Inspired by Audrey Hepburn, The Great Gatsby Film, and Rain...

 

Edited with the new rain and lightning overlays from Force of Nature, Pack 1 and a cloud overlay from Cloud Pack 2. 

Model: Laura Long

Assistant & Hair: Melissa Fenton

Snow Queen: My Interpretation

A lot of people do a snow-queen themed shoot. I've been wanting to myself for a while. The challenge for me was to try to create a unique spin on the idea. I hope I was able to add something new to this beautiful mythology. I will post images from our session as I finish them :)

Shot in the Rain

One of my favorite shoots ever. It was raining and we tried to capture it in all it's moods...

Textures used: Mist from Super Grunge Urban, Aged from Super Grunge Vintage, and  Ravel & Encompass from Illuminations 2.

Worth the wait...

I am admittedly not the world's best or most timely blogger, but I am *trying* to make sure I go back to my finished sessions and share them. Melissa and Curtis flew down from Alaska to spend a long weekend in Southern California to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary and asked if I could document this time in their lives. I was thrilled to meet up with Melissa in "real life". (She herself is a photographer and we "met" via my FB Textures page a few years ago). I drove out to the desert and we met up outside of Palm Springs. It was a gorgeous night and aside from all the rattlesnake holes, a wonderful location to shoot. I should also mention that Melissa MADE her own beautiful dress. :) Thanks Melissa & Curtis for asking me to be a part of your special anniversary. And since I may have been somewhat responsible for baby #4 as a result this shoot, I humbly submit the name "Jessica" for your consideration if the next is a girl.

Textures = Industrial (soft light) and Atlantic (blurred, color burn mode, appx 20%) from Super Grunge Urban and Sands from Texture Pack 3.

Rainy Morning

My youngest laments the fact he won't be able to play at his preschool's sand yard.

I need to remember to photograph and blog more about my life.

Guardian Angel

I was looking out and saw the freeway below me and thought: Oh, that would make a pretty dress. 2 days later, this was what I was able to come up with. It's still not the image I saw in my head, but will do for now. Processed with Mist from Super Grunge Urban and Rust Spots from Illuminations 1.

January Photo Challenge

As many of you know, I'm hosting a monthly challenge. January's Challenge is to be Inspired by a Song.

Here's my take: Initially, I was leaning toward some different songs, but Thursday, the song "Mad World" by Gary Jules popped up on my Pandora. I was struck by the song's seeming preoccupation with ideas of existentialism / absurdism. This image is based on the first few lyrics in the song:

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

Textures: Aged from Super Grunge Urban and Mist from Super Grunge Vintage, plus additional hand editing.

If YOU'D like to participate, here is the link to the challenge themes - the cut off is January 20th, so you still have time. http://jessicadrossintextures.blogspot.com/2013/01/monthly-photo-challenge-and-contest.html

You may participate in as many challenges as you'd like. You can simply opt to share by pasting your image on my wall (and then please be so kind as to look at and comment on others' work as well so this has a community feel) without the pressure of being in the contest. You do not have to use my textures to participate in this way.

If you'd like to enter the monthly CONTEST for a shot of winning one of two prize packages, valued at $250 each, you will need to use one of my textures (can be a freebie) and label it. This app is the only means by which you can enter for Contest consideration, sharing on my wall alone WILL NOT COUNT. Please enter via the Photo Contest tab, below my timeline picture OR her is the mobile link :)

http://l.inkto.it/vm0