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,

Working with passion

Good Monday morning everyone,

Yes Monday, what a beautiful day of the week, the best day of the week! NOT.

Okay well I shouldn't be complaining too much on Mondays because usually it is a pretty relaxing day for me. Waking up, having a cup of coffee and getting my week organized with my photography and finding new inspirations, going to appointments etc etc. So yeah I really shouldn't be complaining but still... It's Monday and Monday is always a tiring get back to the usual kind of day!

My weekend consisted on having a fun photoshoot with a good friend I haven't seen in forever! In which she is a makeup artist and we were having a fun photoshoot while talking about future projects in the next few weeks about fashion photography, and then to end the day we went to the Keg for a few drinks with another good friend and enjoyed the night! 

And then well Sunday my boyfriend and I went to the zoo, in which I was so excited I could barely stand still and I was literally running from animal to animal snapping pictures and acting like a little child! 

So you could say I had a great weekend! 

And now my vacation time has officially come to an end as I go back to college this wednesday(I'm so excited to go back honestly it felt good to be on vacation but I'm just eager to get back and learn new things!) And to start getting back into the studio will feel good! And as you read a little earlier about talking to my friend about upcoming projects, well it's all starting this week as we speak! I'm finding inspirations today and sending them to her, and hopefully tomorrow I can go pick up the clothes and such and start planning the photoshoot! I'm not saying too much right now but it's going to be a fun editorial kind of fashion shoot and I'm just so excited to shoot so I'm going to make this photoshoot a great one!

The other good thing and why I am so excited for this upcoming project is because I'm working with her and another great friend and it will feel good to be all three of us, working together and just having a fabulous fun time! It's always better and funner working with really great friends and not just working, but doing my passion!

Because face it, my fashion photography isn't really work(well technically yes it is my job, my career) but I love it so much and it's my passion that it doesn't even seem like a job. And I think that's one of the most important things in life, to have a career in which you love. To wake up in the mornings and be excited to go to work instead of being sick of your work. 

And that's why I'm turning my passion into my career and I will never regret my decision, even if I end up poor, I will be rich because I will be happy with my career and proud!

So yeah, either way I win in happiness! :)

Anyways, here are some photos from my shoot last Saturday with my friends, also have a great week everyone xo

Let go and be young again

Well GOOD THURSDAY MORNING DUDES!

Just two tiny days before the weekend, we can do it! Well technically I am still on vacation, but to be honest I don't feel like on vacation due to the fact that I've been having a pretty busy week with trying to get my name out, going to a interview, getting my business cards made(In which they should be at my door either today or tomorrow!) and a bunch of other things like that.

So yes I am quite excited for the weekend, in which I will be spending Saturday with a lovely friend talking about an upcoming fashion shoot and then going out to go dance for the night! Being so busy with photography, I haven't really had the time to actually go out and dance etc so hey why not go out for a night with close friends and just have fun? I feel like an old granny who goes to bed at 9 and wakes up at 5 every morning with a daily routine so I think it's time for my 18 year old body to actually feel 18 and go out and enjoy a good night out!

I find some people just grow old too fast and try to mature faster than they really are and only think of work. Which is my major problem... A side from eating messy at the restaurant...
We won't get into the restaurant part, although let's just say I should consider taking proper eating classes because whenever I go to the restaurant I feel like a pig with food all over my face.. And honestly I don't even know how I manage to get dirty and eat sloppy it must be just... A fact of my little life.

ANYWAYS, all that to say that if you are like me, YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO WORRY ABOUT WORK 94-7 RIGHT NOW, GO OUT HAVE FUN BE A TEENAGER OR YOUNG ADULT WHATEVER YOU ARE AND HAVE FUN. Because if you don't you will kind of truly regret it when you hit 50(no offence to the 50 year olds I'm just speaking hypothetically). 

So September is now almost here! Okay well it's only the 8th but September is still coming up and I'm pretty stoked because in a month it will be Montreal Fashion week(In which I'm begging to be able to go) and then in two months it's my birthday(In which I feel like I've been 18 for over a decade) and that fall is coming which means FALL FASHION! (In which I totally just bought the cutest fall jacket at Winners and now I need to think about getting fall boots or something to match it.) So yes, maybe this summer wasn't the best(Temperature wise) But I'm sure this fall will be a lot better.

Speaking of which August 30th, if you live in Laval or Montreal area, there will be an AMAZING store opening up! (Well technically 3, one in Carrefour Laval, one in Fairview and Eaton Centre in Montreal) And it is called Aritzia, in which is my FAVOURITE store in the whole wide world! I still remember the first time I went at the fairview mall in Kitchener with my grandma and she got me the cutest tank top ever! 
Basically Aritzia is a clothing boutique based in Vancouver and the clothes sold in their stores are their own brands! Isn't that cool?!!! And what's even cooler about it is that every store is different with different decor etc. 
So be sure to mark it down in your agendas ladies(I'm saying ladies because it is an only girl clothing store but hey dudes, feel free to also stop by and buy something for your honeys hey hey ;) )
I sure will be there on opening day, and buying a couple of things, speaking which they have the best leggings ever! TNA leggings, honestly they last forever and they are SO COMFTY! 

Anyways, here is an auto-portrait I took of myself during this week. All this week I've been dying to get back into photography but everyone was busy so why not do an auto-portrait instead right?! 
I like this picture and especially in black and white. I also love the way my face is hidden which gives it a little fashion style and artsy side to it. The whole idea of hiding my face in this picture is because I feel hidden from the world. Like if I'm there and trying to get my name out, but sadly I'm still hidden away in this huge world. It also gives a touch of sensuality and sexiness with the cute satin robe giving it the typical sophisticated lady wear, waking up in the morning with nothing but a nice Victoria's Secret satin robe with soft skin. 
HMM dreamy eh? 

Enjoy,