Hey friends, two weeks strong so far! (Which obviously isn’t a lot but it makes me feel good because I know I’m already being consistent.) So, this past week was pretty cold & gloomy. I admit I didn’t leave the house for at least 3 days because of how cold and rainy it was. And while I love days like that (for obvious reasons: cuddling under the blankets with hot chocolate and movies), I really couldn’t stand it this week. I wanted to go venture out and take photos so I could post one for today. Of course, I’m not going to let the weather stop me from doing what I need to do. Therefore, I decided to practice on some studio work & lighting. Ever since my studio photography class, I’ve been interested in practicing with different lighting setups. I remember one specific class, my professor was showing us how to shoot with colored gels. That got me interested in trying it for myself. So below, is the final result. Let me know what you guys think!

I don’t usually make New Years resolutions, and when I do, I don’t stick to them. It’s usually a mental discussion with myself such as “Hey, let’s try to do this better” and 3 days later it’s broken. This year, I actually wrote down a list of all the things I want to do this year. They’re little things that I feel will really help me be a better me. One of them was to take more pictures. Being in school the past four and a half years, I usually spent most of my time and energy on my projects. I could have made time for personal projects, but I was always trying to put school first. Now that I’m done with school and for the the new year, I decided to take on a 52 week photo challenge. I’m not following any specific one, instead I’m just challenging myself to take and post a photo a week. My photos will be coming from different mediums (film, digital, iPhone) and I’ll be posting every Friday. To kick off the new year, here is my first one!

For Christmas, my boyfriend got me a Fujifilm Instax 210 and I finally used it on New Years. I decided to use the first photo I took with it as my first post. One of my favorite things is when Lyle just sits and plays guitar so I decided to snap a photo while he did. I hope you enjoy my new project as much as I will! Be sure to check back every Friday for a new photo!