Eye looks and recent portraits

I was playing with my make up last week but didn't post up any photos/blogged about. So here are the two attempts at dramatic eyelooks. I find it really hard to go crazy with colors because I so used to using light neutral shades. (even when I go out at night). So trying something like a blue.red was really challenging.

On the other hand, I discovered Adobe Lightroom and OH MY GAWD where have I been all my life? I feel like I have been missing out on so much. Been learning the program as much as I can for a week but then I realised I had to get back to drawing as well.

I also had a last minute photoshoot with my friend Mabel which was meant to be an entry for a weekly online challenge but it was too late to submit my entry. Nevertheless, I thought it was a good time to practice my photography and to play around with my flash. Getting her to pose was no problem and I can't wait to actually plan an actual photoshoot with her when she gets a weave on her hair. =P

After that I had a planned photoshoot with and interested person for modelling from a response to my gumtree ad a few weeks back. I planned a photoshoot with another lady but she couldn't make it on the day and I haven't heard from her since. I was pretty nervous for the photoshoot since I haven't actually took photos of someone I don't know and I'm not a professional. Not to mention I have horrible socializing skills. But I think it went fairly well..and I hope I'll be able to do more photoshoots to practice my people and photography skill set. Enough of the talking, here are a few of my favourite shots.

When I first discovered Lightroom...I was like HOLY SHIT I CAN MAKE MY EYES LOOK LIKE THIS SHARP WTF. Noob alert.

The church setting was so lovely! Didn't have time to take actual pictures of the place because I had my 35mm prime lens on which wasn't wide enough and I still needed it for the portraits

It was a real challenge to shoot Annie because she tends to blink very quickly when I press the shutter(which means flash). The glasses was also a challenge because of how often it cuts out the eyes. But I've learn a fair bit from this photoshoot and am glad to have done it. 

PJ: Sunday lunch

This Sunday morning my mum had a mad rage on the way to church. One of those moments when she just explodes and we were sent home. No church today. There is too much happening.

The weather has been awfully annoying lately. It was lovely sun all the way last week and now it's thunderstorming and raining. Where did summer go?

Anyway, mum came back from church and ask to go out for lunch. Was going to have lunch at an Italian restaurant in Leederville but it was full and we had to wait 30 minutes to get a table. Honestly I wouldn't mind waiting but my brother pulled a long face(must be his teenage rebellience)  thus, we just headed to the Asian section of Perth, Northbridge.

I realised that I should read my histograms more often. The shadow levels on my photos were way off. Will do that the next time I shoot. 

And I've been a dummy for not shooting my photos RAW.