The Year Rushed By

The months speed by, it's almost time for a new year. This year has been good to me though, lots of changes, new friends and learning experiences. I've spent the past several months figuring out who I am, and also to accept it and not worry what other people think of me. In summery I'm a model who loves to get nude for art *gasp* A lot of people outside the industry have problems looking past that. Honestly, I don't regret it one bit. The human form shouldn't be something people are ashamed of, nudity is honest. We are all the same. I can't explain the "high" I get from being part of images that are beautiful and evokes emotion and power.

A shot of...

A shot of me and Sie Ist Idaho in Baltimore MD taken by mmk60 from Modelmayhem. The traveling nude Oregonians. :P

We had alot of fun at our two shoots that day.

Our last shoot the photographer (Gilla Nudes) shot us with motion picture film. Very cool!

Credit:http://www.modelmayhem.com/291560

My day as a DC tourist

I end up in Washington DC area a good amount of times for work, going to studios in the area ,meeting photographers on location or at their homes. But for as many times I go , I don't have the chance to actually explore and be a tourist. So I planned a day yesterday for this very reason. We hopped on the Metro and headed into the city, got off at the Smithsonian stop and walked around from there. Turns out 1 day isn't enough to see all the museums there and really get the full effect. The crowds were big, the day was hot and time seemed to not be on our side that day. We ended up only going to 2 museums. The Air and Space museum and the natural history museum. Oh, and word of advice for anyone that is not familiar with DC , pack your own food! The prices of food in the museum food courts were highly priced. They had a McDonald's with no dollar menu! :( The woman in front of me spent almost $45 for her husband and her 3 kids to eat there.

Thought provoking video.

The thought has crossed my mind a few times.

Some day's I feel like hitting the road and just become a permanent traveler doing shoots and site see along the way. I want to meet new people, see new things and go to towns I've never even heard of. Two weeks or even a month is not nearly enough time to satisfy my wanderlust. I'm such a drifter! Although I adore the people around me, I can't help to feel like I'm missing out and letting time pass me by. Maybe it's time to start planning my next adventure?

Oregon, I forgot how much I missed it.

My five days in Oregon pasted by very quickly, I started my journey heading back to the east coast this morning. I had a few shoots while I was in Oregon but the rest of the time I spent with my family and friends. Up until now I hadn't seen any of my family in almost a year now. The journey to Oregon took 5 days total (that included stopping for a few shoots along the way).




Here's a few snap shots with family and friends in Oregon.

My bestfriend Krystina and I.

My cousin jessica and her son.

Start of trip

First night was spent in Dayton Ohio, I did a trade shoot in the morning with Gary http://www.modelmayhem.com/24931. Did some shots in a boiler room, had fun. On the road again now after a shoot at a beautiful private park in Terre Haute Indiana with R John Ferguson.http://www.modelmayhem.com/1519631.
I'm about 2 hours west of St.Louis now. The current temp is around 90 degree's, and it seems alot of the rest stops and parking lots along the way do not have shade to park in. :(

(more pictures soon to come.)