My First Photo Shoot

On Saturday, August 15th, I had my very first photo shoot. It was with Cudzoo, an awesome group of ladies who perform with their band, The Faggettes.

I was pretty nervous, and the whole ordeal was rather stressful. We had the shoot in the city, and we got a little turned around during our drive to their apartment. Luckily, we figured it out and were able to get shooting on time. The whole thing only took about 45 minutes, which was good because it was boiling hot.

I took 388 shots in total, Rob had an additional 140 or so. I was confident that I got a few good shots, but I surprised myself. I think the series came out exceptionally well, especially since my camera equipment is low-end and my skill level is amateur. Here's one of my favorite shots; for the rest, you'll need to grab the September issue of Jagazine.

First Post

So it happened, I finally succumbed to Blogger. I tried having an independent blog of sorts; didn't work out. And as much as I love my 7-year-old LiveJournal, nobody reads it anymore. So time to join the rest of the world and start blogging.

I'm mostly going to use this blog to document "growing up". Basically, my life from college graduation, onward. I've got a bunch of things to do, especially in the coming months. I have a job, so that's an accomplishment in itself. However, that combined with designing Jagazine makes little time for anything else.

My major to-do list is as follows, and this blog will serve to document my progress:

• Slowly obtain the living essentials I'll need when I move out for good
• Renovate the furniture I already have so that it looks good when I move it
• Find a decent place to live, with big fenced in yard, by early 2010
  
• Save up enough money for a new car by late 2010, early 2011

This is all easier said (typed) than done, but it's a start.

I guess a mini-bio would be a good way to end this first blog post. My name is Jessica. I'm 22-years-old, graduated cum laude from Rutgers University. New Jersey, born and raised, though I have a love-hate relationship with this state. I am a graphic/web designer. I can make pretty pictures, but I can also code things. I am an amateur photographer with a Nikon D60, so all my extra money goes into buying lenses and gear.

When I'm not working, making art, or taking pictures, you will probably find me obsessing over some kitten. I'm an animal-lover to the extreme. Under our roof, we've got a dog (Dexter), six cats (Malakai, Mama, Kirby, Gremlin, Princess, and Matilda), a love bird (Tiki), two ferrets (Chase and Logan), and a rabbit (Perry). [Only the dog, two cats, and rabbit our coming with us when we move -- otherwise I'm sure finding a rental would be utterly hopeless] I also volunteer for Howling Woods Farm, a wolf/wolfdog rescue and Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue. So yes, animals are a big part of my life. When I'm old, fat and retired, I plan on buying a farm and rescuing all the old sick animals nobody wants to adopt.

OK, got a little side-tracked with all the animal rambling. Hopefully this blog will be worth reading as time goes on. Goodnight!