This thanksgiving break was super lovely, I got to edit the wedding photos I shot two weeks back and submit them to the client. On Sunday I filmed an engagement session for the loveliest couple and in the evening I went to a Goat barn with Vallen for some creative photoshoot where she dressed up in a cute white dress and we got to be surrounded with unimaginable number of friendly goats asking us to pet them while we  watch the sunset with them. 

It has been such a long time since I worked in a collaboration photoshoot with a team. It was my husband Josh's first time, so I helped out with the makeup as he put a team of videographer and stylist together for this shoot. His focus is capturing more of the old school urban Austin as we used to know it before all the changes and I think it's such a great idea to work on this project. I have seen the sneak peak of the result and they have turned out so beautiful! Can't wait to share! ​

This past weekend I was a second shooter for a beautiful wedding at the Preserve at the Canyon Lake and met so many wonderful vendors such as Ashley Nicole Affair that did the wedding planning, everything was flawless and I am counting minute to finish editing the photos I shot. 

Finally I got to try the witch costume for Halloween, and this was my first time setting up a photoshoot for costume and it was so much fun!! of course compared to regular self portraits I got plenty more attention with my cape and witch hat walking around the park but it totally worth the efforts. 

I absolutely enjoy collaborating with brands and creating content for them, here is another opportunity that I had to work with a local brand here in Austin Texas, The product that is featured is Satin Touch mineral BB cream and for that I tried to go for a more relaxing blogger/vlogger style content for this session, to match the light feeling of the product. I hope you enjoy it. 

Over the weekend we got to shoot a proposal session, these are literally my favorite sessions! I can't believe I used to get back in the day so worries about them, With time and practice things definitely change and have a new meaning, because right now I am counting minute til the next proposal session I get to be part of! 

There is no boredom with photography where you can use varieties of prims to manipulate the light - I recently purchased a triangular 6inch prism to play around in my photography. I tried to share a before and after to see the difference, I placed the prims on the let side of the photo. 

For months I have been sitting on many edited sets contemplating on what direction should I operate from? How to present my work on social media? I've tried multiple pathways, studied marketing and not a single one of them worked! Under the shadow of this new world it's suffice to say I had to find my deeper level purpose to create given close to none motivation coming from outside. I had to tab deeper to find my reason to share my work even if no one is cared to look at it! I found my purpose at this given time is to refine my gifts since my form of meditation and connecting to my soul's higher purpose is to create. In the chaos that is the outside world I found peace by accepting and loving the life as is and once again I am ready to move forward. This time with zero plans, just one step in front of another floating to where it takes me, while embracing my vulnerability and acknowledging my hear's desire to be heard and seen. I'm moving forward because moving forward is the only way that can change the situation. Therefore, if there comes an opportunity to share my gift and create for a client I will and if there isn't I will continue with self portrait telling my story visually with frames of film that is my visual poetry. 

It has been about 4 years since the last time I visited the Austin Botanical Garden, I spent a summer volunterring at the rose garden and absolutely loved the experience. Not much has changed since then and the garden is just as beautiful as I remembered it to be. These days I am actively trying to practice videography so  every chance I get I set up the camera for a quick clip! That day I didn't have a tripod with me so I tried to be as creative as I could with propping the camera against the wall or on my bag for shots.

 After that we grabbed a drink at Codependent a stylish lounge that serve cocktail and coffee, located at West Downtown Austin, at Market District. This place is one of my favorites at the moment, with all the changes that has been happening in Austin I am so used to my favorite places closing down and changing owners, but I am really praying this one stays open for a while.