Happy Holidays!! xx

OMG ONLY 5 DAYS T'IL CHRISTMAS!! 

SAY WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!

Yes, only 5 little days until christmas! 
To me it already kind of feels like christmas from the part of being on vacation and having time to actually relax and totally do nothing! 
Ok maybe not just do nothing, but you know what I mean, to just RELAX.

And also vacation time gives me time to like… Focus on my work and prepare for future projects in the near future.
As for my break so far, I actually accomplished a lot that I wanted to do! First off I managed to fit in a test shoot with a model I met at the Griffe Fashion show! Very lovely lady, and very sophisticated and sociable! We braved the -30 degrees weather to go shoot outside in the snow, which was pretty awesome. And our 3hour shoot actually ended up being a 1hour shoot but hey I got the pictures I wanted and honestly, it was FREEZING!

Secondly, I had an interview with this upcoming lifestyle blogger! My first interview ever, so honestly I kind of feel totally awesome and the girl who interviewed me was amazing! She is a brilliant blogger, very warming and easy to become friends with. As soon as she came in, I felt like I knew her over a century and we connect right away. We just started talking and before we knew it I kind of answered all her questions without her really asking any! 
Ok so I like to talk ok? Nothing wrong with that! 

One thing I found kind of funny was when she mentioned my Tumblr. I haven't touched my Tumblr in like… A YEAR!!! Ok maybe a little less but you know what I mean so I decided the following morning to delete my Tumblr and to redo the whole thing in which I did and it is a lot nicer! And now I will commit to keep refreshing it to make it look nice and lady fashion like! 

And then when I finally re created my Tumblr I was like… Ok… I should probably write a blog… SO I'M DOING IT NOW! 

But you guys all kind of know it takes me a while to write blogs, ok so I'm soooo not a writer and I've been busy with myself and my photography that I haven't had the time to actually give myself time to sit down grab the Mac and write one! 

Which is kind of going to be my NY resolution! 
SPEAKING OF NEW YEARS! Yesterday I bought my NY outfit which was kind of inspired from Gossip Girl(Because my first resolution is to be a lady, with a Gossip Girl inspired wardrobe) and thanks to the beautiful staff of Topshop, I found the perfect dress, with the perfect gold accessories to go with it!

HINT: I have a really nice gold headpiece!

So yeah! And thankfully for me I finished all my xmas shopping in November so December I didn't really had to go shopping which is awesome because the mall is jammed packed and don't even mention about finding parking….

So I hope you all have a great holiday! I will be quite busy starting tomorrow in which I am hosting a friend christmas party dinner, and then Tuesday and Wednesday are family time and then leaving on the 27 to the 2nd to Toronto to visit my father and family from down there!
So I will probably be incognito from the blog point of view but I will try to write something in between the holidays!

Just one thing before I let you guys go and wish you all a wonderful christmas:

Have fun, be happy, don't worry about getting fat during the holidays due to the amazing yummy foods you will be indulging. 
Just be happy, thankful and have an amazing holiday with friends and family, and enjoy relaxing and especially, feel amazing!

Enjoy, xx

Oil changes are important because…..?

Another week begins!

Oh and it's my last week of school until holiday break! Which means CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERRRRREEEEE! 

So I am quite excited for the holidays, I really do need a break from school, having a few weeks to relax, enjoying christmas holidays with family and friends and to work on personal photography projects! Luckily I have found a few models who are down to shoot some projects with me so I am quite excited to practice during the holidays and to shoot! 

But before I start thinking about the holidays I must endure my last week of school and exams. Oh and work! YES WORK! I am working at a restaurant only for three days (last Saturday, this Friday and Saturday) to help out because they are super busy, which I don't mind because I get some money which I can put away in the bank… And I kind of need it! 

So that's good on my part and this morning I had an oil change for my car! (So not important but honestly I needed it so yes I had to write it in my blog) 

OK SO WHATEVER, THE WHOLE ME TALKING ABOUT GETTING AN OIL CHANGE IS BECAUSE OF THIS:

I woke up this morning in bed (duh) hoping for a huge snow storm. I check the clock and realize oh crap, I am late for my oil change. Look outside. SNOW STORM. HECK YES! 

So yeah, I guess the whole purpose of saying to you guys I had to get an oil change this morning seems suddenly very important to the rest of the blog.

Oh shush.

ANYWAYS, a part from my last blog in which I was feeling pretty down, I told myself this week I will feel more positive and start taking care of myself instead of waiting for others to take care of myself, and quite frankly I feel a lot better and I know I'm going through a ruff time, so it's normal to feel sad, but it's also very important to feel happy! 

And this morning, even if I am slowly recovering from a cold I caught from my dear old boyfriend, and I am tired very very tired, I am happy. And right now that's all what counts!

Enjoy,
xo

Lilo and Stitch

Hey dudes,

TGIF! It's friday finally which means we can go out and party and relax until a new week starts up again! Or maybe you guys can go out…. I will just content myself in staying home again…

I know boring, but hey I'm not really going to randomly go out on my own, like I'm not that super sociable person that can just do that, on the other hand I will look like a loner in a corner. Drunk. And so no I will just content myself to stay home cozy and write a blog.

