Astrid Adventures

Killarney

Ciara aka Model Adventurer took me to Killarney and helped me shoot these photos. It took me so long to post because there are so many good ones! I still have more to edit that I would've loved to post, but I was struggling with the right edit. Hopefully, I'll get to post them another time.  I also posted a few of Ciara that I took. See if ...

Couch in Montreal

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post this month. I've been traveling in Canada, and had so much to edit from Canada. I often don't have a system of posting scheduled months in advance because I prefer being able to give a live update. I got out of Canada recently, though I originally planned to stay longer.  I knew I needed to cut it s...

A Short Tour of a Vineyard in Zurich

I don't quickly associate vineyards and Zurich, but I really liked this vineyard just outside the city. Zurich was the nicest city I visited in Europe I think. Though I did like a few of the others for different reasons. It helped that there was some rain and it made the weather more enjoyable in Zurich than elsewhere. Zurich was the cleanest ci...

Moody Contrast

I was having a moment that I needed to open up about. I felt like I had all this pent up emotion, but not a lot of words to get it out. I remembered how much modeling is my release. The contrast with the lighting was something I was playing with.  This kind of lighting is always a bit sharp and I've been open about how it can often make me ...

A studio in Berlin

I was excited by the natural light and amazing backdrop. I've been trying to play with levels more, so I brought in a stool. I guess I don't own a stool myself, but I've modeled with them frequently. The height of this one was interesting. I could do more with my legs and torso since it was taller than I'm use to but not too tall for my feet to ...

Copenhagen Underwater

After a really hot day of walking around Copenhagen the water felt amazing. Getting out was cold though!

Anonymous

After this month's creative self portrait set, I ended up being inspired to create a figure set with just anonymous poses. What do you think?

Mississippi BnB

Sorry it's taken me so long to post these. It's always one thing or another coming up in life, and then I hate to write a description when I'm too distracted. 

This BnB in Mississippi was beautiful. I love the old vintage furnishings. I'm so inspired by places well decorated and I wish I could be more that person myself. I think I've ...

Into the Cherry Blossoms

I remember it was hot and I was sweating. I felt gross and the sunshine was harsh. I struggled to find an angle of these trees that didn't have my car or the guard rail in the background. That's art sometimes. Even in the most perfect location there is a little work to find the right composition. I was surprised I got so many photos in focus. Wi...

Toga Look

So glad I used this Toga before I accidentally stained it. But now I'm hoping to dye it orange. It'll be a new look entirely. I think it might be cheesecloth sewn together, and I love it. The texture on it is great. I like that it can be draped repeatedly and still show many layers. It's also a bit stiff, and this really gives it the look of mov...

Reclining and benches

I hadn't realized until now that I haven't done any reclining sets. I just got this bench though and I feel like it works great for it. Not all of these are reclining. I'm still a bit long. This was actually a really nice set. It came so easily. The lighting is of course some simple contrast. I'm getting more into it. I think the problem with si...

India

I've been in a rushed state for a while now. At first I was cloudy from burn out and now I'm overwhelmed from all the porjects I dropped during recovery. I'm not sure why I burned out. I've found that despite my passion for modeling, my body and mind can't always keep up. It's what's made me consider a new career. I want to keep modeling forever...

Self Portraits in a Foreign Hotel

I would love to post a whole story about my adventures this last month. Unfortunately I am so jet lagged from the plane flight, I'm not fully in my right mind. Here is an I-O-U for my travel stories. What are you interested in hearing about? Qatar, India, Mexico or all of them?

Happy Be-Lated Valentine's Day

I know I planned to post these on Valentine's Day. I was fighting a lot of jet lag and exhaustion. I'd just arrived home on a 16 hour flight from India. It was a beautiful trip. I didn't do much. It was much more like a vacation, but I tried to take some photos. I wish I'd taken more to be honest, but I live and learn from the experience. <...

Apartment in Philly

Practiced with my own camera in Philadelphia. I'm not sure what style I'm going for, but I think at least my own style is making itself. 

Practice with contrasting lighting

Loved the drama in this, but then a whole side of my body disappears into the shadows. I don't mind it. I could try adding another light to fill a bit. I want to practice with lighting more, but I know to do so, I'll need to buy more lighting equipment since I'm not quite set up to use my others. I have the lights but not a lot of way of control...

