tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49990655489153158912024-03-13T23:18:49.126-04:00Laura FerreiraLaura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-83628122860053986492011-08-02T15:34:00.002-04:002011-08-02T15:53:14.081-04:00Recent Work<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5931860554_5a98eaf30d_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 617px; height: 800px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5931860554_5a98eaf30d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Meiling's collection "Last Train to San Fernando"<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/5858243425_061fea12d1_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 720px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/5858243425_061fea12d1_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Journalist Ira Mathur<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/164/d/b/soowan_iii_by_samuraichopstick-d3itc7d.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 480px;" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/164/d/b/soowan_iii_by_samuraichopstick-d3itc7d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/165/b/c/soowan_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d3isxv0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 490px; height: 553px;" src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/165/b/c/soowan_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d3isxv0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/0/7/soowan_on_fire_by_samuraichopstick-d3j5zfn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 718px;" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/168/0/7/soowan_on_fire_by_samuraichopstick-d3j5zfn.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/163/6/e/soowan_by_samuraichopstick-d3io8jp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 740px;" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/163/6/e/soowan_by_samuraichopstick-d3io8jp.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Soowan Bramble<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5642671142_a47d5aa862_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 797px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5642671142_a47d5aa862_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Ashley<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/5753006952_5071acf232_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 700px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/5753006952_5071acf232_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The Abyss<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/5762246172_54311c61fe_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 600px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/5762246172_54311c61fe_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Amy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5629992863_66487d96c7_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 694px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5629992863_66487d96c7_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5601023830_711608f587_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 705px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5601023830_711608f587_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Herlene<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5547424575_13f4c68d0f_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 574px; height: 800px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5547424575_13f4c68d0f_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Ferrero Rocher fun<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5554232692_824cdf8000_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5554232692_824cdf8000_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 786px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5554232692_824cdf8000_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />dress by Heidi Walcott</div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-60385808921473432452011-03-17T13:37:00.005-04:002011-03-17T15:56:50.844-04:00A long overdue update!Hey people of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">interwebs</span>. I've neglected updating this for 3 months, but you can blame my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lauraferreiraphotography"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Facebook</span> Page</a> for that.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I took a month off around January / February cause the year didn't start out too <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hott</span> for me. Had a month-long flu that I thought I was cursed with for the rest of my life, and just didn't have the energy or motivation to work through it. Interacting with people, setting up shoots, setting up lights, editing, all that stuff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">takes</span> energy so I just waved my hand at it and said "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">meh</span>". So I opened my box of paints and starting creating traditional media portraits. Got so excited about it, and even submitted one of my pieces for a Carnival exhibition at Y Gallery, which to my delight, sold! As I got better, and as my need for photography punched me in the face, I can say that I'm happily back on point. All things <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">happen</span> for a reason I guess, and I'm glad I took a break and rediscovered the joys of painting.<br /></div><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Anyhoo</span>, back in December I shot the Maroon 5 / Far East Movement concert in Trinidad. Got to run around the stage and I learnt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">alot</span> about live event photography, something I've always dreaded. Turns out I love it, so I'll definitely do it again. Here are a few images from that concert. I have almost 1000 pics from it but I'm currently searching for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">dvd</span> with them. (so long ago that they've already been backed up)...will post more when I find it.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5323167543_d6a5b71983_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 626px; height: 418px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5323167543_d6a5b71983_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5323167543_d6a5b71983_b.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/163099_497369810968_23234475968_6501898_7271464_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 460px;" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/163099_497369810968_23234475968_6501898_7271464_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/165250_497260190968_23234475968_6500290_5792829_n.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 460px;" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/165250_497260190968_23234475968_6500290_5792829_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">About two weeks ago I had a shoot with Pete Bethune. Pete is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">badass</span> , or a "terrorist" according to Japan. He was Trinidad collaborating with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Trini</span> Eco Warriors to bring attention to the endangered <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">leather back</span> turtle. For those not sure who he is but find the name familiar, his boat, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ady</span> Gil (formerly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Earthrace</span>), was pummeled by Japanese whaling vessel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">MV</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Shōnan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Maru</span> 2 (can be seen on Animal Planet's Whale Wars) and he was then arrested for boarding the ship. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBUvHA9BBQ&feature=related">Have a look at what went down</a>. Also have a look at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trini-Eco-Warriors/162715583747492"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Trini</span> Eco Warriors <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Facebook</span> Page</a>. They're doing great things!<br /><br />The shoot took place at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Maqcueripe</span> Bay and Bamboo Cathedral. I got soaked, sandy, and muddy from dodging waves and climbing rocks, but it was so much fun! I really should <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">get a</span> water-proof case for my camera....