No Ideal Image Photography

2012-02-13T19:17:00.000-08:00

How crude! ;)
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2012-02-11T21:06:00.000-08:00

Show me your tits.
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2012-02-09T19:28:00.000-08:00

I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
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All that Glitters/The Black Mascara Massacre

2012-02-08T16:17:00.003-08:00

Last night my husband and I collaborated on a project I had been thinking about involving a gas mask. The idea came to me when we were discussing how most gas mask photos are pretty generic and often times overdone. So I had an idea to take my standard gas mask and recreate it with glitter which would make it stand out in a different way. So, I made the glitter mask with some help from Johnny, gave him some ideas of how I wanted the photo shot [although, I am very impressed with his shots which he captured without my guidance] and modeled for the photo, and this is what came out of it. I did a little post editing work on them as well to change up the tones a bit.

After we completed the gas mask shots I thought it would be cool to take advantage of my make up [I used black cream make up on my eyes to "black out" my eyes for the photos] and get some emotive/expressive portraits in a similar vein to the Stabbing Westward poster I have. Here again is what came of that, with some minor post editing that I had did to the images.

2012-02-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

Comfort food. :D

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2012-02-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

I am always in good company.
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2012-02-05T17:17:00.000-08:00

Spring is near, the sun is hesitant to set a little longer every night.
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2012-02-04T20:29:00.000-08:00

Sabbatic tonight... can't replace The Vox, but it comes close enough. Good music, good company, good drinks. :)

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2012-02-03T22:43:00.000-08:00

Thank you tax return for allowing me to return to Maui.

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2012-02-02T17:31:00.001-08:00

This morning I woke up in Silent Hill.

2012-02-01T17:27:00.000-08:00

Today was the first day I wore my contacts. Its fun being a girl and accessorizing, this is my super cute contact case by Anna Sui. ;p

Project 364

2012-02-01T11:47:00.000-08:00

I am starting this project a month late, my goal was to do it at the beginning of the new year, but I guess in this case I am utilizing the old "better late than never" theory and taking advantage of it starting today! This is something I hope to use as a REASON to be creative/productive everyday and slowly work my way back into doing some serious photography, a personal hobby of mine that went stasis a couple years ago. I am commited to taking a photgraph of ANYTHING everyday until Feb. 1st 2013. Some photos might be awesome and detailed, others may be simple and nothing more than a snap shot. Either way, I am devoted to this project and hope that it will reopen my imagination and lead me to creating beautiful and morbid photos alike. My husband and I also plan on giving each other "word challenges" every Friday. Basically what this means is that every Friday we need to take a photo based off of a word that we give eachother that is ment to inspire an idea for a photo.. example: Say I give him the word "Shoes", he then has a week to take a photo that includes that word. It can be as basic or as imaginative as he wants it to be, same for me! So every Friday will be kind of a "special edition" of Project 364, featuring a photo based off the word given to me the previous Friday.

I look forward to this and hope that by next year I can look over all my photos and not only have plenty of great memories, but see improvements in my photography skills.

Impromptu

2012-01-31T08:14:00.000-08:00

Model: Johnny Cox
Photo/Post Editing: Me

New Photos for August

2009-08-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

After allowing myself to become stagnate for a while in the creative realm, I pushed forward the other day, picked up my camera and went out to do a few photos with a friend of mine, Ellen. I am pretty pleased with them, though I must admit I felt a bit "off my game" sort a speak, and I hope to work on some more photo's over the course of the next 2 months to get myself back in the swing of things. It's strange... this summer has been like a winter for me artistic wise. I guess we all hit slow months though from time to time.

In other news, I am looking into Photography courses at UWM. I think I would enjoy that very much. :)

Here are some shots from the shoot the other day:

+NEW PHOTOS+

2009-05-04T12:37:00.000-07:00

I recently worked with Nicole Snow from Baraboo. I am going to only post a few as a preview, but you can view more of the set on my Deviant Art page. :)

I am very excited to work with another model, also named Nicole, in 2 weeks. She is going to be my first in a series I am doing that is carnival themed for Gothic Beauty Magazine. I am really excited about this series and think it will be a lot of fun, filled with color & creepiness! ;p

-C.

Cult Classic

2009-03-01T22:22:00.000-08:00

Being inspired by some classic horror films recently, I took it upon myself to do a little "classic horror photography" this weekend with model Lilith Ave Satanas.
She was great for this kind of thing, considering she also is into cult horror movies and had very similar interests to mine. We both were excited to do my tribute to Lizzie Borden photo and getting to this part of the shoot was the most fun for the both of us.

I could not have been more pleased with the shoot and how much fun we had working together! I hope to work with her again next time she is in town or I find myself in good ol' Chitown! ;p

GLAMSHION '09

2009-02-18T14:51:00.000-08:00

I had the most wonderful experience this previous Sunday, I was one of the very few photographer's chosen to be apart of T H Taylor's Glam -shion workshop here in Milwaukee! If you are not familiar with T H Taylor, shame on you! hehehe.. he is a world renowned fashion photographer that has been shooting for many many years. [http://www.modelmayhem.com/45851]

I was truly honored to be apart of his workshop and even more honored in his belief in me. After the workshop came to a close [12 hours of fun!] he pulled me aside and told me that he would like for me to be his apprentice!!! I was shocked, but also enthralled by the offer!

I learned so much from the experience, not just from Taylor, but from the other majorly talented photographers [some from NY, LA & Germany] that were there and models as well [Jemme from GQ, Jessie/Kelly from Gods Girls & Deviant Nation to name a few]. I was SO nervous going into the workshop as a hack, but once I was there I was honestly among friends and never felt so welcomed among my peers.

I walked away from the event a new, more confident person and better experienced photographer. I made some like minded friends, wonderful memories and have a whole new outlook on my future. :)
I can't wait to start this apprenticeship and am so excited to learn more about something I just LOVE to do! I feel very fortunate to be taught by such a credited photographer that I now call a friend. <3