Attempting Self Portraits…

Published On January 7, 2012 | Chit Chat

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great start to the weekend… I slept in today and just had a lovely lazy day blogging away (totally needed).  I’m getting together with Pascale tonight, which is fun because I haven’t seen her since before the holidays!  We’re organizing our next photoshoot for Spring 2012, but it’s not happening until next month. I didn’t want to leave you guys without some looks for our Look Book, so this week I was playing around with my studio lighting to try to figure out how to do self portraits (silly I know, but hand-holding with my Nikon D7000 just isn’t possible).

I spent a lot of money on my lighting, so I want to try to get as much use out of it as I can…and the photo above is one that I ended up with after tweaking settings. I quite like it!  So let’s see if I can do some looks & how-to posts on my own…can’t wait to see what you guys think.

What is the first look/trend you want to see me do?

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  • http://thetwistedfool.blogspot.com TwistedFoolPT

    The photo looks amazing! I’d like to see the Bdellium magic brush in action!

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      That’s definitely on the list! I have a few Bdellium eyeliner brushes to show you guys :)

  • http://www.fantasia.sky-song.org Stephanie

    You’re so pretty! The brush looks so elegant <3

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      Thanks- yes it does!

  • DalaLuz

    I’d love to hear some pointers on how to do self-portraits! I just got out of the hospital earlier today, it was just a small gallbladder removal, but it’s still very sore! Good excuse to just sit still and read blogs :)

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      Yikes! Hope you’re doing well! Have a nice a relaxing night, love!

      • DalaLuz

        I did, thank you :) Slept most of today too… Luckily my sweets is around to surround me with loads of TLC and cups of tea!

  • Joanna

    Strong brows with subtle lip as well as looped ponytails :)

  • Lya

    the lighting is perfect! I wanna see how you highlight your face, and some bold red lips :)

  • BooBooNinja

    You look great in this photo. I like how you’ve kept your makeup subtle and let your natural beauty shine through.

  • http://www.neutrakris.com NeutraKris

    I love your eyeliner in this photo! Very classy. Your lighting is wonderful, as always.

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      Thanks Kris!

  • http://www.razberriez.com Megan

    What eyeshadows do you happen to be wearing in this picture? It looks gorgeous!

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      Bare Escentuals Quad in The Afterparty :)

  • http://stephanienics.blogspot.com StephanieNics

    I want to see strong eyebrows, natural/bronzy cheeks, and modern ponytails too!

  • http://www.theofficechicblog.com Rica

    I’m loving it! But I’m confused, did you or did you not attempt to hand hold your Nikon DSLR? LOL

    Either way, this is looking great! I’m still looking forward to see the bdellium tools eyeliner brush in action. Hope that’s on your list =)

    x Rica

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      I’ve tried, by I use an 18-105 lens and my arms are too short to hold it at a far enough focusing distance lol….its on a tripod :)

  • hanh nguyen

    Love the eyeshadow!! The lighting is perfect!! Are you going to do a tutorial on how to use the Bdellium eyeliner 760?

    • http://www.beautezine.com Jessica

      Yes absolutely!

  • http://molkinaifysworld.blogspot.com/ Molkinaify

    Well, lights are perfect in my opinion!

  • http://fiftythreesongs.blogspot.com Jenny

    I just wanted to say, I LOVE your lighting! When I’m watching your youtube videos, I’m always so impressed with the lighting and the bright bg! I’m like.. ‘how does she do that?’ lol

  • maryann

    I think it came our great.

  • Jem83

    Great look and great photo!
    I’d loke to see a look with coloured eyeliner.

  • http://twitter.com/satellitedrmr SatelliteDreamer

    Tripod is the way to go. Hand holding the camera, especially a dslr will just distort everything, because of the arm holding it up and trying to balance. A little wireless remote control works wonders, as well!

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