behind the lens

this past weekend dek & i made our way up to mckinney to photograph the epperson family. 

check out marli's blog here & some of my favorite shots from the day, if you would like:

field of dreams

yesterday, before our scentsy party, mirelle & i decided to stop in this little field and take a few outfit photo before the warm sun set. i picked up this cute little hat at target and am so happy i did, i love it! i paired it with my leather jacket & bohemian, fringed booties plus feather earrings to give off a hippie chic vibe.

 hat: target, earrings: ebay, necklace: h&m, jacket: zara (similar here), top: charlotte russe, pants: target, booties: tj maxx by sam edelman (similar here)

  my stunning photographer & sister, mirelle

after our photoshoot we headed over to goodfriend for a beer & bite to eat before our final destination...the scentsy party, which was really fun! we sipped drank mimosas and sampled scents and in the end i only found a gift for my grandmother, but we had a blast! 

this weekend i am...

off! 

well, today and tomorrow are my "weekend," as i will work on sunday, but i am loving having 2 days off in a row, especially with fun-filled things lined up for both days :)

i started today off by attending a yoga class at my gym.

i can count on one hand the times i have "done" yoga, so i was definitely a sight to see in there...the struggles were real, but it was fun and i looovvee stretching and it felt like it was just one big stretch class, maybe i wasn't doing it right, i don't know. as much as i enjoyed it, i was tensing up in my shoulders and i walked out with a crick in my neck *thumbs down* so i have applied some tiger balm and a heating pad, but man it hurts!

this evening my sister, mom & i are attending a 'scentsy party,' where friends get together to drink, hang out and shop for the holidays. i've never been to one, but am excited to go and i'm going to pick a scentsy out for my grandmother for christmas & for dekel's mom's birthday, since they don't have scentsy in israel & everyone over there loovveess scented items for the home!

tomorrow morning at a bright & early 8 am dekel and i are going to snap some family portraits of the epperson's. this is a great chance for me to practice my photography skills, all while providing my friend marli with some pics of her beautiful family, i am so excited!!! we have decided to shoot in the historic square of downtown mckinney & we plan to arrive before the shops open as to not have too much background noise. i can only hope the photos turn out professional-looking and crisp; i am so excited to play around and take shots in the chilly morning sun.

later saturday evening, my friend from work, amanda, is celebrating her birthday at pf changs, so i'm going to go cheers a lemondrop martini in her honor!

i was the 1st customer in ross this morning to get myself a yoga mat at 9 am before my class, luckily they had one for only $5!

i love this family portrait in the middle of the city

what are you up to this weekend?

back at highschool

here we are at 9 am yesterday morning, with my triple grande, sugar-free vanilla, soy latte in hand, practicing our photography skills in early morning light, since we will be photographing the epperson family next weekend around the mckinney square :)

we just came up to jj pearce, which is right down the street from our house, and played with our camera to yield some cool shots. after i got tired of practicing (& my fingers froze! it was 40 degrees this morning!) i had dekel take some outfit photos  to show off my new necklace, my lovely bohemian feather earrings and my new boots. 

#ootd

 #detailshot

  #fromhislevel

 using a low f-stop for a more blurred background effect, playing with depth-of-field

had to hold my hair back in order to display my feather earrings...

...beacause it was windy as hell! 

thanks for reading!

a doe, a deer

i haven't really "dressed up" for halloween in a while (last seen here, for purim), so i thought i would go "crazy" this year and try some animalistic face paint :) while some girls at work thought i was a tree or a cat, the look i was going for was "deer in the wild," hence the twigs, ha! here is where i got my inspiration & i love how the look came out. maybe next year ill try this look or this one. dekel & i decided last minute to go out and practice photography in low-light settings and tgifridays had an enticing-looking patio with a fire pit and cushioned couches so that's where we went! 

flash & a fast shutter speed used to capture a crisp photo

showcasing dekel's one-sided makeup

  no flash used for this photo, but we adjusted our exposure to lighten it, since the lighting on the patio was very dim. the iso was also increased to allow for more light sensitivity.  

long shutter speed used to capture movement of the flames

we are off to a halloween party this evening, where dekel & i are a part of a group costume with my bestie and her hubby, so it's going to be hilarious & i will post photos from that in a few days!

have a wonderful weekend!