Updates/Photo Dump/Slowly dying, again

I have a lot of new photographs I haven't gotten around to posting on DA, please check my Facebook!

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I do post practically everyday on Facebook, so feel free to follow my whereabouts there.

So much has been happening throughout this year that I'm finding it ultimately hard to be active on DA as much as I'd like.

Right now I've fallen short of a few things in my personal life, so I'm thinking about taking a break from photography for awhile--at least fashion, since it is a lot of hard work with little reward, and I've got far much too learn until I can even consider myself a photographer. Right now I'm just not feeling any satisfaction from fashion photography. I have so many backlogs I need to go through and edit, but it's becoming more of an anxiety-building nuisance for me instead of something that once brought me joy to practice and dabble in.

I'm wrapping up the backlogs I currently have, and am focusing on these last few upcoming fashion projects I have booked already. Aside from that, the only other shoots I have schedule are client work, and I'm trying not to overbook myself with trade work because I don't have sufficient funds to support those kinds of projects anymore.


Madoka Kaname cosplay by Denise Kuan (Madoka Magica)

For now, if I do wind up shooting here and there, it will be more of my personal work, which I haven't shot at all this entire 2012. But I've got a terribly huge load of crap on my plate in my personal life at the moment, from moving again, my health, to bills, finding another job, and going back to school. It's a lot of stress I've unfortunately got to deal with, and photography isn't ideal as a priority at the moment, as sad as I am to say it.

But for now... I gotta fix myself before I can resume from where I left off.

It just makes me so incredibly sad to think about. I found so much solace in photography, but fashion is becoming a poison to me and I've got to step away from it first before it kills me.


Test shoot with Brooke Fleming

On a brighter note, thank you to everyone who voted for me for the RAWards! I've made it as a city finalist!




So enough with the talking though--here's some behind-the-scenes photos from some recent projects!



Oh, and I got mauled for Halloween.


Really hope to reassemble my life as quickly as possible and get back on track with photography. But please follow me on FB if you want to be updated!