So Many Photoshoots!

Well well well....It's been awhile hasn't it? So sorry for not updating more often...my mind has been wandering off to a few projects and ideas. I worked on a few photography projects. I'm learning to take portraits in my home studio. Not an easy thing when its a homemade studio! The pictures below where all taken in my private studio, with my Canon T3i Rebel.

I've had a few themes going on and I'll try my best to update the ones coming soon.

Enjoy!

I hope you liked these pictures as much as I do! I am especially glad with the last one :) All pictures were taken, edited, modeled, by me. Hair and makeup too!

Thanks for Reading!

Miakoda

Lost Soul Photoshoot

Here I am with another photoshoot I did this week! I hope you will like this concept. I finally got the chance to try my new remote control for my Canon T3i that I ordered online. Its also nice to finally have a reason to body paint myself, haha. Some of the pictures can also be found on my Instagram here: http://instagram.com/riverphotography/

Enjoy!

I hope you liked this set of pictures! I loved shooting it and being the model too! I hope to have new ideas for photoshoots soon enough. If you have ideas, let me know! I'd be glad to take requests.

Thanks for reading.

Miakoda

★ Minimalistic Photography ★

I decided to try and learn how to take minimalist pictures. The minimalist style is one of my favorite and incorporating this style to my photos is important to me. I've done a few research on the lifestyle as well and I know it is something I wish to learn to do. Living as a minimalist. Yesterday, I decluttered my closet completely until I had only 41 pieces of clothing to wear. We call this a capsule wardrobe. I find that with my type of personnality, (anxious most of the time that is) it helps me relax and breathe. I am certainly a newbie in this way of living, but I hope I can grow to learn more about it.

I also took some photographs with the minimalist style in mind. They are very simple, shot in bright daylight, with a white canvas as background. Here they are:

I hope you like them! I personnaly am pleased with the results. I enjoy following minimalist photographers on Instagram and it inspired me to make myself a new Instagram account for my photography projects only. I will use it for practice, but also to show what I am working on, and how I am using my new camera.

I hope you enjoy and if you wish to follow me on Instagram, my account is @riverphotography

Thank you for reading!

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Room Decoration !

Last week, I woke up with the brilliant idea of redecorating my room in its entirety. I thought I would make a post to share the experience. Back in May 2014, I moved in my present house with my parents. I found this room in our basement. It was red. Or hot pink, can't decide which really. Even the ceiling was hot red/pink. Abominable if you ask me. There was also terrible tapestry that looked like it came out of the 70's. Simply terrible.

So, after looking online for ideas of color palettes I saw that mint colored rooms was quite in fashion. I thought, "It would look very nice down here, and light the room a bit". I wasn't wrong, but I found it quite hard to find the right color in stores. I trusted my guts and bought a can of paint that looked quite the same shade I had in mind. When came the time to paint my walls, I discovered that indeed, it was a beautiful color, and it would look very nice.

But as the paint dried, the color changed. I really should've listened to my Mother about this. The color became a harsh, fluorescent green-yellow tone. I couldn't decorate my room accordingly because nothing quite fitted with my walls. So,..last week I finally decided to do something about it. I had been in that room for quite some time now with this hideous color, it was about time!

Plain white seemed like the perfect solution. White goes with everything, and decorating the room with colorful things like pillows, carpets, and paintings seem way easier when you have a neutral background.

So I painted all of my walls white, along with both of my cabinets and also one of my nightstand. I had two, one white and the other gray. Ugh, I don't even want to think about the horrible combination.

I took some pictures of the before and after, but I am afraid that the "before" picture doesn't show the real color value of the greenish yellow nightmare. At least you'll get an idea of what I did.
Here it is:

So I hope you enjoyed reading this little post and see how it turned out!
I will be writing to you soon.

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Miakoda

❅ Caught The Flu ❅

I haven't been able to post much these days because of the flu. I feel it is getting worse, and I have not been able to paint as well. I am feeling too weak to do my regular routine and instead, I stay in bed and try to take care of myself as best as I can. The fact that I went ice skating with some friens yesterday while it was snowing and the wind made the evening so much more cold, did in fact, not help at all. Now I suffer the consequences of my actions. Ugh.

My brother and my sister in law came for a visit today with their baby. I was glad to see his little face even though I had to stay away so he wouldn't catch what I have. Tomorrow, hopefully I will feel better, I am going to church as usual with them and afterwards I will go ice skating with my brother a little bit. They have a beautiful ice rink in front of their apartment. I will be making sure to take syrup tonight along with some tylenol night-action against the flu. Let's hope they will do their job properly.

