Its been awhile…don’t you think so?

Well I know it’s been awhile since I made a post. A lot fo things have happened and life has just been busy wit a dash of unexpected surprises. But all is good and I just wanted to post a few shots of some of my recent work. The heat is killing me already and it’s barely June! This summer is going to be sick hot and I am not looking forward to it. I’m house sitting for five days so I’m taking the time to catch up on some things. This blog being one of them

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Photo Number Five

Blogging. Boudoir. Badassness.

As everyone know good ol Valentines Day is creeping its head around the corner. Then before you know it….BAM it’s here. I know for a fact there are people who just despise Valentines Day. So this is probably not for you. If you’re looking for something to give your special someone then check out my Boudoir Packages

Boudoir Sample #1

Boudoir Sample #2

Boudoir Sample #3

Boudoir Sample #4

Boudoir Sample #5

Boudoir Sample #6

Mini Femme Flesh Session

$100.00 dollars

One hours

3 wardrobe changes

6 edited photos from your session on a CD

Femme Flesh Session

$200 dollars

2 hours of shooting time

6 wardrobe changes

12 edited photos from your session on a CD

Ultimate Femme Flesh Session

$300 dollars

3 hours of shooting time

Unlimited wardrobe changes

20 edited photos from your session on a CD

Click the link to see my Boudoir Gallery on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamartinezduh/sets/72157622318981262/

Boudoir Photography is my favorite. It’s the one that I can basically just let loose and be me when I shoot. I can push that fine line as much as I want. Challenge my self and my client. Create an intimate moment that will last you and your loved one a lifetime. If all goes well then one day boudoir will be all I shoot. It’s a Goal I plan on meeting face to face. Heres my email if your interested in a shoot. JessicaMartinezDuh@gmail.com

I started a 365 project on 01.01.11 and so far I have kept up with it pretty well. I’m trying to take the photos that day, instead of using old photos. I think that’s really the challenge to me. Not actually posting a photo a day because I already was doing that. They just were not part of a project. So this year I challenged myself to do it this way and not CHEAT. I already wanted to cheat twice and I’m only 22 days into the project

I follow other people on Flickr who are doing 365 projects. That’s what got me to do mine this year. Flickr is addicting it’s worse than chocolate. Well almost worse but the point is Flickr is an awesome site for photography lovers. If that’s you then you might wanna check it out if you haven’t yet. But if you slightly cool then you probably already did! I’m going to bring you up to date on my 365 because I’m pretty proud of some of these images. Who knows you may just love them. alright here goes it. Ok so somehow my boudoir sample pics and pics of Clarisa are in the slideshow too….BOO!  But I don’t have time to fix it so first you will see my Boudoir pics which is like 6 of them. Then pics of Clarisa and then my 365 photos after her. Blah the slideshow WAS a good idea when I thought of it lol

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So that is my 365 up until yesterday. I haven’t taken my photo for today just yet. I have been cleaning my room and editing photos all morning. This year I promised my self I would be more organized this year in every aspect of my life. I have to be or my damn future is doomed to hell. All my big plans for this year are starting to take shape slowly but surely. Come March I will be starting on my personal projects as planned. Just need a few more things go as far as equipment. I have so many ideas and not enough damn time to do them. But you know what it’s time to forget about time and just get it done.

NExt weekend a friend and I are going to San Antonio for The Art Slam. My friend Alan will have some of his work in it. I can’t wait to actually meet him in person. The one good thing about Flickr is the people you meet. I’m ready to get away from here. I’m ready to not think about fort worth for a whole 48 hours. I can’t breathe right here lately. A mini vacation will do the trick. Hopefully.

I left some photos of my daughter for last. She has grown up soooooo much it’s just insane. She is my perfect model and she secretly loves it. Being in front of a camera that is. I have been pointing one at her for at least two years now. When I find new locations to use she is my model to test at the locations. So here are a few of her and a new spot I was told about by a friend.

Shes even gorgeous in black and white

This photo made me do a double take. She looks EXACTLY like me. CRAZY!

clarisa

All she wants is PEACE

I have tons more photos there just enough time to post them all. hopefully soon I will be getting my website for my photography business. It’s been two years I think it’s time to step it up and throw myself out there. But for now I must nap. Tonight should be fun. After my cousins jewelry party I’m going to The Comicpalooza in Dallas. Can we say awesome fun? YUP!

I’m in Love. Huh? Yeah its true.

See this smile it’s real. I kid you not!

There it is. The Smile.

