Birthday Self-Portraits

 We’ve lived in the Austin area for six months now, and I haven’t started my business yet.  The main reason is the cost of setting it up.  It’s more than I thought, and I have to budget it in.  For now, there are other priorities.  I also have a big trip coming up in March.  Initially, I was upset that I couldn’t officially kick-off my business, and I beat myself up over it. Realizing what I was doing, I stopped.  There’s a reason for waiting until 2020, and I accepted it.

So, what am I doing to stay behind the camera? I’m shooting Time for Print for my personal projects.  I’m a member of a Facebook group comprised of models, photographers, stylists, and makeup artists here in the Austin area.  I’ve been able to work with several models from that pool of resources.  I have also completed some self-portraits.  One was for my birthday a couple of weeks ago.  I decided to dress up for this portrait which is something that I haven’t done.  I wore a bodysuit that I purchased for a personal project, and finished off the look with my black tutu.  My portable backdrop was used to give the images a polished look. I’m very happy with the end results.