Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
Portraiture
17Apr2008 Filed under: I Like To WatchHow can I say this? Lately, I’ve been feeling proud of my portraits. It’s become a part of my job, and I’m really enjoy it and trying to not look like the totally clueless self-trained bumbler that I am. It’s slow going, but I feel like I’m getting better and have less results that I’m just like “oh, oops. FAIL!”
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, is in bookstores now.
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jennifer
April 17th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Hi Ariel,
You should be proud!
What, may I ask, are you using to display the pictures in your blog?
Thanks,
J.
Ariel
April 17th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
http://flickrslidr.com/
Lu
April 17th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
They were good to begin with and they just keep getting better. So of course you should be proud of them!
Serene
April 17th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I’ve been totally swooning over your flickr stream. You should be DAMN PROUD. Your photography has gotten straight up amazing. Mad props.
lucy
April 18th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Hey lady! You’ve got the gorgeous touch. What apparatus are you using to take those lovely, lovely portraits?
lily
April 18th, 2008 at 7:04 am
CAMERA NERD!
One of the many reasons why I heart you.
Photo-opp walkabout soon?
xo
Lucy
April 18th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Gorgeous work, Ariel!
Marieka
April 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I’ve been lurking for a while, but your photos compelled me to post for the first time. Your photos of your cousin were just breathtaking, and the slideshow that you posted today had some beautiful shots as well. You are so talented!
Ariel
April 18th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Thanks so much to everyone for all the sweet words.
Lucy, most of my portraits are taken with the Canon EOS Digital Rebel I bought used on eBay, but you can always get exact specifications by looking under “Additional Information” in the right column of the Flickr page, and clicking “More properties” which will give you a page like this.
Cerise
April 18th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I’ve really enjoyed looking at your portraits, Ariel, and this slide show was gravy. Thanks for the many smiles.
hope
April 18th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
The colors in your photos are always so visually pleasing. Beautiful!
Alyce
April 18th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
That photo of Sassafras in the raincoat with the blue wall behind is teh cute. I would put that in my office and everyone would be nice to me.
The colors and vibrancy in the pic of the girl/woman on the green grass and the multi-hued leaves is lovely.
You have every right to be proud.
Maggie
April 19th, 2008 at 8:32 am
These are fanTASTic! I’d forgotten that you were the one who took that gorgeous pic of Avo at Shambhala…it’s been gracing our fridge photo collage for some time now. Lovely eye you have for portraiture - something I haven’t quite mastered yet! You go girl!
Tamara
April 20th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Hi love,
Been wayyyyy too long since we have communicated, I am still an electrolicious voyer. I am so in love with your photos, I was like, ‘I need that camera!’ then realized after I purchased a new one that it’s all you!!! I want you to take my next pregger pics. Beautiful every single one, I always look at them all even though I know virtually no one. Miss you and dre, hope to meet sassy one day. T