Monday Fashionista-ism

[crankyoldman]

So I have a camera now and I can subject you to more of these. But I will also give you some fun relevant links so it's not just boring pictures of myself! XD

- Style and the social self.
- You're not normal. (but I don't think you're a special snowflake either. :P)
- FYI, beauty ideals change.
- On Good Authority: An Affordable Wardrobe Something for the mens.
- And Vivien Westwood bases her new menswear off the homeless Put down the crack pipe, Viv.

And less relevant:

- How Do I Become a Grownup? Yes, I have asked the same thing myself a few times. Still working on that one.

Now the pictures. Apparently I can't put an image from flickr on here anymore. :/ So here's some links:

My New Year's outfit.
That hat was a Christmas present from my parents that they picked up in Austin (there is a super fab hat shop in Austin and I saw that hat and was disappointed that it wasn't in my price range... so I was very excited to see they'd bought it). The sequined lapel jacket was something I saw at Kohl's during my "using gift cards" time and ah... so I have a jacket problem. Yes, I have worn it to work too, and it looked fab. Those shoes are pimp, no? Silly mirror picture in same outfit.

Something for the office, I woke up that morning thinking "wow today I feel like going in a little Victorian".
Somehow between me and Biology Maven the other chicks have started to dress up more a little too. Interesting, no? That tuxedo jacket with the tails is the foundation piece for my steampunk!Reno costume, btw. And basically my favorite jacket now ever. The little pin on the lapel is from the Aero department goodie bag I got upon graduating. XD And yes, I try to wear the hat as often as possible, whatever gives you that idea? Actually I got three new hats for Christmas, hence my ah, selling/giving away some. Closeup for hat and scarf.

Comments

[crankyoldman]

Oh, that's about the frequency I do, unless it's a matter of "I made something, need to stick it on etsy, take pics lol".

So yeah, I could totally just post here. XD I wasn't sure how much a week you wanted to do.

[nebulosity]

If we get carried away, we can always make a community! :DD

I'M SO EXCITED WE'RE GONNA TAKE PICTURES. o_o

[crankyoldman]

XD I'm still getting out of being rusty. Thankfully most Canons have similar dial bits. But yes this is exciting!

[nebulosity]

Hey, let's also have a photoshop challenge to accompany our photography theme: for example, let's try to limit what kinds of functions we can use in Photoshop!

Allow me to explain. For example, if we're doing product photography this week, we should limit ourselves to curves/brightness/contrast/levels and sharpness, as well as say "no blurring functions allowed." Why? Because it will challenge us to get our macrophotography down without relying on photoshop.

If we were having a theme where we were trying to perfect our use of white balance, we could say "no color modifications/corrections such as hue/saturation/colorizing/temperature/etc." Why? Because it would challenge us to get an accurately colored photograph without using photoshop.

Also, if we have these challenges between us, we can see how we were able to do with the camera settings. If we always correct our mistakes with photoshop, it's hard to see the progress.

Of course the photos you post on Etsy can and should be edited however you like, but for our little photo theme challenge, I think adding a photoshop challenge will really help us grow in terms of learning photography. :DDD

[crankyoldman]

That totally makes sense. And I actually usually only photoshop when I'm trying ot be artsy. XD

[nebulosity]

I actually do a lot more correction in photoshop than I should, so the photoshop challenge should be good for me.

At some point we should have an artsy photoshop theme, but that will have to wait (for me) for a while until I get my photography down a little better, and become more familiar with photoshop. Remember, I've only been using PS for about 2-3 weeks. XD

[crankyoldman]

Oh totally, no rush there. I'm still on PS7, so it's not a challenge for me as much. XD