Shelly > Saturday October 10, 2009

If Life Gives You Lemons . . . Shut up and Eat Your Lemons.

I didn't put away  the lemons from yesterday's picture, and couldn't resist playing with them to make a quick self portrait this morning.   Simple one light bounced off the ceiling.   Only took one shot but that's all I may have time to do for myself today.  

Happy Saturday Everyone,
Shelly > June 16, 2009

Quality Time

Sometimes I just enjoy a little bit of hammock time near the end of the day.  I've discovered  that if I sit sideways rather than lying down I can hold up a magazine or even enjoy a drink without spilling it all over myself.   Now Lucy has evidently discovered the pleasure of hammock time too.  

Mike took this picture for  me.  Every ONCE IN A WHILE it's kind of fun to be in front of the lens rather than behind the view finder.  

"Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself." --    Jane Wagner
Shelly > July 14, 2008

ME!

Here's a HUGE salute to each of you who turns out wonderful  SP's over and over.  That's so much harder to do than it looks, and I'm asking -- BEGGING for your advice and suggestions!
(not that I plan to make the SP thing a regular event, but it is a skill I need to improve)

I had my lights and backdrop set up, and was waiting for people to come in for headshots, so I decided to play around a bit. First because autofocus would have picked up on the backdrop, I put a big cardboard sign on my stool and focused manually on that.  Then I used my timer and ran around to try and put my face in the right place.  It would have been comical to watch,  and when someone walked in I jumped up and said I was "playing with my lights."  That part was kind of embarrassing, but not too much.  I don't get embarrassed like I used to.  

This is a pretty serious crop because I was about out of the frame anyway.  There was nothing more to leave in at the top left, and I've become a fan of very tight headshots. 

I've never considered myself very photogenic and now have decided that I probably don't wear enough makeup, but I kind of liked this one because I look happy and not too goofy.  

Ran it through several different filters before I picked this one with a friendly glamor/faded effect.  It is what it is -- and that's my Picture of the Day and I'm a stickin' to it.
Shelly > Photographing so many beautiful and fun-loving women at the Girlfriends Giggle was a blast, and  I am honored to be able to support the mission of the Fort Bend Women's Center by volunteering my services for the evening and returning a portion of my proceeds from your purchases to the center.  

 I would love to work with you again in a more relaxed setting where I can pay specific attention to the  details that will make your own personality shine.  I can come to you, so please keep me in mind when it's time for  family portraits, senior pictures, lifestyle images of your kids, or even a portrait party, boudior photo party or special event.  I GUARANTEE that we'll have fun, and you will be delighted with your images.  


Shelly
www.SPCcreative.com
281,773.7465
Shelly > One of those horrible shots where we hold the camera up and point it at ourselves.  Beautiful blue skies --  not a flattering angle, but again -- proof that we were there.
Shelly > Shelly's Photo Blog 2009 photo
Shelly > Me at Grand Central -- just to show that we were really there.
Shelly > Another self portrait . . . how narcissistic of me.  Trying my luck this time WITHOUT the camera in my face.
Shelly > Here I have used a brown monochrome color treatmentof the previous picture for the tables but have restored the natural coloring of just the background mirror.
Saturday October 10, 2009

If Life Gives You Lemons . . . Shut up and Eat Your Lemons.

I didn't put away the lemons from yesterday's picture, and couldn't resist playing with them to make a quick self portrait this morning. Simple one light bounced off the ceiling. Only took one shot but that's all I may have time to do for myself today.

Happy Saturday Everyone,
Shelly > Saturday October 10, 2009

If Life Gives You Lemons . . . Shut up and Eat Your Lemons.

I didn't put away  the lemons from yesterday's picture, and couldn't resist playing with them to make a quick self portrait this morning.   Simple one light bounced off the ceiling.   Only took one shot but that's all I may have time to do for myself today.  

Happy Saturday Everyone,
Saturday October 10, 2009

If Life Gives You Lemons . . . Shut up and Eat Your Lemons.

I didn't put away the lemons from yesterday's picture, and couldn't resist playing with them to make a quick self portrait this morning. Simple one light bounced off the ceiling. Only took one shot but that's all I may have time to do for myself today.

Happy Saturday Everyone,
See photo in gallery

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