NATURALLY ZEE - Fitness & Natl Hair Journey

Pretty simple look. BLACK & WHITE with MY PEACE of JEWELRY , which I just finished making. Will post more pics and info later. It's truly one of my favorites necklaces. Anyway, the outfit Tunic - maxstudio ankle length "legging" jeans - The Gap croppped denim jacket - Levi's two-strand bib necklace - MY PEACE of JEWELRY I have to apologize for my photos. I take EVERY one by myself with a timer. Unfortunately, I don't have a remote control to click and shoot. I never said I was a fashionista or a natural in front of the camera but I always remind myself that just because you're not good at something does not mean you shouldn't do it. Life is meant to be lived based on facing your fears. On that note I want to show some of the POSES that I am know are not my best.         Balance-tightrope pose                 Riverdance pose    ...

This weekend I took photos of MY PEACE of JEWELRY earrings at the beach on my self-made WO-MANNEQUIN head-n-bust bust.

After finishing MY PEACE of JEWELRY necklace, I realized I did not have any clothing to wear with it. Everyone has their own fashion sense, but I would like to be able to show how I envision the necklace to be worn. So! I decided to go to URBAN OUTFITTERS on my lunch break and scour the floor for an appropriate blouse, dress or t-shirt to buy - then photograph myself in the finished outfit. Now there was a little problem. Even though I found a couple of blouses, I can't afford to buy them until payday - September 1st. So instead, I bypassed buying the blouses and photographed myself in the URBAN OUTFITTERS changing room.   WEDNESDAY, August 24, 2011 - Farmer's Market URBAN OUTFITTERS - white button-up blouse on sale $9.99. URBAN OUTFITTERS - Tribal blouse on sale $29.99 MY PEACE of JEWELRY Sold on Etsy www.zeedubya.etsy.com

Yesterday, I was photographing myself and it's not easy! Honestly, I don't like being in front of the camera. I just want to take some photos of MY PEACE of JEWELRY and be done with it. I love to make MY PEACEs but photographing is a different story. Don't get me wrong, I like it too, but I feel there is a creative flair that I lack. You go to these different blogs and view the pics and I am in AWWWWWW LAND. Their pics are so beautiful, artistic and perfect. The layouts are perfect, the posing is perfect, the expressions are perfect. Here are my pics from yesterday. Things I need to work on POSING FACIAL EXPRESSION I don't know WHAT to do with my body. Every pic my hands are down by my side. Let's not even talk about the face. I don't know how to fake-smile. And you can forget about the "soft" look. I'm 45 years old. I don't have a soft look. When I try to fake-smile my bottom lips starts to quiver. So what do I do instead?...

I work full-time, work part-time as a spinning instructor and I make MY PEACE of JEWELRY. My days and nights are full, but I would not have it any other way. But it's hard to find time to photograph MY PEACE of JEWELRY. So I do it at lunchtime at work. I used to be pretty embarrassed, but how many people can say they carry a mannequin, jewelry and camera on a bike, ride to a beautiful spot and take photographs in a beautiful surroundings as the UCLA campus. I have had a few people come up to me and compliment MY PEACE of JEWELRY. No one's bought anything, which is okay. I did give a cuff to someone once. Here are some photos from my last outing. As you can see from the first photo it did not start out too well, but my aim improved . Finished the photo session, packed it up, and headed back to work. :( www.etsy.com/shop/zeedubya

Just made MY PEACE of JEWELRY necklace here and I could not wait to take photographs, so I brought it to work. On my lunch break, I went on campus and "scouted" the perfect location. I did not really "scout", I had to go up there anyway to drop something off. Anyway, I found an area full of benches, where I thought it would be kind of cool. I am photographing more and more outside because I like to do it during my lunch hour when it's daylight and there is a lot of natural light. MY PEACE of JEWELRY is very organic, ethnic, nature-inspired jewelry and I want to express this in my photographs. Photographed a few in the sun BUT a little too bright! Photographed in the shade and I liked the outcome. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Zeedubya

Yesterday, during lunch, I was at the park shooting MY PEACE cuffs. I am laying on the ground, well the grass, taking close-up shots of MY PEACE cuffs. When all of a sudden a squirrel is coming towards me till I said "Shoo!". The squirrel stopped and I got this picture before he ski-daddled away. MY PEACE of JEWELRY http://www.etsy.com/shop/Zeedubya