FM Ballet - Photo Shoot

Yesterday I did a photo shoot with the Fargo Moorhead Ballet company (www.fmballet.org). I took their head shots and did some outdoor group & individual photos, plus some rehearsal/class photos. I'm so happy about the head shots...they turned out pretty good for an amature!! Today I am putting those head shots to good use - by putting them in the Spooky Ballet Program. Here are some of the pictures I took yesterday.

Head shot - Matt (serious)

Head shot - Sarah (company member)

Funky Company Photo

Against the wall company photo

This photo is from warm ups in the studio


I am so excited about the photos and can't wait to do more. I'm sure there will be many more photo shoots this year, since they have the new website.

Headshots

So tonight I practiced taking headshots on the Front desk specialist (Office manager) of the studio - AJ. She was a perfect subject to practice on, since she is an actor/director. Tomorrow morning I will be taking headshots of the FM Ballet company and I have never taken headshots in my life. I've been studying others work for posing, lighting, etc. Here are a few of my favorite shots from tonight (this is a make shift photo studio - the back drop is white muslin and the lighting is work lights)

This was in the first grouping of pictures I took - they get better after this. She tried 3 different outfits.

I adore this one





She added props :) Her glasses. Which was good b/c than i had to really watch the lighting to make sure it wouldn't reflect in her glasses.



This is the "Glamour" shots pictures... I say it is very commercial. Matt liked this one a lot.


So what do you think?? Remember this is my first time shooting headshots...i'm actually pretty proud of myself. I know I can just improve.

Doll Domination!

WOW...so last night I got home from the dance studio (with a major headache)... and sat at my computer to listen to the new Pussy Cat Dolls album - Doll Domination! It is AWESOME! I couldn't help but download the WHOLE THING!! I already had 1 song - so I bought the album for $7.00!! That is it! Usually the newer albums are around $9.99 - but $7.00!! I couldn't beat that.

I haven't gotten to fully listen to it yet...but plan to when I'm at the gym tonight! The snips I heard from it were really good though and I'm sooo excited to listen to the WHOLE thing!

PCD - Doll Domination

This is how my stomach WILL be! HAHA

Not much...

Well, I am a BAD blogger. I have been so busy, but nothing really exciting to tell.

Liz got married a few weekends ago, it was beautiful. It was so much fun to see the girls from High School again. I don't see them enough. I need to make more of an effort to go visit them. Liz looked stunning! And the location was awesome. I hope to get pictures up someday.

I still haven't posted pictures of my legwarmers - oops. I am working on another pair for Matt's mom. I'm going to learn how to knit in the round soon. My mom is going to show me. I think I'm ready for it!

Halloween is quickly approaching! Which means "SPOOKY BALLETS"!!! I'm so excited. I got to get my camera out and start attending some rehearsals. I'm waiting a little bit so they can get the choreography part pretty much completed - that way I can shoot them practicing a number and not learning it.

I've been keeping up with my working out. I go to the gym 5-6 times a week. Plus I have been going to 3 jazz classes and 1 hip hop class at the studio. I'm still really motivated! Which I'm surprised by.

I'm going to have a NEPHEW!!

My Brother & Sister-in-law called me last night to tell me they are having a boy! I'm going to have a nephew. Now everything is going to be blue. I need to start planning a scrapbook. :) Or start working on one!! I'm sooo excited. I can't wait till he is here. She is due beginning of March. So there is still a ways to go! YEAH! I'm so excited!

Anyway - that is all my exciting news for now!