So Finally! Today is the 29th which means I can publish the Black Sheep Fashion December issue photoshoot I did at the beginning of the month! Super excited cause I've been waiting for like forever to publish them because I spent so much time editing them and trying to make it the best of the best for you guys!
I think this is perhaps the best Fashion shoot I've done yet, lots of preparing and the crew was just awesome! Seriously, I've been going through a hard time and spending that day shooting with amazing fashionable people was awesome, just lifted my spirits a little and it means the world to me.

I felt wanted, and I haven't felt important or wanted in a while. So it felt good to be needed for a project where everyone creates something beautiful and I put it all together.

So thanks to Jessica, who is the Creative Director from The Black Sheep Fashion to give me this opportunity because honestly, it just means a lot! A lot more than you can even imagine!

A part from that, I just accomplished week 2 of 4 of exam session. ALMOST DONE GUYS! I honestly can't wait because it's draining me out and I can't wait to be able to focus on personal projects to content myself.

One thing many of my teachers have taught me is to keep doing personal photoshoots because if you just focus on contract work, you will lose your passion of photography and it won't be as much, and I know what he means because with all these exams I haven't had a time to focus on my personal projects and it will feel good during the holidays to just have fun with my camera instead of working on  homework.


So a part from that, this week has been hectic, I also managed to fit in my favourite movie: Lilo and Stitch. 
Ok yeah I know a kid movie, but watching it this week really made me realize why I love it so much. It represents me. I can relate myself to Lilo as being the loner that doesn't really have any friends, no one invites to things and that craves attention… 
Again, I am going through a depression and I realize that the closest friends I thought I had aren't fully there.. And I try contacting back but no one really wants to hang so I kind of wait at home, waiting for someone to perhaps want me in a way. So I can feel important and wanted again.

Lilo adopts Stitch, because she is alone and is sad. As to I who just adopted my little Isaac from a shelter…

It's funny how some movies can relate to you perfectly, it's just like songs. It's fun to always find a song that relates to you, you listen to it over and over and it makes you feel good.

I thought I might share this, not because I want you to feel sad for me, on the contrary, I just need to let it out. Because right now on this Friday night I feel alone and I need someone to talk to, and because no one is here, why not write a blog and let it out, it feels better when you express yourself. 
And after all, I am an artist.

Enjoy,

Holiday vibe

Hey guys!!

Well I hope you all had a good weekend! Over in MTL it was FREEZING! I thought I would be able to go snowboarding again this weekend but it felt like -100 outside so I contended myself to stay home with my cat and boyfriend to just well… Relax!

Oh yeah I got my little M. Minou back Saturday and he is doing great! He still has medication but he's eating and being a cat again, or so I should say dog again! I have come to believe that Isaac is a dog inside a cats body! Umm yes! Because he follows me absolutely everywhere, and whenever I'm in the kitchen (literally every time) He miaows insanely because he wants food. and Saturday night when I made fresh xmas cookies for dessert he was begging to have some.. 
And he is very affectionate, which I can't complain because that's what I wanted, but when you think of it, cats are usually the kind of pet that needs alone time. But not THIS ONE!


Yes, I am slowly becoming a crazy cat lady… Sshhh, it's okay I mean great people in this world are crazy cat ladies! Like… Well Grace! (The Vogue artistic director) DUH! In case you didn't know.


So anyways a part from that I am now in exam time. (I would say exam week but sadly it's not the case considering my exams are on a period of 3 weeks) But to be honest, I'm loving it! Because that's the fun part of studying your passion! The exams become fun and challenging! Every day we have a new photo to deliver and it's so much fun spending time creating your photo and then spending the day in the studio doing your photo and then ending the day with your creation in which you are so proud! 
Last week I had me ''body'' project, in which I had to photograph a body part.
So I decided to base myself with legs, and had my mother come in as a model and my concept was Ballerina, so she had ballerina shoes and she was dancing away as I was photographing her beautiful legs! It was so much fun, and the results show it!

Then I had my natural light portrait exam in which I got to reconnect with an old friend back in grade school which was cool! I got to have a 2 hour photo session and came out with a beautiful portrait in which I had to print out and then we hung it at school to see everyones portraits!

Now this week I am also very excited because Wednesday I have my commercial portrait exam 1 (there are two) and then I have a object exam 1(there are 2 also) So that will be quite fun also!

So a part from that things are quite busy for me, the holidays are soon arriving, my christmas holiday vacation starts on Dec 13, so I'm quite excited to finish and focus a little bit on myself, relaxing and trying to cure my depression. 
Besides, the holidays are such happy times in life that I am excited to be into the christmas spirit! 
Well… I think my christmas spirit started saturday because I wrapped most of my gifts, and now all I need to get is my grandmothers gift, and oh my god I have no clue what to get her. 

But hey, I still have a month right?! :P I like to get all my gifts before December because it's less busy… I even got my little Isaac little christmas gifts for his stocking! (oh my god, I am a crazy cat lady!)

So anyways to this, I hope you all have a great week! And hey! If anyone is interested in family portraits for the holidays, I am a great photographer! Hint* Hint*
Message me if interested and we can plan a fun holiday shoot!

Enjoy, xo

Long time no talk!

Hey guys!!

Okay so it has been a while, what like 2 weeks or so since my last blog?!

