I need to set aside time to ACTUALLY edit some photos for fun. Stuff I’ve shot over the last 5 years that has simply SLIPPED between my fingers!
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peligro:
Really awesome photos! 💗
elegantorchid:
@peligro thanks so much!!
What Am I Best At? I'm going to sound incredible big headed when I say this but... I'm good at just about everything I try. I remember being in high school and finding out I was half decent at photography. Even my teacher admitted that while I wasn't GREAT at taking pictures... I was abnormally good at developing and editing. The art of photography is...
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elune:
That was interesting to read, thank you!💕
I’ve always been that heavier guy… I hear skinny friends; the guys with dimples on their lower backs. The guys with six packs whose muscles bulged when they did just about anything. I always wanted to be one of them.
Getting out of my marriage, I had a little time where I could easily blame letting myself slide from military weight (175 with 15% body...
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rubymoon:
Let's do it! 💪
It happened again. My son broke his arm. A second time… now his right arm has had the radius, ulna, AND humerus bones broken. This time he was playing on the monkey bars at school and fell.
It happens, kids fall and get hurt… their bones heal. Their tears dry, and the sun shines again.
BUT.
As a father, being helpless to fix the problem
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rare:
Hope he recovers soon! <3
elegantorchid:
@rare he’s doing REALLY good!! Of course he has the added trauma of counting down the days until he has to go stay with his mom (4 days and counting). We’re down to just ibuprofen so I’m VERY happy with his recovery!!
Depression is something that has been a lifelong struggle for me. What really pisses is me off is as I am finding fire after fire to add to my soul... I still continue to struggle to get out of bed. Body positivity, fighting against sexual assault, sexual empowerment... these are all things that are SO deeply rooted in who I am. My reason for breathing...
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I was having an argument the other day with my girlfriend about the difference between body positivity and physical attraction.
(In picture: Girlfriend, Savannah)
The premise of our conversation turned argument was whether our culture body shaming women for having certain shapes has affected our attraction to certain body shapes and whether that attraction is physically rooted or culturally taught.
As an art nude photographer,
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ajalla:
it's a really interesting blog, a necessary discussion too, I liked it! I just think that thinness is not always synonymous with health but I would say it's just something to add, not a matter of right or wrong
elegantorchid:
@ajalla I agree. Even if you look at physical quality, you are missing 3/4 of the equation of what makes human life worth living. My point of view is that a balance between physical, mental, spiritual wellness as well as joy are all necessary parts of a well balanced life. We must take into account good days and bad days… heck I suffer from manic depression, depending upon where I am in my swing I might be super fit or super sluggish. I wish THAT was a public part about being a celebrity or an international model. It should be.
I’m looking through my concepts and thinking about what I want to shoot this summer. I DEFINITELY need more beach shoots!! So. What’s the best beach set you’ve seen??
(Photos for fun… the stuff I shot last summer)
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elegantorchid:
@rare to be fair, I learned everything I know from Channing Tatum lol
rare:
@elegantorchid makes sense hahah!
So I’m thinking about my life and my dreams and I’m realizing that my goal for the summer is to get fit. Not JUST to be hot (though that will be nice too) but so I can travel and do scheduled shoots!
So I’m taking the rest of the summer to get myself into a general shape other than unwell. I’m scheduling shoots through Tampa...
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