Oh my God. First, some background: my main hobby is my dog's Instagram (@spacewhippet), and I am a little bit of a nerd. I spent the summer road tripping around the US and photographing him in science museums (always with permission.) So far he's been photographed with 7 flown spacecraft, including 4 Apollo command modules, 2 Gemini and a Mercury capsule.

When my Santa asked me to make an Amazon list, I put two REALLY nice camera lenses on there kind of as a joke (along with things that I thought were more realistic, like dog treats.) SANTA. WENT. OVERBOARD.

Here's what we ended up with:

This freaking sweet white backdrop. Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 camera lens. THIS IS A $1000 LENS. WHAT IS HAPPENING. I am going to use the #@$#@% out of this and it is going to be AMAZING for indoor shots. Fujifilm XF 50-140 f/2.8 lens. THIS IS A $1500. NO SERIOUSLY WHAT THE ACTUAL WHAT. THIS LENS IS SO FREAKING AMAZING. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE PAY $1500 FOR CAMERA LENSES. NOT THAT I WOULD BUT I UNDERSTAND NOW. ACTION SHOTS HERE WE COME. A Makey Makey! I am super excited to make a game controller for Kuiper and teach him the Konami code. A Spyder 5 monitor calibrator!!!!! I'm still trying to figure out the exact settings to use in DisplayCal but OMG this is already making Lightroom editing so much better. Plus now I get to say I'm in the middle of some calibrations. Six pounds of Happy Howies treat rolls!!! Kuiper is training for agility and competitive obedience and we go through a ton of treats. These are my absolute favorite because they don't crumble when you cut them up. They are also Kuiper's absolute favorite because they are edible. A LEGO SATURN V AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THIS TOGETHER!!!!!!!

Santa, you were one in billions and billions this year and I will do my VERY best to pay it forward.