I guess you can thank exam week that has been excruciating because I've been running around, stressing out on creating concepts after concepts for my different exams and it is not over yet! So exam week is actually like exam month! My calendar is booked with studying and getting ready for all these projects and stress right now is at a high level.

But then again it's quite exciting because I have never been more creative in my whole life! There are so many concepts for exams I need to accomplish that I have no choice but to keep looking for inspiration images and finding new concepts and now that I have all my concepts I just want to shoot shoot shoot! 

IT'S INSANE! But it's awesome at the same time! 
It's like.. Fashion week, where everything happens at once, and it's incredibly tiring but incredibly exciting at the same time! 

Speaking of. I need 4 more models for December 4th so if anyone is interested message me and we can arrange that! 

Now other than that I also had a fashion photoshoot with the Black Sheep Fashion again at the beginning of the month! This time we shot in the studio and let me just tell you it was awesome!
We collaborated with Bang Couture to shoot their coats and oh my god they are really nice coats! Not to mention our beautiful model who wore them so perfectly! We also collaborated with Joe Fresh for the jewelry and Town shoes for the shoes!

It was a good day of studio work and a lot of fun, I also invited my friend who does videos to shoot a promo video of me and it was really cool to experience that also!

Like you guys might know, I am going through a depression and going back into the studio and shooting what I love the most and being with incredible people just uplifted my heart a bit and made me feel like before!

Also, in case you didn't know I adopted a cat from the SPCA! The sad thing is that he fell sick and I had to bring him back and now he is in hospitalization.. Grr. But the vet told me it is normal for shelter cats to get sick when they get adopted because they get stressed out in the beginning, but good news is that he is doing great! I have visited him a couple of times (I'm going today) and he should be able to come home sometime this week! Which will be great! 

Having an animal with me I think will just help me feel less lonely and make me feel more wanted in the way of taking care of a living thing. 
Plus he is so soft and cuddly! 

So to this, I can not post the photos just yet from the Black Sheep Fashion (I will be able to publish them on Nov. 30th) So until them here is a picture of Isaac, my new little adopted friend!

Enjoy, xo

Long ride to happiness

Hey dudes!

Or I should probably say Happy Halloween! Wooooohoo scarrrrrrrry! Ok well I guess it's okay for me to be scared of being alone in my apartment tonight.

EXCUSE.

But hey I hope you're all having a great night, I'm sadly not celebrating... Well, it's rainy and I had a ruff day and I'm still feeling kind of sick so I guess I will just have to celebrate it this weekend! 
My costume? The Great Gatsby theme! Oh yeah! I look awesome! 

But anyways, a part from that I wanted to write a blog because I had some emotions come out of me all throughout the day and nothing feels better than talking to a dear friend to let it all out. (Legit, I went for dinner with a friend tonight and we talked. ) 
I've been going through ruff patches in my emotional life, going through a little depression from all the stress, and such in my life and it has been kept a secret for a while now. I've been having a lot of ups and downs and today it was a big down down down. 

I feel as if it is important for me to tell you guys because everyone goes through a ruff patch like that and I want you guys to know it's okay, and that you're not alone.

I felt as if I was alone... Even if I have parents and a boyfriend, and friends, I haven't had the opportunity of having a moment where someone could just listen to me and kind of understand and help me a little until tonight. 

I went to dinner with a friend and we talked and it felt really good to let it all out. When we go through ruff patches, communicating with people is the best thing to do. We can't keep it in you, but it's also to communicate to someone who can understand and kind of feel for you.

I think that the biggest problem with people going through depression is that we isolate ourselves and don't talk to everyone, and then when we try to talk to someone we feel bad about talking and we get the impression that no one wants to hear your problems and then you just feel..
Well, you feel suffocated.

And then there's psychologist, but then it takes so long before finding the right one, and even when you have the chance to go, there's still something missing.

I know there's something missing, that's why I'm not feeling right. Perhaps it's the absence of loved ones, or the absence of an animal because I always lived with one.

Falling into depression is so easy and it's getting out the worst part. And it can take a while! 
So the best thing to do, is hang out with the people you love and who love you the most, go out, force yourself to go out, talk it all out with close friends and start thinking positive.

It's a lot of work, and it will take a while to get better, but just imagine how amazing you will feel when you free yourself?!

Snowboarding season is approaching, and as you might know I love snowboarding so hopefully it will help me a lot! 
For now, I just try to be as positive, and work on my photos and try and get contracts and get my name out. 

Also, as a Halloween present to you all, here are some photos I took from the Autumn shoot I did with the Black Sheep Fashion! I really hope you like them, I'm so proud of myself really, and next saturday I will be collaborating with them again! So I'm quite excited for that!!

Enjoy, and be happy! xo 

The most fashionable week in Canada!

WELL GOOD THURSDAY NIGHT EVERYONE!

As you noticed on my FB page, I have posted the photos from Toronto Fashion Week (Ok so the Monday and Tuesdays shows) so that technically means I finally managed to get off Montreal and on a plane to Toronto! HOURRAAAAY!

But I didin't manage to get on a plane Sunday, no there were 60 standby passengers and then I decided to just give up and try the next morning, and as I was getting my checked bag out they lost my suitcase... oh well, it can't really be much worse.