Birthday Demon

For my birthday month, I did a demon set. I'm working on my own art piece with this set. It might take me a while, but it'd be awesome to post for my birthday if I can. I'm using a photo for a composite. It is something I've wanted to learn more of. And since I'm learning I'm not pushing myself too hard to get it right quickly.

I did try a...

My 2022 and 2023 goals

I want to become a better artist this next year. I want to push myself to take better self portraits. Currently I'm practicing new editing styles. I really enjoy the editing process when I can find the time. I have a lot of work to edit, so I have a lot of practice with. I'm thrilled with this set. I don't usually edit in bnw. I'm usually so att...

Harp- Reference Set

Set up with natural light. I think I have to try this again with different setting one day. I moved my set up to next to my window so I could get more natural light. It turned out mostly fine, but I was a bit limited on space. Instead of multiple photos of my playing the harp, I went with a range of poses including the harp, but let me know what...

Autumn Waterfalls

It feels so strange it took me so long to edit these. I was pretty convinced they wouldn't when I took them, but they looked so beautiful on the back of my camera. The ideas kept flowing for me though, and unfortunately my laptop is having a harder and harder time keeping up. I'm problem solving. I took time off from touring this Falla nd winter...

Witchy refrence photo set

I wasn't entirely sure how I planned to make this set. I recently listened ot a podcast on the history of witches and it made this concept tricky. I went for the classics obviously. Apparently witches have been around since Ancient Eygpt though, so there are a lot of ways to represent them and this could be a whole series.  As I began model...

Trying to decide on this month's reference set look

I thought about doing something themed for Halloween with the reference sets ($10+). Do you all have an opinion of what look?

How about a canyon

I went to Arizona and Utah early this month for modeling. Along the way I got a few photos here and there. I complain a lot about the dryness out there. I find it so uncomfortable though. Although it is something I could probably get use to with more lotion and a nasal spray. 

The rocks are impressive. I think the pink and purple tone...

The Red Candle

I didn't realize I had taken so many of these and how many turned out good so I have even more I could edit. These are light edits to fix the color and keep the details. I've been wanting to work on a candle series of photos, but I need practice to get the lighting right. I might do that one day. This feels so perfect for Halloween. I intend to ...

Mermaid in the Desert

I love these pasties by the Pastie Chef. I've always wanted shells that stay on like they do in the fantasy art. I've been slowly working on my "mersona" as the mermaid community calls it. I like mermaids, but for artistic reasons I love having a mermaid persona. It's about what ther mermaid stands for (at least in my mind). A water spirit or ny...

Bodyscapes

I think I've always liked bodyscapes, so I used this month as an excuse to try them out. I know it's near the end of the month. I always find a way to stay as busy as possible. I've always been like this. It's probably a time management problem, but I also always want to seize every opportunity as it comes. As I get older, the opportunities star...

Out West

Obviously, these are from last year.  This is Page, AZ along the side of some road at sunset. The sunsets and sunrises are the most beautiful. I love the pinks and purples. It's so different from home which are various shades of greens and blues. During the brightest parts of the day the colors are blue and pale orange. It is a kind of look...

Thank you! I'm back

Okay, I'm headed back to posting this month. Thank you so much for staying on while I needed a break. I hope no one was unintentionally charged during that time. I think I'll continue as normal. I'll post a set of images for my $5 tier and a set of references images for my $10 tier. I still have availability for monthly figure art sessions for m...

Photo set by Greyson Carlyle

The next few months might be a bit of a struggle for posting so I'm suspending Patreon's ability to charge anyone after May! I hope to be back in the near future, but I want to focus on some other avenues of my creativity. I noticed a lot of pressure on myself ot produce a lot of quanitity instead of quality.  It has actually been a great p...

Abstracts

The next few months might be a bit of a struggle for posting so I'm suspending Patreon's ability to charge anyone after May! I hope to be back in the near future, but I want to focus on some other avenues of my creativity. I noticed a lot of pressure on myself ot produce a lot of quanitity instead of quality.  It has actually been a great p...