| Denim Dreams | 03/10/17 |

Good morning, how are we all? 

I feel as though I have been slightly MIA recently, as I had been using the summer to write a lot of blog posts, and have them all scheduled ready, so I haven't 'needed' to write a blog post in quite a while. Nonetheless, it feels great to be back in the blogging saddle, bringing some extremely exciting new ventures to my little spot in the internet world. Let's begin...

- OUTFIT -
Jacket: ASOS
Dress: ASOS
Cropped Tee: Topshop
Trainers: ASOS
Iron On Patches: ASOS
Badge: Courtesy of George :)

You are probably wondering how on earth my £150 Nikon camera has managed to capture these insane shots, but in actual fact my poor little camera has been very much out of action. A few weeks ago, I managed to survive the experience of my first fashion shoot. The lovely Mike from Now Photography (link to his site here) took some shots of me for the blog, and after 4 hours of shooting I could not be more thrilled with the results. I have an adventurous aim of trying to improve my blog, and to be a lot more creative with it. So I decided to take the mighty step of finding someone to take pictures of me, with a much better camera and photography skills than I could ever personally achieve. 

Admittedly, I was incredibly nervous about the shoot, as I had not been in front of a professional camera before with the limelight solely on me. The nervous excitement was completely overwhelming, but on the morning of the shoot I directed all of my energy towards the excitement and general positive thoughts about the day ahead. So I sat with my Costa latte in pure excitement, and before I knew it, I was in front of that lens, strutting my stuff and 'trying' to look like a real-deal blogger.

Initially, I was most apprehensive about the fact I would be standing in the middle of a town centre, awkwardly posing for this huge camera whilst being watched by the inquisitive stare of the British public. To my surprise, I found it far easier to blank out the poising eyes and focus primarily on the camera and learning first-hand how to pose. So, if you are considering having a photo shoot but are worried about feeling uncomfortable, I would definitely say that it isn't half as scary as you are imagining, and I felt far more comfortable and less self-conscious than I anticipated. Having a good photographer that you feel comfortable with is also a primary factor to ensuring you can perform well, and I would definitely say that it made the experience much easier because of the fact I felt comfortable and relaxed with Mike behind the camera.

In terms of posing, I would say this takes time to perfect. Learning what looks best is a particularly personal thing, as you may have a favourite side of the face, and different features that you want to enhance most. Discovering this will allow you to improve your poses, so just take the time to figure these things out - I definitely have a lot more practising to do before I have even the slightest clue of what to do, but its enjoyable to learn for sure!!

I hope you liked this weeks post, as I am going to be blogging this way a lot more in the future. I will see you next week for another blog post. If you want to find me on Instagram, just search angelhowarth

Peace out x

'And most importantly of all, find your passion. It is absolutely essential you find a way to obtain the same level of satisfaction from your work as you do from your free time. To live for the weekend is, after all, to waste away 71.3% of your life.' Beau Taplin / Mondays