So yes the next morning I got on a plane and was off to the most fashionable week in Canada!
And let me just tell you it was amazing!

Just sitting watching a runway show gives me the thrills just makes me fall harder in love with the world of fashion. And I would just love to thank the Black Sheep Fashion for giving me that opportunity!

Oh and did I mention I was sitting 2nd row right behind Elle Canada?! Sadly I didin't man up to go talk to them but it was still really cool! I guess after a little depressing moment you get a happy opportunity that comes by and gives you a little push.
And being there just gave me an extra push to make me pursue my dream of fashion photography.

So to that, what have caught my eye during those two days? Well, I find the Monday night shows were great although there was a lot of black and white. I love black and white, but for a spring 2014 collection I was expecting a little more colour but no fear! Because the show that caught my eye was the Laura Siegel show in which there were HUGE POPS OF COLOUR! And made my eyes grow bigger than my stomach(you know what I mean) kind of way.

I found out those round hippie style glasses are coming back, I always loved the style but sadly they REALLY don't look good on me so I think I will pass on that note.

I was kind of disappointed in the Travis Taddeo show because I found his collection was very nice but I found he was playing safe, and going with the trend everyone is going for (Cara Delevigne style). But hey there were a couple of the womens outfits I LOVED and would totally wear but I was expecting a little more from him.

And when you go to these events alone sometimes you can feel a little lonely and out of place but I met a lovely young lady who kind of took me in on Monday and made me feel somewhat a little more into my place and excited and less lonely.
She is also a blogger and I invite you to go check out her website: realliferunway.com it is a blog about affordable fashion trends and a whole bunch of other fashion things!

She also made me discover a designer who showed on the Monday night, Pink Tartan who is Joe Freshs wife! She designes pretty clothes a little more Haute then Joe but sooooo pretty! I especially loved her floral pattern dress and skirt which gave a little spring moment that night.

So I could totally just keep talking and talking about my two days in Toronto for hours but come one, I don't want to make any of you jealous :P JKS !

So I had a great time, but even if I am a little sad from missing the rest of the week, I am glad to be back home, to start planing up coming shoots and getting back to school!
And going to the gym! Ok so I did go workout in Toronto but I didin't do my 100% because I had to hurry my workout because my days were full with fashion events, BUT EVEN IF I AM SICK TODAY (yes, I have an ear infection, it really sucks but oh well live with it) I AM GOING! And I'm going to do a good workout, even if I'm going to probably die because I haven't done a decent workout in a week!

So wish me luck to that! And then it just feels good to be home and be with my dear boyfriend and relax!

So here are some photos from Toronto Fashion Week, you can see more on my FB page and I will soon post some up on my website, I'm actually going to be working a little bit on it today and try and change a few things, so I better get going!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Enjoy,

Just waiting.. and waiting.

Hey dudes!

Okay so I thought I would take the time to write a blog considering I am trapped at Montreal airport since 9 this morning hoping to get on a flight to Toronto for Toronto Fashion week. But I guess luck didn't hang around my side today, and having all oversold flights and over 20 stand bys (including me)trying to get on.. Well right now I'm just thinking about heading back home and trying again in the morning.

And that most likely means I would have to sacrifice tomorrow mornings first shoe event in which I was super excited in going!
Oh well, it's life so I can't really get mad because it's not really anyones fault, and right now I will just content myself in writing a blog with a very big headache and an empty stomach.

So Toronto fashion week debuts tomorrow! I'm really excited to be a part of it, perhaps miss the first event tomorrow, but it will be fun to go see the runway and studio shows and meeting people in the industry and especially take pictures!
It's kind of cool because sitting at the airport all day, I've been seeing people dressed up very fashionably going to Toronto which means they are all probably going to TFW. And it kind of amazes me, and the other thing that occurred to me was, well I'm one of them!

Wearing my new Topshop olive green winter coat(Yes I have worn it since this morning and I have no taken it off believe it or not) I feel fabulous!
Well don't we all feel fabulous when we wear new purchased clothes?! I know my boyfriend felt fabulous yesterday when he wore his new Calvin Klein winter jacket.

Oh and he looks so hot in it I couldn't stop looking at him this morning when he wore it while driving me to the airport.

So anyways, I know I am blabling a lot right now, my brain has turned to fuzz and I can't think straight I am so tired oh my god! And yes I would soooo go get a Starbucks right now but my phone died and my phone charger is in my checked in luggage(yeah I know how stupid). And now you are probably wondering well why does she need her phone for Starbucks?! BECAUSE MY STARBUCKS GOLD CARD IS ON IT! And I would spend cash on a coffee but right now I am tight and I would use my gift card I got from my grandma on my birthday.


So yeah, all to that to say I'M TIRED I JUST WANT TO SLEEP!


ANYWAYS. A part from all this, last weekend I made it back into the studio finally, and thanks to SPECS models, I got to use a model for a sophisticated grunge shoot and it was quite fun! Not a very long photoshoot but it was worth it and it felt good to be back in the studio just having fun and practicing on editorials.
And I was quite happy to have my friend, Makeup Artist, to be there and do the makeup so it was pretty cool!

And now this week I will be in Toronto going to the shows, and such feeling the real world of fashion, meeting people in the industry, and finding some inspirations for future shoots.