 

I’m in love with the fact that my life is just what it is. I’m in love more at this moment more than I ever been before in my whole entire life. The fact that people I encounter show me more and more ways to fall in love with them. For so long I didn’t see that from people. It was like an Unloving Ugly Era of crap. I’m glad to see that era is finally over because I was getting tired of seeing its pretty ugly little face. When you see so much of the ugly in people you tend to accidentally block out the beautiful parts about them if there are any. People tend to keep layering that wall with bricks until it’s so impossible to climb. I’m one of those people. I was one of those people. I think I had to go through that to see how much I was missing by doing it. I lived and I learned. I understand it all and accept it’s entirety. I guess you could say it’s all a part of growing as an individual. So many people go on the search for their meaning in life. So many people travel far and wide in search of what was right in front of their face this entire time. The search is on and it’s never-ending. So why have you stopped? What happened to you?

Love is a tricky SOB. If you give too much then you’re a sucka. If you give to little then your cold as ice. Everyone wants that physical love. What happened to that mental love? The Love Mentality when being told I Love You was simply enough. In an ideal life it would be 50\50 or something close. The happy balance between all that. If you have never experienced Love then I must say you are missing out. I know what love is and I know the beautiful damage it can do.  Scars from the past. That beauty makes me who I’m suppose to be. There are no wounds because they no longer hurt. They no longer cause me pain or grief. My ninja band-aids held it together best 6 bucks I ever spent. If you have experienced love then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Probably in other words of some sort.

I think my hearts on defrost. It’s strange I will admit. After a few years of an arctic blast this warmth doesn’t feel so bad.

I’m in Love with the simple complexity of everything that is life.

Here’s a few things I’m in Love with now

"You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!"

All we need is a love bomb

My heart still pumps for her. This kid is amazing.

This new year will be bees knees with a side of honey. Just watch!

This is how my family celebrates Xmas. Don't judge you know you do it too.

This woman is the reason I'm here. How nuts is that?!

Gyoza. It stole my heart and won't give it back. True story!

I have a new love for vegan food. Because of Spiral Diner.

 

Texas sunsets are growing on me. I love them more and more as the day pass.

 

I'm in love with life. The End.

 

Mighty Muggs and CD Pop Heroes my new addiction

 

It hangs alone

Sunset 01.07.11

I just had to show this shot of todays sunset. I promise to blog more this month. Work is work and getting out late is no bueno. So to start this weekend off right I will post my shot that I took today for my 365v project. I started on 01.01.11. So far so good but it’s only been a week! Hope everyones week was awesome and may your weekend be uber fantastic

Another Friday Another Sunset

Pardon Me

Today has been an okay Monday, surprisingly. There are a lot of useless reason why today was the opposite of awesome. Mondays are my DAY OFF…typically at least. When the holidays creep their head out all my Mondays OFF disappear. Usually we are off the last two weeks of the year. Obviously that didn’t happen this year. I just love waking up at the ass crack of dawn..SIKE! Although the 4.5 hour surgery we performed today went really smoothly I still would have rather been at home in my pj’s editing photos lookin’ a complete hot mess. To top off it being a Monday off I also forgot every single one of my CDs in my room last night. I drove to work minus the music. It was horrible. On my way home I said to hell with it and turned the whack ass radio on expecting to be disappointed I wasn’t. Once the commercial was done Pardon Me by Incubus came on.

 

Now here’s a little Jessica101…….I love Inucbus. You just have no IDEA. When you go through certain things in your life certain music you lean to for comfort. The times when you feel the need to escape from the world. All those times when it felt like the whole damn world is against you. The days when you were singleded out for being you and not like them. Being ridiculed for thinking outside of the box. All those times where other humans made you feel 3 inches tall. That time when you almost gave in. When you almost gave up.

 

Music is where I run.

Incubus is where I hide.

 

Today was just shy of AMAZING. I couldn’t have asked for a better Monday and it’s not even over yet.

 

Incubus

Official Website

Wikipedia

 

Pardon Me YouTube Video

Are You In YouTube Video

Wish You Were Here YouTube Video

Love Hurts YouTube Video

Stellar YouTube Video

Sick Sad Little World YouTube Video

Anamolly YouTube Video

 

There are a few songs to start you off

 

 

Merry Xmas

Have a Batman kinda Xmas

Xmas is overrated but I still like it

Just a short post to wish everyone a fantastic merry Xmas. I did finally finish Xmas shopping yesterday around 4 p.m. I had to take a break around 1 p.m. I was beat to shit after the mall. That’s karma saying ” That’s what happens when you procrastinate Jessica!” Plus it was raining and it was freezing. Talk about slap in the face as a gift! Either way it’s done and I’m so glad. You just have no idea. I made my Awesome Mac N Cheeze last night. It’s so creamy and delicious. I even baked some chocolate chip cookies as a plus. I’m not sure what got into me but those cookies are awesome

Merry Xmas!

