buggin' out and then some.

stress is really not even a word that qualifies what it feels like to move states with in two weeks, have no income, and have no place to call home. so buggin out qualifies beautifully for right now. anywho, i am short on words but here are a couple of bug pics i've captured this week and the last one is an orchid that i seem to think looks like a penguin. or mole. or something.

xoxo.

diving into boudoir from all sorts of angles.

i had the amazing opportunity to work with a terrific model and dive into the world of boudoir photography the other day. it was really funny because it was something i had never done before, nor had she, and we were both a little nervous to begin with. ( i would probably recommend a glass of wine for both the model and the photographer to start in the future! :) ) it was also interesting trying to figure out what type of angle i wanted to take. she had asked me to take these for her because she appreciated my "eye" and i wanted to be sure to not disapoint. the thing with boudoir is, there is such a fine line between tasteful and tasteless, tacky and classy, porno and art. as i snapped away i just wasn't achieving what i wanted. and then finally, it clicked. i was looking at this all wrong. she wanted my eye and i wasn't using it. i was too busy trying to "get pictures" as a whole that i stopped being true to my artistic self and stopped looking for what i do best, seeing the picture within the picture, working out the lines. and when that mental click finally occurred, everything after that was just gold. she and i couldn't help but loosen up and smile. i personally think that i was able to achieve tasteful, classy, artistic shots, what do you think?

so the following sequence of photos just shows how a little shift in position can change a photo dramatically. this is why i have such a hard time self editing, i like each one for a completely different reason. 

oh, and as usual, no photoshop involved. just a yellow filter and a beautiful canvas. 

xoxo.

temporary hiatus.

sometimes life just starts to happen and i forget to pull out my camera. truth be told, i actually love it when this happens. it means that i am busy living life and not just standing on the outskirts observing and capturing. but at the same time, it makes me feel like i am not using my creativity. and that is a le boo kind of moment. when cleaning out my camera last night i ran across this picture. its so simple and it was taken while waiting for some mexican food in a drive thru. at the time i was just struck by the simplicity and beauty of the juxtaposition of the flowers and the wall. it still has that same effect on me.

xoxo.