Well, I have to go now, try and go walk around and find something to do while waiting to get on a plane, but hey I will write soon!

Enjoy, xo

Hard work is finally showing!

Good Tuesday Morning guys!


Hope you had a great thanksgiving weekend (Well to all the Canadians who are reading this of course!) 
I had a great one, where I temped to cook a thanksgiving dinner and I actually succeeded quite well! And to my dear boyfriend who brought a nice apple pie(ok so I hate pie but this one was actually quite good... So maybe my taste buds are just changing which is a good thing I guess). 
And then yesterday we went up north for the day, hiked half way up Saint-Sau, then went for a nice coffee and lemonade at a famous little coffee shop in Saint-Sauveur (It's called Brulerie Saint-Sauveur BTW) where my boyfriend ordered the Whistler, which was a coffee with a mountain of whip cream while I contented myself of a nice homemade lemonade(I wasn't feeling too well, I went for a massage in the morning where she absolutely tried to kill me(ok I have back problems so I have to go to therapeutic massages and those massages hurt you so much but makes your back feel a lot better so)) You get the point right?

I thought so. 
And then we just walked around and then slowly headed back to my apartment where we had pizza and pop corn and watched some LOST.

So yeah, it was a pretty good thanksgiving! 

Other than that, if we go back to the weekend before which was my BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!!!!! That was a very good weekend as well! 
Saturday I spent my morning with The Black Sheep Fashion for my first collaboration photoshoot and had a BLAST! Such a great team and I was so happy about the photos(I can't post them yet because they need to publish them first which will be around Halloween) But I can't wait to post them and to be proud of seeing my work on the net! 

And then I had my birthday dinner with my closest friends and it was a blast! My closest friends are just so amazing towards me and it means the world to see them there and just having a really good night out, I needed a night out and what better than being with the people I love the most and eating good food and just laughing away!

And then, as I mentioned in my past blog, the Sunday where it was 11 degree and rain on my birthday, and indeed it was BUT my boyfriend and I did manage to go up north for the day and then ended the night with ordering Chinese and rented a funny movie! 

So it really was a great two weeks so far! Not to mention what is coming up!!!!
Yess people! 
I kind of kept it a secret until this week, because I wanted to be sure it was going to happen, but I am officially THANKS TO THE BLACK SHEEP FASHION, going to the Toronto Fashion Week Sunday coming up! YES I'M SO EXCITED! 
I am quite nervous tho but it will be absolutely awesome and it's my first time going so this is big! 

So I guess this weekend coming up will be a good one as well! Not a lot of sleep BUT it will be worth it! 

So yeah, 
all my hard work is finally catching up and my name is starting to come out! 

Enjoy,

Finally!

Hey dudes!

So as I promised on my FB page, I would be writing a blog today! 

I have been so busy with school and photo projects that I haven't had my mind up to just sitting down and writing a blog. Crazy as it seems, it's actually kind of hard to write a blog! 

Okay so maybe not incredibly hard, but when you have no inspiration whatsoever it's hard, trust me.

So, to start things off, I had an amazing and SUPER ROMANTIC couples shoot Sunday morning and it was aaaaaaawesome! 
Cause you know, if you haven't noticed I haven't got to taking pictures in a while now, and being the proud owner of a 24-70mm f2.8 (that I just got a couple of weeks ago) I WAS EAGER TO TRY IT OUT! OMG I KNOW RIGHT?!
Seriously, I haven't had the chance to actually use it for a photoshoot until last Sunday! 
Of course I took some cute little pictures(and no there wasn't any selfies.... Ok ... Maybe one or two...) BUT I haven't actually had the chance to use it and let me just tell you after the shoot Sunday I couldn't wait to go edit them and see the magic of my lens!

And clearly it shows! 

ALSO, not to mention I got to photograph one of the cutest couples ever! They were so genuine, sociable, and it was a blast! It's always fun seeing your models(in this case, couple) arrive early, super excited and giving you so much energy during the shoot. 
I think that's one of the biggest things I love about shooting, and the most important part, having models who love to be a model! 

So after that shoot,
my boyfriend suggested we end our beautiful sunny Sunday by going to Quartier Dix30, to go visit Lollipops Paris and go walk around and go for dinner!
Okay so right there you're probably like oh my god, spend a sunny day at a shopping centre..... 

NO SERIOUSLY LISTEN TO ME! Or I should say READ ME: Quartier dix30 is outdoors (ok so obviously the stores are buildings) but the whole scenery is amazing, with fountains outside, and that modern architecture. It's cool to just sit outside and watch people pass by! And the restaurants all have beautiful patios(even rooftop patios) and it's a great place to go! 
Well... Maybe not in the winter when there's like 5ft of snow outside but still! 

So we went, and I got to use my 100$ gift certificate from Lollipops Paris for when I photographed their store opening with Efashionista! AND THEY REMEMBERED ME! They even follow me on Twitter, Instagram and FB! 
It's awesome, and they are so nice! Honestly, their hospitality is the best! AND THE STUFF THEY SELL?!!
The cutest accessory store in the world! I got the chance to get a new wallet(I was so due for a new one) a bracelet and 2 pairs of earrings! So it was a nice visit, and again, the sales associate there was a charm! A true Lolligirl as they say!