Kookies. Xmas. Awesome Sauce.

When the cookies surface their head that only means one thing to me. Xmas is getting closer by the day. The smell of fresh baked cookies are delightful and make your insides feel warm and fuzzy. Even the Scrooges love it. A friend of mine makes Xmas Kookies every year. Every year they get that much better. He’s turning into a male Betty Crocker but just way cooler. This year he made two different kinds. Chocolate chip Walnut and Chocolate Chip Oatmeal. Smaller in size but thicker. I even bought a cute Xmas Tupperware thing to put them in. Since it is Xmas and all. I have yet to finish Xmas shopping. I will presume to shop again on the 23rd just like I usually do every year. So far it has worked out for me. I conveniently get gift cards because I really have no idea what people want. I’m pick and I’m sure there are others who are worse than I. This year I will attempt to get actual gifts. Keyword attempt. I usually buy gifts in a certain order. Little kids first and my mother last. What do you get a person who already has everything the want and need? I leave her for the last because it’s hard to decide what to get. Luckily she LOVES stinky perfume. The unlucky part is I forget what I bought her the previous year when I go to buy the new one. I have been lucky to say the least. I have yet to buy her a duplicate. But, there is always this year…..

The almighty Xmas Kookies!

This is a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie. They come around every Xmas.

This is Chocolate chip walnut. I prefer this one over the oatmeal. Hands down.

My attempt show the chip up close. Total fail.

 

I actually thought for a few seconds about baking some cookies. I still might but that could all change within minutes. I wanted some type of gingerbread cookie or something similar. I haven’t even looked for recipes. I guess I should do that . After hours gone by I bet I still won’t know what I want to make. If I do bake them I will be shocked. They probably will suck. Now I’m interested to see what the outcome will be.

There is one thing I actually thought of and put into action. I had some ideas for a couples shoot. When I go to get away from all the hussle and bussle in this city I head to the Museum District by my house. The evening is the most peaceful time to be there. As I sat there I noticed all these potential spots I could use. The light poles they have posted around the properties are just in the right spots. So I found a couple who was willing to come out on a saturday night at about 830 p.m. while it being 45 degrees outside. The one thing good about stupid facebook is all the people on it. Easiest way to find people to experiment on. It is good for something. 0_O

Their Kiss

The Warmth

This Love needs no Color

 

I didn’t use any flash on these photos. I used the light poles like stated earlier. Next time I will use some flash just to see some more fill light on the faces. They came out somewhat close to what I imagined in my head. Practice makes perfect as they say…

If you love you some frozen yogurt then I suggest you go visit Yogolait in Fort Worth by central market. They have  good variety of yogurt and toppings. My favorite toppings are all the cereals, granola and fruits. The only candy topping I eat is the peanut butter cups. Im a sucker for pb and chocolate. I only get the vanilla yogurt but one day I plan on trying something different, maybe. My favorite thing about Yogolait is the fact that they have a collection of Mighty Muggs.

Yogolait

Website

3250 Hulen St #130
Fort Worth, TX 76107

M-Th 11AM – 10PM
Fr 10AM – 11PM
Sat 11AM – 1030PM

I dig their light. I dig I dig.

The yogurts

The Bar

My Yogolait creation

Their mighty mugg collection. Awesome!

Vanilla Yogurt, granola, kiwi, pineapple, strawberries, mango and walnuts

 

I have been on vacation for three days and already my sleep pattern is jacked up. Typical Jessica. So I’m going to attempt to sleep earlier than 6 a.m. today. I think 3 a.m. sounds pretty reasonable. I did happen to go to the Pier 1 Building in downtown to check out their badass Xmas light set-up. Of course it was awesome and full of color. I had a blast there for like 45 min in 40 degree weather. It’s a must see. Take some Hot Chocolate to warm up afterward. Trust me if it’s cold you will need it. But you never know with this crazy texas weather.

Tis the Season!

 

 

The reflection of Xmas

A clear blurry Xmas

It's a bokeh kinda Xmas

Trees

Got Bokeh?

Tis the season to have high electric bills!

 

 

 

My eyes burn that means it’s time to shut down. Peace.

It’s Fall. It’s December.

It's almost XMAS!!!!!!

