This girl is Shaddin, my fantabulous best friend who was the first to willingly step foot in front of my camera and let me experiment with my photography. :)
For a good while after school ended in 2010, I just couldn't think of anything to take photos of. (Seems difficult now to not think of anything to take photos of! ) I was particularly sad during that time, something just always nagged me. Every time I would walk by my camera I would feel so terrible... I knew that I just needed to start taking photos again... but of what? I was bored with taking photos of myself, I started to feel extremely self-centred! I just wanted something different.
Then one day, Shaddin and I decided to walk home together. :)
I still remember that day... (especially the walk... *ahem* another story for another time :) ) as we lay there relaxing after an exhausting walk, I suddenly had an overwhelming urge to just start taking photos!
The photos I ended up getting were not very good, the lighting was simply the window and there was no true concept, but it was a start! I just needed that little push to start taking photos again.
When she started using my photos as her profile pictures and I realized that people were commenting on the photography and how beautiful she looked, I was just encouraged more and more every day.
For the next few months she would come over quite often and we would have one of our mini shoots almost every time. Here are some of my favourite photos from those shoots :)
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| This shoot was the shoot that taught me how to back light without making the subject completely black :) Very little photoshop. |
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Taking photos with her helped me more than she could know. :) Since I was able to focus more on what I was seeing and doing, my skills developed much, much faster than ever before.
To any beginner photographers who may be reading this- branch out!!!
Trust me, it's the best way to improve. Try things you normally wouldn't, play with your camera settings and try to interperate what you're seeing. If you can't figure it out then ask!
Shaddin has helped me so much by simply existing, and I don't think I ever told her that... I hope she knows now!
I love you Dood!
Also, I really like this picture, but the original is on my other computer so here is the not so pretty FB version:
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| The shadow is too big and dark, but since this photo I have figured out how to fix that :) (Reflectors!) I just in general like the composition and the dramatic lighting, I just wish I had known how to fix that shadow :P |
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