NOTE TO ALL YOU FASHIONISTAS: Go visit Lollipops Paris in Quartier dix30(it's on front of the Apple store) because it's worth it!

And well then the week started again! And then I got swarmed with a bunch of projects and such and now I'm just drowning with a head full of ideas trying to create a concept for a school project next week!

And for this weekend? Well it's my birthday on Sunday(in which they announce 11 degrees and rain -__- ) But the Saturday I will be on set for a photoshoot with The Black Sheep Fashion and then my birthday dinner at Rockaberries in which I'm super stoked in eating a truffle cake! 

So Yeah, now I must go back to studying and creating concepts because I am SO FAR BEHIND! As usual. Oops.

Enjoy,

Fall down once, get up twice!

Hey dudes!


Okay so I am very sorry I didn't have a chance to write a blog.. Honestly it feels like forever and proof, when I got on to blogger I had to relog myself in and usually it just logs myself in so ONE CHANCE I REMEMBER MY PASSWORD EH?!

Anyways, so I hope everyone has being doing awesome, Fall has finally arrived in which I'm kind of excited for! I love sweater season and fall fashion is always the most interesting I find.
EXCEPT when there's wind. Yesterday I was wearing a big red hat and I had to hold it down because of the wind all day so eventually I just gave up and left in in the car. 

So since Fashion week what has happened to me?! Well remember how I gave out like a gazillion cards out and talked to numerous people in the fashion industry? Well.... It was cool I really enjoyed the opportunity but I go 0 likes and no one has messaged me since :( EXCEPT ONE PERSON! In which if she is reading this right now THANK YOU TIMES A MILLION! 

So I go a little down there because I was kind of hoping to get a few more likes and maybe an email or two but oh well! It's a tough industry and you fall down once, you have to get back up on your feet and start another way into getting your name out!

And so I did! 

So I decided to send some emails to the people I have met, and I got a response by The Black Sheep Fashion! Just to fill you in, it's only a year and a half old canadian company who blogs about fashion and does many photoshoots all around fashion. They help get designers publicity as well as artists a shout out and I honestly couldn't of fell on a better company to start my career off! 

Jessica, the founder and artistic director met me yesterday and let me just tell you how warming she is. We talked and talked about her company and what she wants to show and the opportunities in being with The Black Sheep and I really felt encouraged and boosted to work with them! 

So here I am this morning waking up with a new team in my head, excited to be working as a photographer and creating pretty art and growing with a company from the very start! 

So things started out a little rough but hey in the end, I got up again and tried another way to contact people and it worked! And it really gave me a boost to keep working and getting in contact with people because this is really something I dream of deeply and to have my dreams come true is my first priority!


And so other than that great news, it's my birthday in less than two weeks! YAY! Finally! It's going to feel good to be 19 finally! I feel like I've been 18 forever, so being able to say 19 instead of 18 is going to feel somewhat more mature than who I am! My father and his girlfriend came to visit me this past weekend to see me before my birthday and it was great seeing them too. It sucks sometime being far away and not being able to come down and they can't ever come down so even if it was on a short period (Way too short to be honest) it was good and felt nice! 

Now it's already 9:30 and I need to go get ready for my shoot today! But hey, this time I PROMISE I WILL WRITE A BLOG SOONER! Hopefully by this weekend!! So stay tuned and PS. My website should be published by the end of this week! :) 

Here is a photo from the Stephanie Lalanne photoshoot I did, I was having fun retouching so here is a edited version of a picture of her! Enjoy,

Stepping into the industry!

Good Morning people!!!!!!

So Montreal Fashion week has officially ended and as much I wish it didn't, it feels good to sleep in and relax for a bit!
I swear it was like non stop, Traveling all over MTL going to conferences, to amazing shows! It was like a dream in a way, to be a part of that weeks full excitement.
It is my first Fashion week! (Well full fashion week, considering I have been to the last february show but only one night) and I cannot wait for the next one!

**Coffee sipping break**

So yeah, and sorry about not writing a blog the Saturday morning (Following up MFW) I was so tired I was sick all day and didn't do much to be quite honest.

So here I am this morning drinking some warm coffee slowly waking up to a nice working at home kind of day and later on hitting the gym to loose a few calories!

Getting back to last week, Thursday and Friday were too show days at l'Arsenal in which it was my chance to shine and give out my cards. It was very intimidating at the beginning because it is truly my dream career and knowing no one at the event and having to go up to complete strangers alone and to present myself well.... It was quite nerve-racking!
I think the thing that got me more nervous was the fact that I HAD to give a good image and talk to people that I might be working with in the near future and that have a step into the fashion industry! It stressed me out so much I was shaking and just the fact that these people are amazing I kept telling myself how I need to sell myself out and well... Hopefully that's what I did!

My ice breaker was a very nice mother and daughter and then it just broke loose, I started talking to people, handing out my cards and trying to make a name of myself.
It was a thrilling experience, meeting people in my dream and future industry and to be able to have a nice conversation with them!
Some of them gave me advice and most of them admired my determination in coming here this week and approaching people!
It was so much fun and let me tell you everyone was so warming and I think that's what I needed. Warm people to help me inspire me and continue in this industry and to make my dream come true!

