I'm 22!

So the 4th was my birthday! It was a Monday, so my friends and I all went out that Saturday. Last year I took some studio shots of Brian and myself before we head out, so I had to do it again this year. I took some selfies and some silly ones of ourselves. Most notably, the prom pose. I even took about five minutes and did some jumping shots. I got one photo from it that I really loved. Here's some of the photos from that night!

Fashion Self Portrait

Nice, Simple Self Portrait

First Self Portraits of 2013

I had to take some self portraits for a school portrait the other night and I loved how they turned out! I absolutely love my new snapback! Can't wait to wear it to 105.7 the X events.

New Toy!

Brian got me an Oh Flash from Photo Jojo for Christmas! Well, part of my gift anyways. We played around with it a little bit last night. I like it! It has a really interesting and cool effect to it. I'm excited to use it more!

Shannon | Studio Session

I was bored last night and had the sudden urge to take some photos using my studio equipment. It's not exactly my specialty, but I can't get better unless I practice, right? I asked Shannon what she was up to and she said nothing, so she came over and we tried a few things! I think my favorite is the one highlighting her flexibility, although I can't decide if I like the black and white or color version better!

Finally Got a Proper Backdrop Stand

I finally got a good backdrop stand from work last week! My 4 foot wide paper roll looks so puny now! I plan to hit up Hobby Lobby at some point and get some fun fabric to experiment with. My days of shooting outside is definitely numbered. It just keeps getting colder and colder. Can't wait to use this more this winter!

I am the Halloween Queen | Self Portrait

For as long as I can remember, my favorite holiday by far is Halloween. I wanted to get into character this year and busted out some of my (p)leather accessories all at the same time. Crazy makeup, dark lips, crosses, spikes, and studs were all needed to complete this look. It was a ton of fun getting ready and these two ended up being my very favorite.

 

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Happy Valentines Day | Self Portrait

 

I got into the Valentine's Day spirit for this one! Having the swivel screen on the 60D is great for these. And my $2 remote trigger from Amazon works great. I'm no expert or anything, but I am slowly learning and improving my strobist skills.

Playing with the Studio

 

I decided to have my pups model for me tonight for a little bit so I could test out my new backdrop. I really love it! I got my 580EX set up with a white umbrella and went to town. They didn't mind too much, luckily. In case you didn't know, the grey one is Lola and the black one is Diego. I often refer to them as my furbabies.

I think next time, I'm going to pull the backdrop out onto a small table and have them stand on it so it'll all be seamless.