Another one from the lets get naked outdoors in NYC in December shoot!
In other news, I’m moving to Seattle late Jan! I’ll miss NYC but look forward to new faces on the West Coast…
Freezing Nude
Here’s one of the results from the outdoor December shoot! Believe it or not, this is in New York City…the Hudson River is to the right, and a stone wall that thankfully no one peered over is on the left. A hidden spot in Ft. Tryon park with these wild branches. Heather was a trooper, and before you think I’m too mean, it was 52 out…
Persephone Awakening
So now that the time change has happened, I’m doing what I can to stay awake and positive. Yep, one of those people that struggles with winter blues and it’s not pretty. Gotten better at handling it though! I shot this series as more of a springtime thing, but I’m posting it today because it’s gray, rainy, and dark at 4:30. Sometimes reminders of the spring to come are helpful.
Anyway, I wanted to capture awakening, sensuality, and a smile with Jenna here. Thank you, as always, for listening.
Io
Bring on the Goths…
I’ve loved the goth look for quite some time…but I’m far, far to lazy with my wardrobe to really partake in it myself. It’s fun adding a goth element to different looks. I mean, I think spider web patterns look lovely at tea time…
Refreshment
Sometimes you just need to take a break, hike up a mountain to a waterfall, and plunge in…
Sensual Crimson
Black and White Heather
The Depression Project – My Naked Truth
My naked truth…
I’m going to get really naked here…I don’t mean that literally (that is several entries back), I mean I’m going to expose myself here and let you into my head. As an introvert, this is not easy. Tensing up….deep breath…ok, good.
I’ve battled depression for a very long time. Usually it rears up as part of Seasonal Affective Disorder…aka S.A.D. (worst name ever), but this year it showed up, completely unwelcome, early summer. Wtf, depression? Don’t you know you’re supposed to hibernate in summer?
This past winter was actually one of my best because I had help. No meds, no doctors office, but the support of Sunny, an amazing healer.
I decided to start The Depression Project, a serious of self portraits to observe this more closely and track my mood. Rules: do it, especially if I really, really don’t feel like it.
Thankfully, after a lot of really unpleasant work on myself facing the depression head on (with more help from Sunny) I’m back on track and feeling better. Perfect? No. But who is? It can be a frustrating process, both for myself and those who only want me to feel better but can’t wave a magic wand to fix me. No magic wands…just a lot of self exploration and support.
Reflections
Did this shoot with Emily here for portraiture, and decided to play around with one of those beauty mirrors. Shot it with film to get a grainier texture for a moodier image. 
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