Follow A Trend

Had the house to myself most of the day, and spent it with the camera. You know. Getting all dressed up, have some fun with the self timer. So here I am, rocking the denim trend (at least that's what I think I'm doing, HA), with my new Fat Face denim jacket, secondhand white floral denim skirt, and a pair of shoes I bought from ModCloth about 4 years ago. Complete with blue smoky eye and coral lipstick. Is this starting to sound like a beauty/fashion blog post yet?

As far as the camera is concerned, everything is on auto today, as I spent more time in front of the camera than behind it. I need a photographer. (or a model).

Corrected colours and crop in photoshop. 

Hug A Hoodie

Go on, do it. I dare you.

Naa don't worry, I'm not gangsta. I do live in this hoodie and a pair of grey, fitted sweatpants though, because that works pretty well for cycling everywhere. This is me at the end of the day, makeup running and dressed in the least sexy clothes it is humanly possible to find, but nonetheless feeling strangely satisfied because I've been exercising for about an hour altogether. And if you think you've seen this pose before, it's because you have. I need to dig out my tripod for some more options!

Shutter 5, F 5.6

That Profile Picture

You know the one. The one taken in the bathroom. In the mirror. Showing off the camera. Making a statement, the statement being "Hey! I'm a photographer! I've got a camera! And no imagination! Photographer! Expensive equipment!" or in my case, iphone. Sometimes, the statements could also be "hey! boobs! but I've got no friends to take a picture of me!" or in my case, just I've got no friends to take a picture of me. Cause I'm not dressed up, so no boobies.

New Old Hair

Today, I decided it's time to tidy up that mop I've been keeping on my head. It doesn't seem like such a long time since my last haircut, but I couldn't see anymore so it was time for an update!

I went to the same salon as before, since I was happy with the look then, and I wasn't disappointed. There was a new trainee there today, so the cut only cost me £10. Things really are going my way right now. 

#14 Yourself

I'm sure you'll be familiar with my face by now. Yeah, this is meeeee. None my makeup and dressed up all flirty in my River Island dress that I absolutely love, with my special ring and a necklace my boyfriend got me for christmas. 

So that's it, my #14DaysofLove instagram challenge is finished, and I'll be back to posting pictures of whatever tomorrow ;)

#11 Clothing

Must admit this was a rather tricky one to photograph - had some trouble getting the angles right! ANYWAYS, clothing. This is a miniskirt my boyfriend gave me for christmas 2 years ago. I love skirts, they make me feel very pretty and feminine. I need that sometimes. 

#1 Colour

First day of the 14 Days of Love Instagram Challenge, Colour

My favourite colour is red, because it's bold and inspired confidence. Also, my favourite shoes are red. I love the bright red lip, though I'm not always confident enough to wear it...

iPhone photo, edited with instagram. 

Getting Ready

Just getting ready for work. You know, putting my face on. Had a bit too much time this morning, got up early to make sure I had a key, and also, didn't know when I was in. Hadn't got my shifts for this week yet when I was in on Thursday, manager phoned me at half 8. OK organisation isn't their strongest point I guess?

Shutter 1/13, F8

The Morning After

Apologies. Missed yesterday. Today I'm hungover. Note to self: avoid shots.

Today I'm really really really not in the mood to be creative, take pictures or do anything. Shame, it's a lovely day, the sky has the most unusual colour (blue) and there's something big and bright up there (sun). Tomorrow it's supposed to be back to normal (rain).

So self-portrait with phone camera, can you tell? That's me and my coffee being miserable together.

BAAA?

Soooo here I am. Home from my first shift, that was quite fun but there's A LOT to take in... And since it's still freezing cold, I've changed into my woolies. I usually feel like a bit of a sheep all winter, and tend to drop 2 dress sizes once my thick wool tights come off in spring. Normally I wear my jeans over them.

This was taken with the trial version of Smart Shooter, available online or from the App store. Also pretty decent software I think, basically doing the same thing as DSLR Assistant that I've used before, and allow me to use my camera remotely by shooting via my computer. Such fun.

This was exposure 5, F5.6 and ISO 100, no flash, some photoshop adjustments but not much.

Reflection

So today, finally, training for my new job started. Because of the weather I got up at 6 and got there 1 1/2 hours early, wandered about for a while, got a new pair of socks as snow got into my shoes and I didn't want to catch a cold because that would be inconvenient. I took this photo when I got home, that's the bathroom window and me being a a bit tired after a long day.

iPhone

Relax, Listen

2nd Weekly Self-Portrait, this time I wanted to use the colour red to draw your attention to the picture. And it just so happens I got a brand new pair of red earphones just two days ago, so I wanted to show them off. Also, lips. Since my tripod is currently playing hide and seek in the garage and WINNING, there are some limitations to camera setup at the moment, but my night light/radio/alarm once again came to the rescue and provided a fairly functional platform for my camera. So today's picture? Music, relaxation, happiness. 

Used DSLR Assistant trial version, shutter 1, F 5.6 and ISO 100 (I think). Edited tone contrast, colours and tweaked curves in Photoshop before posting.

Sleepy Jan

Well I did say I'd try to attempt a weekly self-portrait as part of this challenge. So hello world, this is me, and I'm tired.

I discovered last night that Canon EOS Utility doesn't work with my new operating system. Disappointed! This means I can't use it for remote shooting with my laptop anymore. Super disappointed! I also discovered there SHOULD be an update on the Canon website, but I keep getting an error report saying file isn't found. Guess what? DISAPPOINTED!

So I tried something else instead. This was taken using the trial version of DSLR Assistant, that I downloaded last night and quite liked. I may end up buying it, but I will of course try other options to make sure because I think $60 is a considerable amount and not something I'll take lightly. 

Anyway, back to today's photo. This was taken in low light, shutter 30, F25 and ISO was either 200 or 400. Monochrome setting, no flash. Adjusted curves slightly in photoshop.