 

It’s my favorite time of the year. Lately my life has been busy and din sum. Get it? Din Sum lol Anyway, things have just been total bananas and I haven’t had the time to just sit and blog until now. Work is always busy at the end of the year. Surgery everyday is the story of my life come fall. But, even thought work is sucking the life right out of me it will never take my soul. EVER. I have had photo shoots every weekend since after Halloween. I have a few more before the years over as well. I have been trying out new spots, poses and techniques. Just been experimenting a lot with whatever I see in my head. Even though it might not be the right thing to do. I don’t really care what is right or what is wrong. Some rules are meant to be broken by people like me. Now by no means am I saying I’m like this total expert because I’m not. What I’m saying is that if you have an idea just do it. If you think it’s going to be badass then why not at least try it right? The worse thing that can happen is that you fail. You will fail before you succeed. There is no getting around that. I have all these ideas in my head that I have yet to churn out and make happen. But, that just changed immensely. I have written all these ideas down and I plan on making every single damn one of them happen in this new year to come.

I have big plans for 2011. I have big plans for me. You will see if you stick around.

Fall is amazing. The colors are so vibrant. The death of the greenery is beautiful. Who would have thought dying would be this wonderful to look at.

 

 

Death is gorgeous

 

 

The End

 

 

Soon to be Dead

 

 

In Death

 

 

I would like to thank mother nature for making these shots possible. I don’t think she gets enough props. She certainly makes death look extremely beautiful. I never could understand why so many people hate death. They think it’s the ugliest thing in the world. Being afraid to die is just like being afraid to breath. The inevitable will occur. It’s the cycle and it’s the opposite of ugly. Accept it for what it actually is. An expiration date. Everything expires. Even you.

Over the past few weeks I have been trying to concentrate more on more portraiture. I spent hours researching new spots within my neighborhood. I love experimenting with new spots. It’s kinda better than chocolate. Well almost. This weekend I will be making smores for the first time ever in my life. I’m 29 years old and have never made one. That’s just not right. That a total parent FAIL! My mom has lost cool mom points for this one. O_o

 

Mrs. V

 

 

A Family of three

 

 

Miss F

 

 

Miss H

 

 

Mrs. G

 

 

Jr

 

 

Farther and Son

The Zolls

A siblings love

 

 

Alright so those are samples from the sessions I have been shooting lately. I have had little time for myself but that’s ok. Sacrifice is the key to success. I would post more but to be honest I feel like crap and my beds calling my name. Being sick is the lame of the lame. Hopefully it goes quickly.

 

Turkey day Twenty Ten

As usual I procrastinate in making my awesome mac n cheese dish for thanksgiving. To my surprise walmart wasn’t as horrible as I thought it would be. Luckily I knew exactly what I needed because I really didn’t want to be in there any longer than I had to be. This year I decided to make two different kinds of mac n cheese. I made the traditional and then I also made a white mac n cheese. I won’t know how it taste until around 5 pm when our family meets to stuff our faces and drink beer to give thanks! I have been looking forward to this thanksgiving ever since the beginning of October. It’s one of my favorite holidays. The best part is being around my insane family. I love them dearly I love them because they are so nuts. I decided to put my self-control to use and not have any pumpkin pie. I have been holding out for thanksgiving. Today I will be rewarded with savory pumpkin pie. I can already taste it.

After I woke up from a deep sleep that was only supposed to be a nap. I realized that I still needed to go buy the ingredients for my mac n cheese. So my aunt joined me on my trip to walmart and we ended up stopping at McDonald’s for some mighty kids meals. We were being spontaneous. I almost waited to make the mac n cheese but as usual I can never make my  mind up easily and I went ahead and decided to do it. I cleared the island in the kitchen off so I could use it as my are to shoot in. Of course I took photos of what I was doing. Of course I had a blast and eaten pieces of cheese in between shots. It took double as long to cook but I had nothing else to do and every minute of it was pure awesomeness. After 100 photos later and three mac n cheese dishes later I have finished my turkey day dishes. Which means I can sleep in and I need to so bad. Work has been f’n busy and this old lady is exhausted.

I know I don’t give enough thanks or appreciate what I have more than I should. I can blame it on the face pace of life and I can say that if I had more time I would be better. But that would just be lies. Instead I will just admit that I’m unappreciative sometimes and that I take for granted the way my life is and has been in the past. I don’t appreciate the people in my life enough and I’m sure I don’t tell them as much as I should. If you think about it we should give thanks everyday for what we have. Do we really need a specific day to remind us to do so? Another way of making people spend money. I was one of them. $40 dollars later I have done my part to boost the economy. So I spent a few hours in The Kitchen creating my mac n cheeze dish. I poured all the love my little heart has left into these dishes. I hope my family loves them….if they don’t then we just might have a problem.

 

Jessicas Awesome Mac N Cheeze Photoz.

I used my Canon 60D, 50mm, 430 EXII, ISO 100 and a custom white balance setting.

