ladydesign photography

I know, no updates for a long time now, I really sit and ready to blog but then i don't have anything good to say so i keep it for another day, ok am lazy

We had a shooting for the book project on Sat, last week. I was so worried about the weather because it was full of clouds and they said it will be rainy day. Mom said we have to hurry up before the rainy storm starts. I luv it believe me, we are like waiting for it for the entire year, but not when you have a photoshooting, outside! so i was thinking, what's going on? the entire week was a disaster, and i only had limited time which is one week with Canon 1D Mark IV and the lenses to test. but, the MUA had done her work with the model, the model is ready and her hair is ready, wearing the jewelry and we've got into the car, so i said: I will be positive about today no matter what will happen let it happen. We arrived to the place, had lunch, and here came the rain, it was soft nice actually and it was just raining while we were eating, when we are done, the rain stopped, we start shooting then in 4 different locations, and yes!! we got shots with camels behind! and then we had time for the sea. it was lovely day. Who said positive thinking doesn't work? ^^ later that night the rain started to come so heavily and didn't stop till all the roads got flooded with water.

I returned the camera and the lenses. What i liked about that experience, the camera is really good and light, actually it's not heavy at all! and it gives me the best captures, so i decided to take it after a year of thinking to get the 5D Mark II.
maybe some of you are wondering why i didn't get it before? it's because i am that kind of person that i like to get a better camera when i deserve it. yes, better camera better quality but most of the job is done by the photographer, and i had to prove to myself I'm good first with the camera i have to get to the other level. and about the lenses i really enjoyed them and I'm glad that i had the chance to use them all and that gave me clear idea what i really need for my shoot or not.
so definitly I'm getting EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L. The good news is I bought the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Digital SLR Camera it's officially mine ^^

I was sitting and looking at all the photos, like some and others didn't like. which made me think for a week and i decided to change the main story to go on with the photos i've got, and plus i will shooting more.
i will keep you with one photo for now and please forgive me because i won't post anymore till I'm done maybe just one later for a teaser.

p.s Dear anonymous write in my comments box, please write your name, i keep deleting by mistakes some comments because anonymous there is no shame to write a nickname :p and thank you

for now enjoy your time and I wish you all luck

Am typing while my back hurts since I don't do Yoga this year and always saying I will do it tomorrow, I had pain. I went to the sea and my cousin helped me found some dunes, can u believe this? We were searching for a week on desert, all filled green which is good but not for my book.
I went to some old shops for the materials to male traditional outfits suits the model and they were done on time.
I spent 2 days shooting around the sea and sending fax to a place I need a permission for, and wow they r slow here. I don't know why but we keep delay the horses scene every week, something came up and I keep cancel, 2 months passed and then this week I said that's it, I will shoot, let finish this thing! It was Thursday all goes as it planned. But it was toooo windy in the morning, I was too worried to rain with too much wind, but them it calmed down when we arrived and omg it was too hot, and my body was in pain, no I can't cancel! sometimes farah "MUA" think am crazy lol
I did many fashion shoots it's way too better than doing art photography.
I start shooting the horses and I couldn't see the photos because it was too sunny, I kept running to the car to breath and mom was like:" do you wanna kill yourself?". Farah did the makeup inside the car in seat the poor girl lol and the model "Andrea" was so helpful and I was so glad she came from NY before our shoot day. While they were doing the makeup I went to see the horses. The good thing about that hot time that the horses were soo friendly and wanted me to touch them all the time. They were so young too from 3 to 4 yrs. I had only limited time with them like an hour. It was hard because I wanted to shoot the model while she hold the horse alone without anything on him. Which was hard. I picked the star horse, she came to me and was playing with me. I knew right away she will be the perfect horse who can model for us fast and she did. Amazing 3 yrs old Shamsa.
I'm so glad I didn't throw up that day from the hot sunny weather! We finished on time at 5 and left. Got milkshake from basken robbins with choc, and had migraine from the sun, I felt the pressure in my ears.
I thought this week shoot would be enjoyable and like I planned
The photos are not what I planned to. But from the photos I will manage what I can do and might change the story little bit.
I really need to do this week a fashion shoot somehow to cheer me up little bit lol, I saw T-ara new photoshooting and I loved their new look and the accessories! Inspiring shoot really.
wow too long post, I will leave you for now till another post. Forgive me if there is some mistakes in the post but am typing fast to sleep early ^^

hi all, I know it's been a long time since my last update, and what's happening? nothing really happened that's why i didn't update.
when you have a team in the photoshoot, it's hard to find them all available in the same day which make us keep delaying. This week again, because of the weather we canceled.
Normally, i don't talk about it until I'm done with any project but since i promised you to keep you all with me in the line, i will keep my promise :)
we will shoot at the end of this month again hopefully. This time i will do all my best to not cancel it because seriously I'm running out of time.
also, i keep canceling my meetings, booking for shoots, etc
so this week it was empty for me and i felt like a craaaaaaaaaaazy!! I hate doing nothing!

I did my new plan buy-list for this year, that i was holding myself not to get, so bye bye LV new bags loool

- I-phone
- new camera : because i think i deserve it!! XD i always treat myself a better camera
- new laptop macbook

hi everyone, I'm trying to keep you updated but actually nothing to talk about, as you can see am bad when it comes to blog lol. I'm writing this today so i can push myself to shoot my pretty Polaroid SX-70 Camera got it from all the way from japan, thanks to mijonju for helping me to get it ! I always wanted to get one and this year more since i saw LG commercial : generation of OZ ! and this one is soo perfect, I LOVE IT!





I have some ideas already for this Polaroid Cam. and now i only waiting to get my hands into the films.

I hope one day i have big collection of vintage cameras. I like my personal photos to be more simple and original and has a vintage style

ok now about the book, the shooting should start this week, but not everyone is ready so i might make it to the next week, which will be harder for me, because it will be Feb. and i will have hundreds of photos to edit. I'm also thinking about the locations and how the lighting it would be specially it will be my first time in that place, i really hope everything will go well, because i really don't like any of the results yet. I hope to get high quality photos this time and will be like i sketched and planned. I'm preparing my storyboard to show it for my team so we can work faster, what i will care about is the day light and when the sun goes down.

yes there are some moments i say to myself why shall i bother i better give up, can't do it, it's hard, everything goes wrong, then i get back to it. It happens when you have the artistic mood, you get different feeling every 10 minutes.

now, I remembered that it's my project and my book and these moments will not come again so i should enjoy it and let everything goes as it's, i will do my best with big smile in my face because i got this chance to do it at last.

soooo, what was happening, hmmm

still editing, and trying to have time for it because i have other editorials to finish this week, I try to keep myself focus and not tired.

We didn't shoot yet, I'm still thinking if it will be one day or two. It depends actually of what will happen tomorrow, i need to be confirmed about something. let's hope it will work! fighting!!

I spent last night working on these photos and i have a photograph of the model with "burga" I was wondering if i shall keep it in colour or B&W. or both. when i have to do this kind of decisions i get confused. so what do you think?
print available in here

there are many photos as well but let's keep them inside the book, shall we? lol