I was pretty sure I would've been able to show you my watercolor project, but I still haven't finished the third painting. It will have to wait. Beside all of that, there isn't much news to talk about.
I need some rest, and I am sure you will understand.



Thanks for reading!




Miakoda ✿

✿ Photographer in the Making ✿

It was so cold this morning, and I am feeling extremely ill since yesterday. I had to get up early so I could leave with my mom to go to Montreal for her cello lesson. I had to go with her because I finally decided to get registered in a school program and she didn't want to do the ride twice I was glad to hear that my father was going to go with me instead so I could sleep longer in the morning. I fell back asleep for four hours. I wasn't too nervous, to my surprise, to go meet with the administration. Ususally I have tremendous stomach aches and jell-O legs. I was feeling pretty okay, beside how ill I felt.

I can gladly announce that I am officially registered for April 2015 ! I can't wait to start. The school is so modern and beautifuly built and there is so many studios and classrooms. The program will be for a period of fifteen months and I read all the classes that I will attend and its just so amazing and exciting. I am filled with joy at the moment.

I hope to be able to find a job. I will need it very much. I still haven't been called back from the places I gave my c.v but I have to stay positive. I am sure I will find something soon. Hopefully I won't be ill when I'll go in for interviews.

My watercolor project is going well. I still didn't finish my third painting but I drew everything needed on it at least. I am still not too sure about which colors I want to use for it. Ahh, the struggle.
I can't wait to show it to you all. You will see how I like to design clothes (hint hint).

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☯ Small Life Update ☯

So many things happenning at the moment and I wish to share it with you all. First and foremost, my sister-in-law gave birth to a beautiful baby boy this Monday! I am so proud of her and my brother and their little baby boy is the cutest, most wonderful being I have ever seen. I am glad to finally be an Auntie and I can't wait to see him grow every week.

Also, I started to job hunt more seriously now that I have an appointment at a photography school in Montreal so I can register for the program. I would start in April. I will give you more details about it next week because my appointment is on Tuesday. I hope that I will be able to work at the same time, since it is a part-time program. I also have the time to work two and a half month before starting. I am getting excited for all of this...and I hope all will go well. It is a private school so it is kind of on the pricy side. That is why I have to work hard to be able to pay everything. By everything, I mean an important part of it, since my parents told me they would help me a bit, and I have the help of the government included as well. I should be fine, but I really need to find a job soon.

My watercolor painting is going well. I started a project related to nature and I can't wait to show
you all of it. I finished my second painting this evening and I am not sure how many I want to include in my mini serie...maybe around five or six but it is still unsure. I am pleased with how it looks so far. The canvas I use for this project are rather small (about the size of a novel cover) so it doesn't take too long to make one, depending on the complexity of the drawing. I try to keep things simple, because I find watercolor complicated with layering colors. Anyway, the effect it gives is nice, so I will continue using that type of paint for now.

I had my second piano lesson this week and it is going very well. I changed my main piece because I wasn't motivated to play it since I did not even like it. The new one I started is beautiful and more of a challenge for me, therefor it is more enjoyable.

I wish you all a wonderfull weekend !

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✿ Miakoda ✿

ツ Watercolor Painting Newbie ツ

Learning to paint with watercolor! My new hobby for this week. I wonder if it'll stick around, but I sure hope so because its so beautiful. I watched so many videos on Youtube about it, tutorials and timelapse of extremely talented artists. One of my favorite one is Agnes Cecile. Her channel is called agnescecile and she is just amazing. I can't wait to be able to buy some of her prints.

I did my first watercolor painting today and I couldn't wait to share it with you all. So here it is:

The problem I have with this, is that the hair has no structure...I had no idea how to approach it, so I kinda just jumped right into it without a plan. Of course, I will practice as much as I can and eventually, I will get better at it. I still didn't take off the masking tape because I am afraid the paper will get wavy if its not dried completely.

If you guys have some great artists you'd think I should check out or tutorials on youtube, feel free to leave a comment on this post so I can see it! Even if its on DevianArt I'd be glad.

Thanks for reading.

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♫ Coffee Date and Piano Lessons ♫

It was minus twenty-two Celsius this morning, and I got out of bed around eight to get ready. I had to meet up with one of my cousins. The one I talked about in a previous post about how I wished to get closer to. We decided to meet in a mall for some chill shopping and coffee. I even drove myself alone for the first time since I got my licence. I was quite nervous to go out in today's blizzard, but it went fine. I arrived there ten minutes early and she was already there waiting for me. We talked about so many things. It was pleasant to talk about real things. Real life. Real problems. Just...being honest with each other about how our lives are at the moment. Encouraging each other and speaking of our future projects and such. We then went to eat sushi for lunch. Something we both enjoy to eat.
I hope we'll get to see each other again before she goes back to school. She lives close to Sherbrooke.