 

 

Trio Noodles and Cheeze

 

 

Muenster not Monster

 

 

Half and Half it doesn't make a whole

 

 

Babybel will rock your world

 

 

Velveeta the champ of cheeze

 

 

Four kinds of cheeze

 

 

The noodle Threesome

 

 

These baby chics had no chance

 

 

Noodles, cheeze, noodles and more cheeze

 

 

Time for the Mac N Cheeze to get BAKED

 

 

This post to be continued…..So for now I bid you a Happy Turkey Day

It’s just Tuesday

It’s just Tuesday. Barely Tuesday. It feels as if it should be Thursday. I’m ready to eat pumpkin pie and take my thanksgiving day nap for several hours due to a food coma. Those are the best comas to have. The atmosphere with friends and family. The warmth it creates. The pumpkin pie that will arise from my uncle and aunts. Next week can’t come quick enough. The day job has been busy and seems as if it will be that way for the rest of the damn year. My weekends are pretty much booked photography wise until the second week in December. Just like that out of nowhere things happen. Patience pays off as I see. I have low patience but I’m working on that issue. Today I was approached by a friend about doing some photos of a little league type organization for sports. Her and I talked business at the local Chillis over some adult beverages. We wrote some things down and she will present the deal to the committee and we will see what the say. First time for everything and it’s for the kids man it’s for the kids! Surprises await behind every door. It’s weird sometimes how things occur but just let it take it’s course. The more you resist the more energy you waste. Since it is fall I have a few family holidayish sessions coming up. I’m looking forward to doing them. I’m looking forward to pumpkin pie.

This past weekend I had the liberty of shooting a friend of a friends wedding at the YWCA in Fort Worth Texas. It was my first time shooting there. The place is gorgeous. The painted ceilings added character but somewhat a pain in my rear. All in all it was tons of damn fun the couple was awesome. The next day when I woke up I felt like I had been beaten and then I remembered “Oh, yeah I shot a wedding last night that’s why I feel like this!” It’s been a few months since my last one so my old body was feeling it afterward. I even got some video for the couple that I didn’t promise so I’m sure they will love that little surprise. This weekend my uncle wants photos of him and my nephew done so that should be a blast. My family is a unique one. I love them to death and can’t stand them sometimes They are both huge into baseball so we are going to hit up the fields and take some portraits there. Saturday is also family bingo night. Recently our family has been trying to hang out one night a month and have dinner and just bs around and have fun. So this time the fun of choice is BINGO. I’m all for this. Growing up I played it a lot. My grandpa was real big in it. So before Bingo we will do their portraits and then go get our BINGO on! I actually look forward to a night with my crazy family. Sunday I also have another farther/son session. Going to start it out at Trinity Park and then make our way downtown. I’m excited to see what I come up with since I have complete control over the shoot. I love when it works out that way. To end my soon to be awesome weekend will be going to see Louis CK at the bass hall with my friend David. David thinks this dude is the bees knees. I’m ready to laugh my ass off I really am. I need it.

I had the chance to use the canon 28mm 1.8 on Saturday when I shot that wedding. That 28 is a beast! I loved how much closer I could be to my subject. I’m a lover of fixed lenses. So far I have a 100mm, 85mm and 50mm. The 28mm would be a perfect addition to my cozy family. I didn’t use the zoom lens once. It never even crossed my mind. Soon enough the 28 will be mine. Oh, yes it will be.

I feel accomplished and exhausted.

It’s just Tuesday.

 

Oh the Irony

Photos Do Not Lie

Lets play musical chairs shall we?

Shopping is Serious

Back in the day when I was young I'm not a kid anymore....

You can lease Space? Sign me up!

Lula B's Antique Store

These shots are from when my friend and I hung out and decided to go mess around in deep ellum. We ate at cafe brazil and then headed to walk around and take some pictchas. As we were walking we came across Lula B’s. Heard of it but never actually stepped foot inside. Once we wet inside we didn’t want to leave. They have so much STUFF. I wanted to buy at least half of everything in there. That store is a diamond in the rough. If you are ever in Deep Ellum you should peek your head in and have a look.

Lula B’s Official Site

Lula B’s East, located on 2639 Main St. near Downtown Dallas and a second store, Lula B’s West on 1010 N Riverfront Blvd. in Dallas, are a treasure trove of all things fine and funky, kitschy and collectible, vintage and pimpadelic.

“With 80 vendors and thousands of square feet, the two-storied shops hold exciting discoveries of every kind, for every budget. Designer sensitive, fashion sensitive and price sensitive, Lula B’s shoppers can decorate and dress in one-of-a-kind style while saving money at the best vintage store in Dallas.”