Slacker Moments... I Have Them Too!

I am a slacker right now.  I actually wrote this on Friday night and forgot to hit the button to post it.  I could re-write, but I will be leaving it because I admit when there is something I did wrong.

Close-up taken by my husband after I
returned from work the other day.

I should be on the phone letting tech support have a piece of my mind over the delays with posting the gallery from my most recent wedding, but I know that it will do absolutely nothing more than make me feel guilty for giving some already over worked peon even more of a headache for doing his/her job.  Instead, I have been doing laundry and enjoying some mindless reposting on facebook that sparked a number of discussion on woman's rights and the ability to use that repressed anger to it's maximum benefit at some times.

Now I am going to spend some time looking up ideas for a shoot with a model that I had to reschedule due to time demands from my day job.  I suppose demands is not the word to use, they were kind enough to offer extra work hours knowing I have said I am willing to take any shifts that others cannot fill, but it did mean I called my model to set for a new date.

I have an awesome model for this shoot, rare in that she is willing to do nude and implied nude work without worry that it will become part of my portfolio and might be eventually viewed by others.  Models often choose not to do nudes of any kind because they could be seen by future employers after being leaked, or just do not feel comfortable letting themself be photographed sans clothing.  I do no generally share anything I do with nude or implied nude shoots because it is not what I focus on in my portfolio. 

Akelis Studios Infant Portraits

I also want to continue my work with families and children.  Parents have the right to need to feel that their children are safe; something I completely understand as a mother with a baby that has a modeling portfolio of his own.  Child pornography is something I view as a plague on the world of creative works involving young models.  I usually limit my infant models to being diapered for the sake of my backdrops.  On occasion I will work with a cute baby bottom from an diaperless little monster, though that requires strict posing and editing for appropriate exposure.

This image is a moment where I could have skipped the diaper, but I also know that this little man will get up and run around in the nude.  For those paying attention, this is indeed my little boy.  He is one of my favorite test subjects when I have an idea for lighting or colors because he never has to force a smile.  Our home is filled with framed photos, baby albums, holiday photo momentous, and so many digital images that I could never imagine having them all in film format.

My son being a very cute model.