It’s time for another installment of our ‘peek inside’ series and today is CMmentor Lynne Rigby. Superwoman, errr Lynne, is the workshop instructor for many of our online photography courses including The Best Darn Beginner Course Ever, Beyond the Basics, Finding Your Style, and Lightroom Start-to-Finish and has also written the popular eBook Shooting at the Beach. We are so pleased to have Lynne on the blog today sharing her world as she is also one of the original members of CM and has been a part of the team for such a long time!
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1. 70-200 ƒ2.8 L IS version one
3. 16-35 ƒ2.8 L
4. 100 2.8 Macro (non-L)
5. 135 ƒ2.0 L
6. 85 ƒ1.2 L
7. 85 ƒ1.8
Main body: 5D MarkIII and 50 ƒ1.4
My first “good” lens and I still use it all the time. I think about upgrading to the 50L, but I’ve heard such mixed reviews that it scares me.
8. 580 EXII – I’m horrible with flash, but I usually break it out on Christmas Eve.
9. Extra lens caps galore because I have a habit of leaving them through my house, in my pocket, in my purse…
10. Lexar 8G cards, super fast cards.
11. Lens Pen – a must have for beach shooting.
12. My new Vello remote. Great for long distances.
13. Microfiber cloth. Probably not supposed to use this, but I do. It’s great for water spots after shooting near the pool, the bath tub, the lake, the beach, etc..
14. Canon 5D Mark II
15. Canon XTi
Kelly Moore 2 Sues bag. I adore this bag! It fits a ton of gear and it’s really comfortable to carry.
Where I work:
We built our house last year and I have to balance teaching and writing workshops with these five little people who call me Mom so I have two work-spaces in my home.
My downstairs desk is sandwiched in a little hallway between my kitchen and the mudroom. It’s a tiny space, but thanks to many hours of looking at Houzz.com, it’s super functional. I store my gear in there but also have sections for the kids’ school fundraising stuff, school paperwork, catalogs, and things I need to grab quickly on my way out of the house. Mom central, essentially. On my little green pin-board, you can see a black and white picture of my grandparents when they were about 20. It’s one of my greatest photographic inspirations and is what I want to capture when I take pictures.
This is also where I answer questions through the week when my kids are home or I’m cooking dinner. I have no pictures on this computer; it’s just for internet and kids work and projects.
Love notes from Jackson when he was 5.
It’s conveniently located by the garage door so I can grab the lenses I need and my camera bag and run out the door.
{{{holy lens distortion!!!}}}
My upstairs office is my haven. I have my 27 inch iMac, 3 EHDs and generally a huge cup of coffee. To the right is my kids playroom and to the left and downstairs is my husband’s office. This is where I do the big stuff; write workshops, make the videos for classes, CC assignments and work on my own images. There’s nothing on the walls yet, the shelves are bare…that’s on my list…along with a million other things. One day…
5 things about me:
Lynne Rigby, Florida
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Lynne is a lifestyle photographer residing in Orlando, Florida with her husband and their 5 children. “Living in Florida” she says, “has shaped the way I shoot. I either had to learn to embrace the sun with my images or stay inside. I chose the former.” Her original goal was to take better pictures of her sons’ football games and get good Christmas card pictures but Lynne has presently joined her former career as a teacher with her passion for photography and is the instructor of several CM workshops including Shooting 101: The Best Darn Beginner Course Ever, Shooting 201: Beyond the Basics, Vision 301: Finding Your Style and Processing 101: Lightroom Start-to-Finish. Lynne can’t live without AdvantEdge Caramel protein shakes, Mellow Mushroom pizza, Tijuana Flats, and ice. She also loves the gym, shopping, the beach and hanging out with her beautiful kids. Her camera bag is loaded with the Canon 5d mark III, multiple prime lenses and the 70-200L.
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Wow I am drooling over that workspace! Thanks so much for sharing Lynne.
Love this Lynne!! Your office space looks so clean and organized!! Please tell me you have wads of papers crammed inside those drawers lol.
Fabulous Lynne!
Oh goodness. I love reading more about you Lynne, and your 5 random things! <3
Lynne, I LOVE your office space and that bag is just gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing on here, loved seeing your images and your peek inside :)
OMG, the office spaces are brilliant!!!! Love it! Thanks for the peak!
