AFW 2018 and Baby's First Photography

This weekend was filled with such wonderfully amazing things!

I was able to walk for my 4th time as part of alternative fashion week, and for one of my best friends! MAV Creative (aka MAV Photography) took her inspiration from her childhood growing up in the late 80's, early 90's (think troll dolls, Gem, the Spice Girls, etc.)- highly colorful and holographic with big, big hair!

The best selfie I can manage (right before I gave my hair an added juj). I'd like to call this look Jackie O'Mermaid

Group photo! The designer on the far left <3

And I've already found pictures of my full outfit over on instagram! Still waiting for the official runway photos to be released.

Another item I was able to fit into the weekend was getting my hands on a camera and learning how to photograph! Red Generation Photography and I made an absolute mess on his dining room table with our never ending stacks of trinkets, baubles, flowers, and herbs; but in the end we both ended up with some great still life shots using only his dining room window for light!

Here's me struggling to learn the triangle that is shutter speed, aperture, and ISO; and also a glimpse of our mess

This is my SOOC, I'm a little unhappy with out white the natural light is, but it's not bad for straight out of camera

Tinkering a little bit with Photoshop, I cranked out this; added a gradient color filter to make the whites less white and have it originating more by the window so it comes across as more lit by a sunset... still needs more tinkering. I'm not quite happy with it yet.

This one below is his first released from our play day together:

Photo by Red Generation Photography

I love seeing how the same pile of items can yield massively different results! There's my preference with a warm sunset lit display, trying to trigger the smells of harvest and cinnamon as you maybe sit back with a hot cup of spiced tea; and then there's his, which makes you feel a little lonely, like someone was reading that book, set it down, and never returned.

We should be getting together again for round two next weekend!

RL