Some weeks ago I went to the beach with my friend Ana, it was pouring really heavily and the wind was insanely strong, but, yeah, we're troopers and went anyways. I just got the film developed last week, which is why I'm only posting them now. The bad news are not many of them came out good, many of them were out of focus, which is only natural since I was too worried about getting hit by a ferocious wave. ahaha And on top of that the pictures don't portray the storm we were in, at all! It seems like a normal cloudy day. It was not! ahaha Both of us got the flu some days later. We did had tons of fun, though, it has to be said, so... yeah, it was worth it. :)

Here are the pictures.




























Take care.

Teresa

Today I spent the afternoon with my dear friend Adriano - he's a photographer and we're really close friends (I love him to bits). Every once in a while we hang out and he takes pictures of me. I usually decline invitations from photographers who would like to photograph me, though. I just don't feel comfortable. Besides I've had some bad experiences in the past. You know when you're just hideous in a picture and the photographer goes like "This is an awesome picture, I'm gonna use it." ? ................
So, yeah, Adriano is the only photographer that I feel most comfortable with as a model, firstly because I really like his work and I think we have similar aesthetics, and secondly and most importantly because it's more of a cooperation, really,  I actually have a say on the photoshoot. Plus, he would never use a picture that I don't like - which is nice. :)

I definately recommend that you go check on his lovely stream HERE. Show him some love! :)

And here are the pictures that he took of me today.



































Tell me what you think. :)

Teresa

Many of you don't know, but I never photograph models. I've had some bad experiences in the past so, right now I just shoot friends - who are usually actresses. And I still think that, for some reason, it's easier to work with them than with actual models. Still, I have a friend who is a model and she also as a model friend that I was really interested in photographing, so, despite my past experience I went for it and contacted their agency to schedule some test shoots.
I've photographed Francisca already, and I don't know if it's because she's a model, but the pictures came out with a little editorial feel to them... I don't know. The photo session with her friend is scheduled for February, only. Hope it's sunny or it will be impossible. *fingers crossed*

Anyways, here are Francisca's pictures.








Let me know what you think. :)

Goodnight.

Teresa

   
Like I promised, I'm posting the other selfies I took before the sunny ones. I don't like these as much, but I'll post them anyways, for record's sake. :)

But before that, here are the latest features.

 - on The DPhoto

and

- on dans la tête online magazine (one picture feature)

And here are the pictures.









Hope you like them.

Teresa

Today it was sunny and I just couldn't believe it! Seriously, I was so excited! ahahaha
I didn't have any model-to-go, so I just grabed my camera and my tripod and went to the woods by myself. Needless to say my self-portrait quest continues. ahaha It's really a pain for me, cause at some point I'm always hidding behind my hair or my hands or... whatever! It's like I have to force myself not to hide. ahaha So, today I'm really excited because I got many selfies that I liked where I'm actually showing my face. :)

I hope you like them too. :)










I've also taken some other indoor self-portraits two days ago, but I was just too excited about these! ahaha I'll share the other ones later along with my latest features. :)

Take care, everyone.

Teresa

Hey everyone.

It hasn't been sunny lately which kinda kills it for me. I really want to go out and photograph but it is always raining or really grey. I do have some shootings planned for next week, though, I hope I get to do them, and I hope that the weather improves. :) (fingers crossed!)
Yesterday it was sunny, but I couldn't photograph because I was working. Since I've been really itching to take pictures, when I got home, there was barely any light left, but I rushed and took some low light pics. I'll have to redo it later, because even though the pictures were really nice, they had lots of noise, because of the bad lighting.

I still kept these two:
























I never got to ask you guys about your New Year's resolutions. :)
Care to share?

Teresa

In the beginning of December I entered anîmus Print Giveaway. Today I found out that I'm one of the winners! :) I've entered some giveaways, but I never won, so... I'm really excited to get my print, specially because it's so pretty... Seriously! Can't wait. :)

This is the one I'm getting: - Click Here -

Teresa

I've always wanted to do one of these, specially because I think it's a good way of thanking everyone for all the support, but I never really got the courage to do it, so I thought that the New Year was a good pretext. :)

For the ones who want to enter the Giveaway, this is how it goes:

1. Enter through Flickr - HERE
2. Enter through Deviantart - HERE
3. Feature this Giveaway (along with my Flickr page) on your blog.

1. and 2. are equivalent to 1 entry each, 3. is equivalent to 2 entries.

Which means... For example: If you enter the Giveaway through Flickr and Deviantart, it will translate to 2 entries, whilst if you enter the Giveway through Flickr and also feature it on your blog, your name will be submited 3 times. Get it? Bigger chances of winning! :)
Anyone who is featuring the Giveaway will have to comment on this post with the respective link to your blog (along with Flickr's or/and Deviantart's links if that's the case). :)

I'll be picking the 7 winners by January 17th. :)

Thank you.

Teresa

I was supposed to go spend my New Year's eve with one of my best friends, but at the last minute another good friend of mine asked me if I wanted to go work with her at this bar... and I really do need the money, so I went.
I ended up having loads of fun, and I can trully say that it was one of the best New Year's I've spent, really.
Plus, I gotta say, being a barmaid is very good for your ego. ahahahah

What about you? How was your New Year's Eve? :)




This is me right before work (red alert! phone picture! crappy quality! ahaha)

Teresa

 
I've known Layla Jaglovs for a little while, now. She's just so nice, all the time, I ended up featuring her on my facebook (see? it does pay to be nice, sometimes. ehehe) and followed her everywhere. :)
Layla has 2 blogs - a personal one and another one where she features artists that she likes. Recently she asked me to answer her special Christmas interview... and of course I did. It was huge, though. Definately the biggest interview I've ever given.

Hope you guys like it.


Let me know what you think. :)

Teresa

Hey, everyone.

I've been a little away during this holiday season, it has been a little hectic, so... I didn't have much time to upload the blog properly, but I did not forget to take a picture of the presents I got this christmas, for you guys. :)

Anyways, this was a different christmas for me. I always spend my christmas eve with my family at my grandma's house, but this year (for personal reasons) I didn't want to go there so, instead of spending my christmas eve alone, one of my best friends invited me to go and spend it at her place, with her family - really nice of her. It was quite fun, I'd say. Lot's of good food and specially good desserts! Yummy! :) (yes, I have a sweet tooth).

However, when I wanted to go home, after dinner... there were no trains. The next train was scheduled for 8 o'clock in the morning, which didn't feel very fortunate. But in the end, my dad managed to go pick me up - really nice of him, as well - so, I was able to keep my ritual of opening my christmas presents in the morning with my brothers. :)

So this is what I got...






























What about you?
What was the best present you got? Any interesting stories?

I want to know. :)

Teresa

P.S. You see the tripod and remote control? Self-portraits are in order, it seems. :)