of this post has me rolling. Are you a one man wolf pack??? (The Hangover)
Hahah you know it!
That picture of the small town shops looks just like a spot near where my in-laws live. Looking forward to seeing more amazing photos with your new camera.
I love the look of this camera and the pictures are pretty good. Good luck to you on your newest endeavor, it’s always tough moving cities, or in my case countries, but you’ll get through this little lone wolfin’ and no only be surviving, but thriving in your new city. I look forward to more posts from you.
I’ve been saving up for a camera. I know Olympus is a great brand. I will check this out.
As bloggers, it’s great to have a reliable camera that’s light and easy to carry but gives good quality pics!
Beautiful photos. I like going to antique shops. You can find a lot of treasures there.
I was thinking of actually upgrading to a better Canon Rebel digital this year. I love taking pictures, especially of my pets. This is a very nice camera, too.
I am the same way, but with pictures of my kids. My dog won’t sit still for a picture.
I am definitely in the market for a new camera and this one sounds perfect for me. The photos it takes are GREAT!