I am +Teresa Elwartowski , I own +SkyeWorks Photography and am Co-Owner
of +Blue Moon Photography with +Bill Reed , of William Reed Photography. In
order to fully understand what that feels like we have to know the
other side of the lens. Like
a surgeon that goes under the knife and will only let those he is
most confident in operate on him, I will go in front of the lens;
leaving my ego in the hands of my trusted partner and beauty expert.
So, what girl doesn't want to feel like a
princess? I believe girls have an innate
desire to feel like the most beautiful woman on earth. I'm not one
for fancy frills and girly stuff and I even have a hatred
for all things “hallmark”; but once a year I go all out. This
year I stepped from behind my 'safety net' and in front of the camera.
Though it was scary and unnatural and I protested, deep down I think
I secretly desired to be the one presented beautifully rather than
being to one who shows other ladies' inner beauty show through the
lens.
The
day started with makeup. Our beauty artist is a talented young lady,
originally from a high
end salon, that has traveled the world while applying her skills. As
she unpacked her makeup I became nervous; stating that to her, she
looked at me with confidence, saying that there wasn't any reason to
be nervous at all and as she began to style my hair started to tell
about her travels. I was immersed by her stories and forgot that I
was being fussed over. Before long I was presented and sent out into
the world as a girl ready to be photographed.
As
previously discussed, Bill and I went to the Greenway Farms where
there is a variety of scenery that is perfect for creating a variety
of scenes. So it began, how did I feel, what was my experience? It's
best if I tell it in pictures.
Pretty typical
poses, a little warm up in front of the camera.
Then we got into the harder stuff, making the most flattering poses and positioning. Take a look at this one, looks good right?
I love the
flattering shaping, despite my poor choice in in ruffling! But wow,
would you know how weird and awkward I felt? “Shoulder forward,
rotate, hand on your hip, chin out, toward me”; the advantage I had
was that we've done the same workshops so I knew that as awkward as
the pose felt it was gonna look good as the a final thing.
Time for a
breather, deep breath and relax.
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| Back to work, this time a little more relaxed posing. |
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| Outfit change, and Bill catches me goofing off and playing little Ms mischievous! |
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| Last shot before we change location. |
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| And the contrasting softness here |
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| Though I'm not fond of fuller length shots, I kinda love the capturing of attitude here. |
Now, if I had to
narrow it done to just 5, these are the ones I would pick:
This was quite the experience, and though I'm extra critical of the subject, even I have to admit that they turned out pretty great. Of course non of these photos have even beeen through the post processing or special edits... that's a whole new blog entry! I can't wait to show the final products!
