I have decided to use my tumblr photo blog as my official photography blog from now on. If you want to see more my work, please follow me there. You can also follow my personal tumblr, where I post things that are...personal?

Thank you for follows, the positive comments, and the encouragement these several years. A lot of you guys are photographers whom I have admired for a long time and it means a lot to me that you took the time to view my work.

You guys inspire me and always will.

Title: Desert Flowers

Expired Kodak 200 Gold Film 

Models: Brittany and Courtney U.

Hairstylist: Alain S.

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This was a fun little shoot I did back in December 2013 with a few friends.

This month I  graduated from university with my Bachelors in English Literature and will be living in California until I find a good place to attend grad school.  It feels good to get my degree. Now I have so much free time to take pictures again and read books that I want to read on my own timetable.

Title: R.E.M
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R.E.M is a stage of sleep when the eyes are described as moving rapidly. Our dreams are most vivid during this stage.

"Mirror me"
taken yesterday in my parents' apartment.

experimental fashion shoot
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So about two months ago, I did a shoot with one of my closest friends.  However, because of school and work, I did not have time to edit until this weekend. I've been wanting to create looks that were more film like. After some experimentation, I realized how some are very earthy looking and I like that. It feels like me. Of course these are just personal works. I have no time to start taking commissions and stuff like I wanted to. I hope this summer will give me the freedom to start a small business until then I'm working on my editing techniques.
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When I come around

Hello!
It's been months since I've last posted. So much has happened in my life that it has kept me from photographing. I'm currently back in Vegas for uni and of course still working. Most importantly though, recently, I purchased a canon T3i! The quality is fantastic. My goal is to revamp my photography this year and produce better work. Last week, I had a test shoot with my friend Sylvie. Here are the results.

*let me know how the quality is because I had to adjust the resolution and stuff on my comp. Hopefully, the colors are right when you see them.

I'll more work soon. I'm just happy to be back. :)

I was featured on Dr. Hurley's Snake Oil Cure last week.

Title: She Dwells on Her Darkest Secrets
Inspired by: this.

Study Break
Model/Makeup/Styling: Sylvie M.
Photography: Me
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Hello! I'm back in Nevada after my spring break. Plus, I have new photos to share.

This was a very brief shoot I had with one of my very good friends. It is also my first experiment with fashion photography in mind. For a while now I've been getting bored with doing self portraiture and wanted to start creating stories with other people in my photographs. After looking through work of my favorite fashion photographers, designers and magazines I'm very inspired. Honestly, I don't know a lot about fashion photography; except it emphasizes clothes, beauty and style. So I have a lot to learn. I think this change will push me to be more creative with my work and give me a sense of direction. This doesn't mean I won't be doing fine art/self portraiture anymore because it is part of who I am.

More photos to come soon!

It's been so long since I've posted. Quite a few things have happened. First, I turned 22 and for a present I got my first 35mm scanner! I've been experimenting with it for the past few weeks with some of my old photos (see below). I recently got offered a Resident Assistant job position at my university. It was a long process to go through (more than 3 months of interviews including a class) but all the work was worth it in the end. Two weeks ago, I had a short photo shoot with a friend of mine. I've started to take an interest in fashion photography and decided to experiment in that field. I'll explain more about that in a later post. Right now, I'm on a much needed spring break.

Here are some test scans:

Untitled
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Expired Kodak Gold 200

It was a beautiful, slow day in winter.

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Expired film

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on expired Kodak Gold 200 film

She reads Murakami
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 Expired Kodak Gold 200 film.

Lately, I've been reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. He's my new favorite author at the moment. It has been a while since I found a book that I can identify with its characters. I hope to read more of his works this year.

1. Red

2. Untitled

3. Untitled

Camouflage 

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year!
I hope 2012 will be a good and better year.
Thanks for all the comments and following my blog. I really appreciated it!

Some extra photos during the Summer and Autumn.