Lately I've been loving...

Lately I've been loving unique self portraits. They've been inspiring me to re-do my mini self portrait project from last year. I started that one and then ended that one pretty quickly and the more I see beautiful self portraits the more I want to try and recreate them.

All the best ones seem to scream their emotions out loud, and seem so free. Plus I have got to get me some of those coloured tights!!


Any tips on keeping up the motivation and dedicating the time!?


Abiento x

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So, as I mentioned last week, this is the last instalment in my Self Portrait project. I made the decision to draw this project to an end, as it has been going for 15 weeks; resulting in 15 images of me. There is only a certain amount of me I can take. Plus when I work a full time job, and then work on all my photography stuff, edit photos, have a social life, try to keep up with errands and laundry and oh I don't know- have a life- there is only a certain amount of creativity left in me, and only a certain number of ways in which I can interpret how I'm feeling in order to take a photo of it! And so, it ends. And here it is my dears.

Abiento x

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I got my bangs back!! YAY! :)

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This weeks self portrait is kinda meh. Cause that's how I've been feeling.......

Abiento x

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This weeks self portrait doesn't have much of a theme. I could invent one if you like though? This is how I see myself at work (did you hear that- work!? Yup that's right, I got a job- finally!! More on that come soon) in the mirrored bar. This is how I liked my hair this week, amongst lots of thoughts of not liking my hair. (ironic, no?) This is what I'm focusing on. The real me. My thoughts and dreams. This is what the mr considers to be his favourite part of me. I like to focus on that sometimes. I think my hair looks nice and shiny in this pic, my eyelashes look cool, and the colour of the room behind me worked well with the image overall.

Like I said, I can attach many things to this image, but in the end I chose it cause I liked it.

Abiento x

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Abiento x

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Busy!! My word this week has been fabulous in its busy-ness :). So far I've done three workshops, two shoots, dinner and drinks with friends, started planning a celebratory holiday for September and started running again! My legs are sore, my brain is full of new knowledge and I have lots of plans-plus a huge shoot tomorrow morning that I am beyond excited to share! Wheeeweee.

Abiento x

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A bit late in the day, I admit, but we got up super early to go rock jumping with some friends and only just got back :).

So this weeks self portrait photo also includes last week's as I couldn't show it last week due to some *ahem* technical issues. (thanks Google!)

Last week I returned from Canada and was KNACKERED!!

This week has been sociable, relaxing and fun :) 

Just chillin' ;)

Abiento x

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Ummmm...... so.

Well as you can tell by this blank page, there is no Self Portrait Photo this week. Blogger still won't let me upload any images..... I'm trying to fix this ASAP I promise, so hang in there!

Sorry again!!

Abiento x

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This week evolved into a busy week, as I have been catsitting and "Gilli-sitting". Busy, with no lie ins and no me time.

Abiento x

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This week I have been trying to focus on the beginning of what will hopefully lead to some much needed weight loss for me. So that has meant exercise and healthy eating! (Not always easy to do when your friends have birthdays and want to go out drinking!!) There are quite a few nice mossy trails by mum's house which are nice to walk on, but quite hard to run on! Plus yesterday morning I went to boot-camp with mum and did some crazy cardio!

Abiento x

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I've had a week of overcoming fears. It sounds cheesy but I've come to terms with lots of strange emotions. And I've enjoyed it much more than I thought. :) Hopefully it will give me courage in the future to face things that I didn't think I could.

Abiento x

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This weeks self portrait is a product of me being braver. I took quite a few photos that I was pleased with over the weekend in anticipation of this post, and it took me a few days to pick which one I was actually going to use. While I was living in Canada I had a few hormonal problems that cause me to put on nearly 2 stone of weight. I tried and tried to lose it but not a single pound dropped off, despite eating very little and exercising daily. When we left to go traveling it started to fall off easily, but it slowly crept back up. At the moment my self confidence is gaining again, I'm feeling more comfortable as myself, and am starting to care less about the need to lose weight. I know I need to, and I will do. But right now I'm enjoying myself, and enjoying not putting any pressure on myself or feeling like crap.

So, this has been a large reason why the self portrait project was a big deal for me. Finding a way to take a picture of myself that actually looked good seemed impossible when I started, and I didn't really want to have any pictures of old ugly me. I'm the annoying photographer who gets to hide behind the camera, not be in front of it. But slowly I'm getting there.

This is all me. My face. My eyes. My lips. All in the picture. :) I'm quite proud really. I finally did it. :)


Abiento x

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This week I had two days in which to do nothing..... so I did nothing..... it was amazing :) But as a result I lost all of my organisation skills. I forgot to take my gran's birthday present to her birthday dinner.... and I forgot to do a self portrait photo. This was taken 10 minutes before I left for work this morning having quickly munched on my brekkie. Sadly because of this, it has no meaning or thought behind it but instead shows me in the room where I spent all of this week... the living room. I'm sorry. I'll make sure that next weeks is much better!

Abiento x

P.S At least in the rush of taking it I was brave enough to include my face in the picture! I was planning on it only being of my feet- but hurrah! I am brave! (hahahahaha)

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Hopefully this is a better self portrait....

I went to get my hair trimmed last week, and was talking to the stylist about my bangs, which I felt didn't go with the bob I had had done when I was in Canada. Therefore I had just been pinning them up or wearing them to the side. But they needed some work. So, she fixed them, and snazzed up my bob a bit too! I LOVE it, and have had so many compliments this week! Even a few customers at work have commented, saying how much my hairstyle suits me. So, I wanted to flaunt it a bit in this image whilst also including my room as it is my personal haven and where I like to unwind a little bit. Plus I wanted to be able to take a photo of myself where I'm not staring into the camera. I'm not brave enough for that yet..... I hope you like.

Abiento x

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This weeks self portrait, is a bit of a puny attempt at a self portrait....

But it's how I've felt this week and all I've wanted to do every night when I get home from work. Crash.

as this is such a cheat, i thought that maybe I could be exscused by putting two cheats together to make one.....

Abiento x