Saturday, April 27, 2013

Take Great Head Shots Cheap

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My friend and I, we went to high school together, and have kept in touch though we were living far apart.  That all changed when he moved to sunny Los Angeles to do what everyone does, pursue their ‘acting’ career, whatever that means.  
I guess people move here for other reasons, too.  
For example, other forms are arts bring people from all over, arts such as music and painting and even photography.  
The latter is why I came out here, there is a lot of photography in the community, people taking photos and sharing them in galleries and online.  So these two anecdotes are not unrelated!  My friend needed headshots and I was looking to work on my portfolio for doing head shots for others, so I agreed to take my friend’s photos for him.



I was just starting out, so I had to get some Photography Lighting Equipment
that I could use and try to get as many options as I could for him.  We were pretty psyched with it and all the other Photography Studio Equipment we got.  It’s important to have lots of options, and it’s fun to practice with a friend, so I can experiment with different options and get a feel for the equipment.  It’s a win win for both of us, he gets lots of different looks and I’m gaining experience.  
I got my equipment at The LA Shop and I was pleased with their selection of photo necessities to get.


  It’s been a great learning experience.  It’s fun to move out here and have a passion that I want to follow, and then get to really feel like I’m getting better at it.  
A lot of people come here to follow a dream, and while that’s intimidating, it also is inspiring and forces all of us to work harder.  That’s the best part, it only grows and snowballs into better work and everyone pushing to improve .  

I love that energy, and I thrive on it, and I look forward to continuing to push myself forward.


Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Project 365 in Instagrams - 2012

I did it.
I made it to the end of my first Project 365.
WOO!

I am SO happy with how it turned out!

I had it printed as a 12 x 12 hardcover photo book and I can't stop flicking through it :)


Here's how I stuck to it:

All the photos are from my Instagram feed. (I do Project 52 with my DSLR photos)
I used an App called Photo 365 to keep myself on track. 
I set it to remind me at 7pm every night to add a photo.
The template I used is from Coffee Shop and it's called Sweet 16.
Each month is a double page spread with 32 squares. One square has the month and then 31 pictures. 
For the months that have less than 31 days I added an extra photo from the month.

Did you do Project 365 last year? Are you doing it this year? Why not? It's awesome! 


 

Sunday, February 10, 2013

A Norah Head Lighthouse Wedding ~ Central Coast

My sister in law's wedding!
{Also know as the reason I have been absent from my blog, haha}

I've been busy working away on these photos and I can finally share them on here. 

I won't say much about them other than it was an awesome day and enjoy! 
(Please keep in mind I'm not a professional and excuse any wonky colours etc, lol)





























All my storyboards were the same size when I did them, not sure what happened but I'm not going back to change them all, lol

   

 If you made it to the end, thanks for stopping by!

xxx


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