60's Glam Housewife

As promised, I'm uploading some more from the 60's portraits. I was titling this shoot "60's Glam Housewife." I felt Allie did a great job showing this, and had the attitude perfect to portray it.

Gloating

I know, I know... I fell off the face of the planet for a couple weeks.
Meanwhile, I was CREATING. I am so insanely proud of how this came out. Not exactly what I was envisioning, but I discovered many, many new things as it went along and I experimented. I will upload more later, I promise. For now, I spent 4 hours editing, and I am marveling at my handiwork.

Sorry to gloat.

MUAH: Chrystelle
Model: Allie Gerhardt

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I took this photo of my boyfriend's sister during my 4th quarter Fashion & Beauty class (nearly 6 months ago). It's been one of my favorites ever since.

Aqua Net - Final Ads

So remember when I posted that photo of the curly-haired beauty? I finally got my hands on the final ads, and I couldn't be more in love! I'm posting them below.

Thanks so much to Stephanie Del Rosal for great art direction, and the beautiful copywriting by Caitlin Brett.

Model: Amberlynn Pope

Model: Andi Mints

Model: Nikki Hall

Winter Quarter 2014

   At this point in the day, I have completed 3 out of 4 "first classes." It's gone well so far, and I am completely STOKED about every single class this quarter... That's rare.

Photoshop and retouching, still life, portraiture, and business/marketing. There literally is nothing better. So excited about what this quarter holds.

A few things, I need y'all's help...
  I've been thinking about what my brand is, and who I want to be when I get out of school. I'm attaching my logo below. What do you guys think? Keep? Trash? I want some feedback of what YOU think about it. Everyone that I've asked has been close to me, and therefore pretty biased. I need you to tell me what you think.

You can comment below, or shoot me a message on the contact tab of my website (http://www.laughbox.co/#!contact/con8) 

Thanks so much for everyone's support. And feedback is very appreciated.

New Year, New... Photos!

I'm so excited about this year and all the amazing things it holds.
To start it off, I was able to photograph my aunt and uncle, who came to visit all the way from California. They wanted some updated pictures, since I was "more professional now," in my aunt's words. At any rate, I had a blast, and was very proud of some of the outcomes.

We started, firstly, at a mill here in Fayette county - Starr's Mill. A charming old mill, that is barn-door RED. We had a good time there, then just as the sun was setting, we made our way down the street a ways, to Downtown Senoia! I was pretty bummed that we didn't get to spend more time there. We had a lot of great ideas, but the sun was obviously ready to call it a night (literally). So we made what we could of it, and I made what I could of the photos. This one was taken when it was almost black outside. Besides what light I had coming from street lights/car headlights, they were not even visible. Thank the Lord for high ISOs and Lightroom!

Of course, the highlight: My favorite from the session!

From our second stop in downtown Senoia!

The full session can be viewed, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ttorisilvaa/sets/72157639382642494/

NEW Year!

Happy New Year! 

For probably the 238947765th time you've read and heard it today.

I'm excited about 2014. It's definitely going to be a year of growth, and progress. Many changes coming!

   Definitely one of the most exciting things happening this year... I graduate from The Creative Circus in September! Graduating is such a weird concept to me. I will only be a fresh 20 year-old. At school, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm so young comparatively. I still can't get over the thought of how close it is that I'll be graduating from my college. And that's where the "growth" part of 2014 comes in. So much growing up to do, and lots of figuring out to figure out.

I want to thank all of my fans, supporters, family, and friends for a fantastic year. Not only for my photography, but as a person.

Here's a couple highlights from my year:

• Completed my first year at The Creative Circus
• Celebrated two years with my boyfriend
• Faced moving to Sacramento, but SIKE - we didn't
• Shot many of my "firsts" (engagement, fashion, tabletop, etc.)
• Joined a new church.
• Grew. I grew so much. And learned so much.

So thank you. For any part you played, or didn't play. Reading this is taking part. Happy New Year.