During the shows, I got to sit front row during a couple of shows which was hallucinating and I even got a present from NISSE(One of my favourite Montreal based designers) and guess what it was?! A SCARF! (FYI. Scarves are my favourite accessory of all time, I literally have a million so it was pretty awesome getting a nice scarf!)
My favourite presentation of Thursday night I am going to have to go with Nisse(Not because I got a gift) But because I found it was very sophisticated, soft and beautiful! It is definitely my style of clothing and I loved the show, every piece really did made me dream!
And then Friday night it was obviously Caroline Constas! It was a real treat having a NY based designer present her line in Montreal and that I was there to see the whole thing!
And just a little FYI, every time a model walked down the runway with one of her pieces I was amazed, wowed out and completely mesmerized! It was amazing. Especially the yellow raincoat I was like OMG I WANT IT!

Maybe one day I will get to meet her in person and perhaps do work with her... Would be pretty cool and who knows where I will be in 2 or 3 years from now!
Now I just need to keep working on getting my name out there and to focus on graduating(APRIL 4TH 2014!!!!) Oh and getting ready for my half year expo which is ...THIS THURSDAY!

Note to self: I really need to start doing my passe partouts for the expo!

So on this note, (And I am quite sorry this blog doesn't have much inspiring quotes and messages it was more about the MFW) here are some pictures from last week I took for fun!

PS. Today I will be working on my website and hopefully it will be published next week!

Enjoy, xo

Only Temporary

Hey guys!!

Well this week is a big week for me! (Okay well not really week.. More like long weekend and week put together!)

With my fashion editorial shoot Saturday morning (omg waking up early, getting down to the city and shooting was quite painful considering I woke up at 6 every morning and that I was kind of looking forward in relaxing and having a late morning) ALTHOUGH it was still pretty awesome because I find that there is no time to not take pictures. The sun was shinning through my studio as my team were preparing and even tho I was quite tired it was fun and I loved it! 

So with that, and being an assistant at a wedding convention for my favourite wedding photographer(Beautifoto, if you have not checked him out on FB you should.) which was today and the last day tomorrow(I'm in bed and my feet are aching from standing in heels all day but hey I missed selling and talking to people so it felt good, and the day passed fast! Really fast which is quite surprising! Watching the whole convention made me dream about having my own wedding one day.. And it was so cute watching all the cute fiancees walking by so happy! 
For my break I couldn't help but walk down the aisles and having the people give me free stuff even tho I wasn't a bride to be(HAHA I signed up for a contest for a honey moon to Paris and I made people believe that my ring was being resized so that I could get a bunch of free knickknacks.) I hope those people don't see me working at the booth tomorrow or... oops! 

But oh well, seriously, I'm a girl and girls do that, we like pretty things and why not get free things!?

AND WITH THAT COMES MONTREAL FASHION WEEK! Which starts tuesday so I really don't have a day off considering tomorrow is Monday and I will be at the wedding convention!
But hey it's all good because I have been waiting for MFW since last february so honestly I am so excited! 
As much as I can get shy around fashion people I told myself that I will give out my cards and try and get my name out there! And I will oh I will for sure!
I have to, honestly.

So I won't have a easy week also considering I have college thursday and friday to top it off!
But again, it will be exciting!

And from all the depressing emotions who are pouring into me lately(like honestly I don't get it because usually I'm super happy and these days I've been depressed, watery eyes for nothing and just feeling crappy) I think a busy week like this will make my emotions go away(alright well I really sure hope it does because I can't take it anymore!)

But let me just tell you my depresses(so not a word I think) quickly went away (well not completely but a huge part) when I got home from Montreal and saw a little cute note my boyfriend wrote to me with a kinder surprise egg. OMG CUTE I KNOW RIGHT?! Seriously, and from the fact that lately I've been going through financial problems and opening my fridge finding out my boyfriend stocked up my fridge with food INCLUDING some sushi for dinner?! Oh hell my eye started watering..

I think that is the nicest thing anyone has done for me. By far. 
And I feel bad in a way but it was so nice, and thoughtful. And not seeing him at all this weekend makes me miss him even more!
Like some people say ''You need to catch the right fish in the sea'' Well I did. I really did, and I'm so happy to have found him.

It also made me realize in a way how lucky and far I have came since last year. Last year I was dating a schmuck, I was no where near my dream in photography and I was quite sad! Now I have a caring, amazing boyfriend, my career is slowly working its way up, I have a caring family, great friends! 

My life is finally shaping into what I have dreamed a few years back. And so much more. And this is just the beginning.

Maybe I feel depressed these days, but it's just temporary, and the best thing for me right now is to stay surrounded by loving and caring people and to focus on my art. 

Thank you,

and enjoy,

Hard work, well keep working!

Good Monday afternoon dudes!

It's not everyones favourite day of the week not to mention it's a gloomy humid day today just to top it off but hey when you think of it there's only 4 more days until friday and we get to paaaarty! 
Okay well maybe not for me considering I have an early fashion studio shoot saturday morning, and also due to the fact I have a pretty boring social life consisting of staying at home, editing photos and working on my future website.

Oh say whaaaat?!! Did you just read future website?! 
Yes you did indeed! I have officially bought my name ''Alex C.D photography'' (It's totally a copyright so you so can't steal it) (Like you were going to actually steal it) and I have bought my website in which it should soon be published! 
Once I figure out how to post pictures on it.... Seriously it's so complicated, why don't they just make it easier for less smart people like me. 

