Astrid Adventures

Killarney

Ciara aka Model Adventurer took me to Killarney and helped me shoot these photos. It took me so long to post because there are so many good ones! I still have more to edit that I would've loved to ...

Couch in Montreal

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post this month. I've been traveling in Canada, and had so much to edit from Canada. I often don't have a system of posting scheduled months in advance because ...

A Short Tour of a Vineyard in Zurich

I don't quickly associate vineyards and Zurich, but I really liked this vineyard just outside the city. Zurich was the nicest city I visited in Europe I think. Though I did like a few of the others...

Moody Contrast

I was having a moment that I needed to open up about. I felt like I had all this pent up emotion, but not a lot of words to get it out. I remembered how much modeling is my release. The contrast wi...

A studio in Berlin

I was excited by the natural light and amazing backdrop. I've been trying to play with levels more, so I brought in a stool. I guess I don't own a stool myself, but I've modeled with them frequentl...

Copenhagen Underwater

After a really hot day of walking around Copenhagen the water felt amazing. Getting out was cold though!

Anonymous

After this month's creative self portrait set, I ended up being inspired to create a figure set with just anonymous poses. What do you think?

Mississippi BnB

Sorry it's taken me so long to post these. It's always one thing or another coming up in life, and then I hate to write a description when I'm too distracted. 

This BnB in Mississippi wa...

Into the Cherry Blossoms

I remember it was hot and I was sweating. I felt gross and the sunshine was harsh. I struggled to find an angle of these trees that didn't have my car or the guard rail in the background. That's ar...

Toga Look

So glad I used this Toga before I accidentally stained it. But now I'm hoping to dye it orange. It'll be a new look entirely. I think it might be cheesecloth sewn together, and I love it. The textu...

Reclining and benches

I hadn't realized until now that I haven't done any reclining sets. I just got this bench though and I feel like it works great for it. Not all of these are reclining. I'm still a bit long. This wa...

India

I've been in a rushed state for a while now. At first I was cloudy from burn out and now I'm overwhelmed from all the porjects I dropped during recovery. I'm not sure why I burned out. I've found t...

Self Portraits in a Foreign Hotel

I would love to post a whole story about my adventures this last month. Unfortunately I am so jet lagged from the plane flight, I'm not fully in my right mind. Here is an I-O-U for my travel storie...

Happy Be-Lated Valentine's Day

I know I planned to post these on Valentine's Day. I was fighting a lot of jet lag and exhaustion. I'd just arrived home on a 16 hour flight from India. It was a beautiful trip. I didn't do much. I...

Apartment in Philly

Practiced with my own camera in Philadelphia. I'm not sure what style I'm going for, but I think at least my own style is making itself. 

Practice with contrasting lighting

Loved the drama in this, but then a whole side of my body disappears into the shadows. I don't mind it. I could try adding another light to fill a bit. I want to practice with lighting more, but I ...

Birthday Demon

For my birthday month, I did a demon set. I'm working on my own art piece with this set. It might take me a while, but it'd be awesome to post for my birthday if I can. I'm using a photo for a comp...

My 2022 and 2023 goals

I want to become a better artist this next year. I want to push myself to take better self portraits. Currently I'm practicing new editing styles. I really enjoy the editing process when I can find...

Harp- Reference Set

Set up with natural light. I think I have to try this again with different setting one day. I moved my set up to next to my window so I could get more natural light. It turned out mostly fine, but ...

Autumn Waterfalls

It feels so strange it took me so long to edit these. I was pretty convinced they wouldn't when I took them, but they looked so beautiful on the back of my camera. The ideas kept flowing for me tho...

Witchy refrence photo set

I wasn't entirely sure how I planned to make this set. I recently listened ot a podcast on the history of witches and it made this concept tricky. I went for the classics obviously. Apparently witc...

Trying to decide on this month's reference set look

I thought about doing something themed for Halloween with the reference sets ($10+). Do you all have an opinion of what look?

How about a canyon

I went to Arizona and Utah early this month for modeling. Along the way I got a few photos here and there. I complain a lot about the dryness out there. I find it so uncomfortable though. Although ...

The Red Candle

I didn't realize I had taken so many of these and how many turned out good so I have even more I could edit. These are light edits to fix the color and keep the details. I've been wanting to work o...

Mermaid in the Desert

I love these pasties by the Pastie Chef. I've always wanted shells that stay on like they do in the fantasy art. I've been slowly working on my "mersona" as the mermaid community calls it. I like m...

Bodyscapes

I think I've always liked bodyscapes, so I used this month as an excuse to try them out. I know it's near the end of the month. I always find a way to stay as busy as possible. I've always been lik...

Out West

Obviously, these are from last year.  This is Page, AZ along the side of some road at sunset. The sunsets and sunrises are the most beautiful. I love the pinks and purples. It's so different f...

Thank you! I'm back

Okay, I'm headed back to posting this month. Thank you so much for staying on while I needed a break. I hope no one was unintentionally charged during that time. I think I'll continue as normal. I'...

Photo set by Greyson Carlyle

The next few months might be a bit of a struggle for posting so I'm suspending Patreon's ability to charge anyone after May! I hope to be back in the near future, but I want to focus on some other ...

Abstracts

The next few months might be a bit of a struggle for posting so I'm suspending Patreon's ability to charge anyone after May! I hope to be back in the near future, but I want to focus on some other ...