Posted on June 28, 2011
Having lived in Ohio for nearly 9 months, I finally ventured out to look for a hairstylist. I searched high and low to find someone I might like. I stumbled upon a salon that is “eco” friendly, and decided to give it a chance. Last week I went there for a much needed trim yesterday.
The salon shall remain nameless. I am sure you are curious to know why… Well, I have not only long but very THICK hair, and there are very few hair stylists who know what to do with it. A good hair stylist for me is harder to find than a good OBGYN. No kidding! Once I find one that I like, I hold on to her for my dear life. Up to now I had only two such jewels. But, back to my story.
Upon arriving to the hair salon I made sure to clarify my needs [i.e. thick, long hair, and don't you dare giving me to someone who would mess it up]. I will make this story short… Rather than getting the requested 1-2 inch trim I ended up losing about 4 inches off my length, and spent about 40 minutes at home fixing stylist’s boo-boos. The layers were out of whack–lengthwise, bulky, and in every other way possible.
Upon completing my “do-it-yourself-from-now-on-fool” session, I was a much happier camper. Split ends are gone, and my hair, once again, is a picture of near perfection. I know that it won’t take me too long to regrow my 4-inch locks.
So, check out my freshened up do.
and from different angles… less rebellious ;) Read more
Posted on June 20, 2011
Hello, loves!
I am looking for models with different looks/ethnicity to do a model photoshoot.
Since it is a model shoot, I am looking for people who are naturally attractive. This one was hard to say, since I believe that all people are beautiful, but I am looking spefically for those who are:
- in shape
- have good or flawless skin
- feminine [for ladies]; masculine [for men]
- have a great style
I am looking for:
- 1-2 females, ages 17-35
- 1 couple, engaged or married, ages 20-35
- 1 expecting couple, ages 20-35
- 1 male, age 20-35
I would love to get an ethnically diverse group, as much as possible.
Models will be compensated for their time with 5 digital images and a print release. I will also provide the same 5 images sized for the web and watermarked, so those who are chosen to model, can easily share it on Facebook, etc.
All further details will be discussed with models.
The shoot will be in about 2 weeks, either on Friday morning, or Saturday evening; in/around Dublin/Westerville, OH area.
Please e-mail me a snapshot of yourself to: info[at]elenaphotographers.com [substitute [at] with @].
Please share this with friends or family if you think they may be interested.
Deadline: audition is open through this week only [June 20-26th].
Here are some of my images you can feast your eyes on.
Women
Posted on June 12, 2011
Hubby and I had a fantastic time today meeting with a couple of ladies from Ohio Blogging Association the Wild Goose Creative. I was the lucky winner–I got to talk to them about the importance of photography in blogging [they were already doing it, but we all can stand to learn more, right? 
]. After talking theory we got to the fun part–hands on learning. After all, what fun would it be to take a photography class and not practice? And what is there better to practice on than each other?
First in the hot seat was Rachel of Hounds in the Kitchen [blog about food, gardening, and cooking], while we explored using natural light, setting right depth of field, ISO and shutter speed. I LOVED taking a few practice shots, while explaining the technicalities, and leading ladies out of shooting into Auto mode into the queen of it all–the Manual Mode!
I caught THE perfect moment of Rachel.
Don’t you love it? So much color and personality. And I love the intensity in her eyes! Read more