So if tomorrow morning fails at loading pictures I'm going to call them and find out how to do so because I really can't wait to publish it! This is huge for my career and I'm very excited to have my own website and become legit!

So a part from watching Miley Cyrus VMA performance this morning(In which I'm totally like.... violated about) (Seriously... I admire her for being different and being risky but last nights performance was just too risky and it was kind of a disgrace to women...) We get it, you want to change your image and not be the little goody Hannah Montana, but you didn't have to pull a stunt like that off.. 

Oh well, again, it is not my problem, my eyes were a little hurt after watching but I managed to do some photoshop after in which healed my eyes just about to a 100%.

So a part from all that I hope you had a great Monday! I had to get up early and go get transcripts from my old College and send them to my scholarship fund in which I'm crossing my fingers it works out and I get my fund money in soon... Let's just say I kind of REALLY need it!!

And then I went to my local camera shop in which I reserved a lens for this weekends shoot and talked to the sales lady about flashes. (My next big add on to my family: Canon flash 600 ) So excited, it's a professional portable flash and it's going to help me get better images on my onlocation shoots!! 

Other than that I have been sending messages to various fashion companies, I sent my family portrait shoot to my client and such.

It was a pretty docile day and honestly sending emails, sending pictures in and visiting camera stores makes me so excited and professional. I finally feel ready in starting my business and I know it's going to be terribly hard to get my name out and really start getting good contracts but that's a part of self employment. And even if right now I'm struggling pretty hard financially, my heart still flows in fashion photography and I know if I keep pushing myself someday it will happen, I will get a good big contract and finally start getting known! 

And plus when I think about it, I have come so far already! I've had a couple of contracts, I have been getting my name out there, I have been invited to Montreal Fashion Events and most of all, my talent has been getting a lot better and going to my dream school just makes my life so much more happier and funner! 

So it will come, I just need to keep up the hard work and have my fans support me and help me get other people interested in my work! But I truly believe I will go far.

And from that I have a busy week, getting some clothes and styles ready for my photoshoot this saturday... I'm really excited I'm going to have a makeup and hair stylist. And a model from SPECS of course! So it will be very interesting and exciting at the same time! 
And obviously after it's Montreal Fashion week! In which I'm even more excited! 
Can't wait to see Ralph Leroy's and Martin Lim's collection and meet many interesting people. And oh GET MY NAME OUT! 

PFFT. I feel fabulous on this Monday even tho I have no makeup, in a workout suit and super greasy from the gross humidity. Oh yeah I signed up to a gym, so guess who's going to get ripped soon? Hahaha Enjoy dudes, and have a great week xo

This girl is on fire

Good Monday morning everyone, 

''THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE!'' Yes, I am listening to Girl on fire by Alicia Keys and honestly every time I listen to this song it makes me dream on having a beautiful voice like hers. 

Or to have a beautiful voice like that and made that song and become famous.

Yeah that sounds a tad better doesn't it?

Anyways, so another beautiful weekend has passed! Seriously last weekend felt like a bit of summer coming back and let me tell you I was busy!

I had a fashion editorial shoot on Saturday morning for my half year expo (In which I'm super excited about but super nervous because I hope JUST HOPE my photos will look nice and people will like them!) 

And my photoshoot was awesome just sayinnnnnnnnnnn! Seriously, my two really good friends helped me out! Sabrina in which she was the makeup artist AND model(I love the shoot because it made her look a little like an Grease character in a way and suited her really nice) and Cinzia which was the hair stylist and in some ways my assistant in which she gave me cool ideas and helped me out with the set!

I only had time to shoot for an hour but I got really good shots and I'm super happy about the photos, I literally spent my whole saturday night editing so I could post them on FB. (I'm such a girl I know.) I think what made the shoot worth wild tho was working with amazing people, and really close friends. We gather and make beautiful fashion art and just enjoy our moments and time goes by fast, and it's fun and I absolutely will put this shoot in my top 10 so far. 

Considering I haven't done that many photoshoots you know what I mean!

So after that.. , Well honestly I don't even remember what I did. Oh yeah.. I edited edited edited, and then had a nice dinner party with my boyfriend and his friend and girlfriend in which ended up in a frisbee game in which I totally suck at playing.

There's something about that object(Frisbee of course(I don't even know if it's spelt like that) ) that I just can't seem to throw properly. And again, is it even called ''throwing a frisbee'' or is it ''Glide a frisbee'' 

I don't even know...

Note to self: Google the sport of frisbee and find out what is the proper word for ''throwing a frisbee''.

And then Sunday morning I met up with my love to Starbucks for a nice morning coffee and went to the biodome! SICKKK I KNOW! (In case you don't know what the biodome is, it's like a zoo but indoors and you walk through the exhibits, and monkeys can fall on you and stuff, it's really cool!) And then ended the night going out to Montreal with two friends to go celebrate the last day of the Italy Festival in Montreal! 

So yeah I had a very exciting weekend, and it does feel good to relax a bit and enjoy the next two days before getting back to school and all!

Now the photos below are from my photoshoot Saturday! To view more go check out my FB page! :)

Enjoy,