Lynne, your workspace and your office are absolutely gorgeous! Giggled at the part about putting your hair in your mouth :)
What a great space Lynne! I love everything about it. :)
I love seeing your spaces, Lynne!! Beautiful!! You’re such an awesome person in every way, and I’m so thankful to call you a friend. And I totally remember you doing #5 when we met. :)
Beautiful home Lynne! I adore your “haven” :) I was reading your “5 things about me” and got to the last point and realised i too was holding a chunk of my hair and flicking it over my cheek…like something a baby would do to sooth itself. I do it all the time :)
I love this peek inside your house, Lynne! Such amazing working spaces, I wish mine were so well thought of and organized.
Ooooh, I LOVE your new big office. The doors hiding your EHDs are fabulous, I wish I had that.
Ha! Love this Lynne, what a great new space for you! I do the *same* think with my hair! I was just doing it reading this…
Wow! Your new workspace is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
It was so fun peeking inside your workspace and camera bag, Lynne. Your office areas are gorgeous!! I love that you have Jackson’s note tape to the door. I also have done that and it is a constant source of inspiration for me.
Gorgeous new office! :D
And… I twirl my hair around my finger. When I cut my hair off 14 years ago, I was surprised by how much I missed it. For the twirling. I can never cut it off again. ;)
love this peek into your world and life, lynne! my parents live 10 minutes away and i don’t know how i’d survive without them either! thanks for this great share! xo
Wah, l love the pink chair! Fab getting a peek inside your head.
Love you, my friend! I always picture you with that piece of hair near your mouth lol.<3
Love this Lynne! Your works space(s) are awesome! :hp
OMG, your workSPACES and storage are to die for!
Love love love that lens arsenal and your dual workspaces!
What fun! LOVE your workspaces… and I’m also glad to know I’m not the only one who is constantly misplacing lens caps. :)
Beautiful workspaces! Thanks for taking the time to share with us!
Lynne, You are totally and completely fabulous!! Loved reading this and getting to see your beautiful new home!!
Excellent post! I was wondering out of your lenses which one was your fav multi-purpose lens for low light event photography? Thanks so much for sharing!
How fun it is to see where you work Lynne and to learn a little more about you. I loved your LR101 class this fall, and will be back for more.
Beautiful workspaces, Lynne! I really need two offices as well.
Love the peek into your workspace! I’ve been a big fan of yours ever since I took 3 of your classes. You rock!
lynne, love seeing your new home and these gorgeous work spaces! you deserve every single bit of it! :)
Beautiful space, Lynne! I’m so glad you shared. This gives me so many ideas for my “dream” office!
Such a great workspace and arsenal of camera gear!!! I live down the street from you in Longwood. I need to sign up for one of your classes soon…just need to put my finger on exactly which one. Thanks for sharing your space with us!
P.S. I think I NEED that Kelly Moore bag too! :-)
I am really happy to see your gorgeous workspaces, but I’m even happier to get to know you a little, since I’m starting my 1ST CM WORKSHOP WITH YOU ON MONDAY!!! :D
I love this Peek Inside! Lovely workspaces, Lynne, and I love your chairs!
Thanks so much for letting us peek!
Love the fact that you have 2 work spaces so perfectly placed in your house! Thanks for the inside peek!
Yay! After several years working with you almost every day, it’s so fun to finally see where you are performing your magic <3
I love this Lynne! So fun to get to know you a bit better and see your lovely organized workspaces! And I love the part about the photo of your grandparents – those old photos are so incredibly special, aren’t they?
I LOVE your workspaces! I would love to see more of your beautiful home, too!
WOW-thank you for sharing. I would love to see more of your beautiful house!
Thanks for sharing Lynne! I see your large screen and think that is a good idea for me to get to process with (currently working on a itty bitty 13 inch laptop :) )
I enjoyed your 101 class and will be joining you this month for 201, looking forward to it!
It is so great to see your space, Lynne! And so crazy about what you do with your hair when you think … I do the same thing! I barely even notice I’m doing it anymore!
Okay I am not joking at all- as I was reading this post I had grabbed a chunk of my hair, with my left hair and was holding in/on my mouth. I do this all the time and didn’t even realize I was doing this until I read your number 5!!
My sister had scoliosis and had to wear a back brace too. She ended up having a metal rod put in her back.
I would love the Mark iii- currently have the 5D but so want to upgrade.
LOVE my Kelly Moore bag! And your workspace is to die for. I appreciate your Canon gear notes.