Oh, and I have something to cross out from my list of things I wish to accomplish! Do you remember about this list? Here is it:

take better care of my body/exercise more

draw more and take care of the artist inside of me

sign up for a school program

find a part time job

get my driver's liscense

stay clean of alcohol and cigarettes

meet a guy/have a boyfriend

move out of my parent's house

have kids

pay for my own things

get a car

get married

get less nervous/anxious in public places

take better care of my skin

be vegan/vegeterian

take piano lessons

stay kind and patient in all situations

read everyday

write everyday

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Did you notice that I crossed out taking piano lessons? Because indeed, I had my first lesson Monday. I am quite happy with this. I love practicing and it helps my concentration a lot. I never thought I would've forgotten so many things about music. I use to play a lot a few years ago but I did not remember the basics very well. I believe it will come back to me soon enough with lots of practice. My lessons will always be on Mondays, which makes Mondays less boring I suppose. I also draw more, and I don't drink any alcohol nor did I touch to cigarettes. It's been more than a month that I am clean of those things now. I am proud of myself for stopping smoking so easily. Also,being vegetarian is less of a hassle than I thought it would be. Its quite a comfortable living choice and I don't miss meat that much. There is still much to be accomplished on my list, but I am getting there.

Tomorrow, I don't have any special plans. I will relax at home, and will probably draw and practice my piano. I have to exercise on Fridays as well, so I will do that too. I need to go job hunting as well. I really need part-time job.

Have a nice evening my dear readers ♥

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✪ Art Post #2 ✪

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❤ Living Well ❤

The smell of a cold morning when you're out for a jog. Empty stomach and dragon breath. I get hungry quickly when I run in the morning. I just can't wait for a fresh bowl of fruit and perhaps a small toast topped with a runny egg. Nothing better to start off the day in a good way. I decided to eat vegetarian this year. Maybe the habit will last for longer than 2015,but I think it is good to take one year at a time. I feel already better with this new eating habit. Exercising more often, and meditating helps the mind lots. You feel renew everytime. I think everyone has its own way of making themselves feel well, but one of my feel good routine includes reading the Scriptures. Maybe you had no idea that I was a believer, but I think it is important you know the various sides of me.

You see, I believe everyone needs a special, personnal routine for a well-lived life. Exercise will always be the number one thing that makes people less stressed out, and rather happier in general. Enough sleep is crucial, but I suppose everyone know this already, just like drinking water I could say. Eating healthy, even if eating meat, is important too. After that comes the meditation, or spiritual side of your life. For me, it includes God, and my relationship with Him. Maybe for you, it would be mediating while doing a simple yoga pose. Anything is possible, and everything is acceptable, as long as it makes you a better person, and gives you a healthy mind.

 Just some thoughts I had today and wished to share.

Namasteeeeeeeee.........just kidding. Good night!

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♛ Little New Year Message ♛

I actually want to write something short, since after all the parties I had in the Holidays, I am quite tired, and my head doesn't function like it usually does. It might be cheesy, it might not be, but I still wish to say a few words for 2015.

So its January first. Welcome back old friend. As the new year begins, a lot of things enter my head. What will this year looks like? What will I do? How will I make it to 2016? Those are all questions that comes to me and I rarely have the answers. 2014 for me was a huge mountain. I sincerely did not think I would make it to see this day. It's kinda sad to write this, but its the truth. Now that I think about it, imagine if I didn't. I could've never seen my nephew or niece that is to come in less than two weeks, I would've never been able to go back to school to study in something I truly enjoy. So many things that I wouldn't have been able to accomplish. But here I am, sitting here in front of my laptop screen, writing about how things could've been different.

The first word that pops into my head when I think of a new year is,...scary. How scary will this be. I'm not even thinking about the positive things. Just how much it'll be scary, and nerve-wracking. I'm like that at the moment. Something I'd like to change in the future. Be able to appreciate things before they turn to sour. If they ever do turn sour that is. More simply, be more optimist. Positive.

After that, what else. Maybe get in better shape. Take good care of my health, and hope that my back problems will diminish. Having doctor's appointment and going to the hospital is really not in my New Year Resolutions. I just want to feel better, and excel in what I want to do.

As for my blog, well I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you to the group that comes here and read my simple posts. I feel blessed to even have an audience. No matter how small it is. I like to write, and when I see that even 2 or 3 people read it, it makes me happy. I hope I'll continue writing on here and that I will be able to post quality content and interesting photography projects. 

I wish you all the best for 2015 and that you will all be able to do more of what makes you happy, along with health and support from your family and friends. Thank you again!

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Miakoda ✿

ps: that's a wig by the way