</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5474855417_687f85ccfd_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 636px; height: 693px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5474855417_687f85ccfd_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5474855417_687f85ccfd_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5486637301_257ef9a0eb_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 668px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5486637301_257ef9a0eb_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5486637301_257ef9a0eb_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5475178433_7087b6890f_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 636px; height: 848px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5475178433_7087b6890f_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some recent <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">portraits</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/075/d/a/ferrero_monster_by_samuraichopstick-d3btgjv.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 799px;" src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/075/d/a/ferrero_monster_by_samuraichopstick-d3btgjv.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/075/d/a/ferrero_monster_by_samuraichopstick-d3btgjv.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/075/d/a/ferrero_monster_by_samuraichopstick-d3btgjv.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5512364715_ee3b73f7c9_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 631px; height: 641px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5512364715_ee3b73f7c9_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5512364715_ee3b73f7c9_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5406161497_44594b13dc_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 709px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5406161497_44594b13dc_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5406161497_44594b13dc_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5356484772_0c3941b534_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 751px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5356484772_0c3941b534_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5328459698_26f609cb23_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 584px; height: 877px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5328459698_26f609cb23_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5356484772_0c3941b534_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5390329257_4f302b3bbe_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 474px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5390329257_4f302b3bbe_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5316947400_3e8f592dbe_b.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 474px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5316947400_3e8f592dbe_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5326055696_1fd7021ec9_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 622px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5326055696_1fd7021ec9_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-43785385216613623972010-12-08T09:54:00.002-04:002010-12-08T10:35:18.380-04:00Advanced Photoshop Magazine / new workA few updates since I have slacked off on the posting here. I had a recent feature in Advanced Photoshop Magazine (see below) which was a lovely suprise jutting out of the mailbox when I got home one day. I have moved from Woodbrook into a nice quiet area away from noise, which is wonderful for concentrating on my work. I have set up a new studio space in Woodbrook and have been working non-stop. With my previous limited and awkward space, it was impossible to shoot as much as I wanted / needed to. Therefore, I have been on a shooting rampage, and do not intend to stop until Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs824.snc4/68462_458391515968_23234475968_5913136_4412124_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 639px; height: 673px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs824.snc4/68462_458391515968_23234475968_5913136_4412124_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><above> Advanced Photoshop Magazine</above></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><below> Various pictures from projects, and private work</below></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TO8wL7S-pZI/AAAAAAAAAIg/rev9M21S1-o/s1600/Kim---Ballerina.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs886.snc4/71910_457890970968_23234475968_5902680_7657481_n.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 281px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs886.snc4/71910_457890970968_23234475968_5902680_7657481_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TP-XH4Z9tZI/AAAAAAAAAIo/zgTj5yX22Ac/s1600/Perdi---Guitarist-new.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 281px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TP-XH4Z9tZI/AAAAAAAAAIo/zgTj5yX22Ac/s400/Perdi---Guitarist-new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548319427599906194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5183834000_2b39987929_b.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs886.snc4/71910_457890970968_23234475968_5902680_7657481_n.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TO8wL7S-pZI/AAAAAAAAAIg/rev9M21S1-o/s1600/Kim---Ballerina.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 341px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TO8wL7S-pZI/AAAAAAAAAIg/rev9M21S1-o/s400/Kim---Ballerina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543702647770359186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TO8wLafTNrI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/X76swT6m5jY/s1600/Rylie---Astronomer.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 341px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TO8wLafTNrI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/X76swT6m5jY/s400/Rylie---Astronomer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543702638963668658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><below> Various work</below></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5183834000_2b39987929_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5183834000_2b39987929_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5183834000_2b39987929_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/329/9/9/revenant_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d33kmsj.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 317px;" src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/329/9/9/revenant_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d33kmsj.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5240923737_3b1e295ae0_z.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 512px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5240923737_3b1e295ae0_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/329/9/9/revenant_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d33kmsj.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5215569453_d799ca7047_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5215569453_d799ca7047_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/329/9/9/revenant_ii_by_samuraichopstick-d33kmsj.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/327/0/e/sc_by_samuraichopstick-d33fsdi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 776px;" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/327/0/e/sc_by_samuraichopstick-d33fsdi.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/327/0/e/sc_by_samuraichopstick-d33fsdi.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/327/b/a/sc2_by_samuraichopstick-d33ft1g.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 825px;" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/327/b/a/sc2_by_samuraichopstick-d33ft1g.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/327/6/b/revnant_by_samuraichopstick-d33gyaz.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 757px;" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/327/6/b/revnant_by_samuraichopstick-d33gyaz.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/327/6/b/revnant_by_samuraichopstick-d33gyaz.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5185423927_da357a72b9_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 703px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5185423927_da357a72b9_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5185423927_da357a72b9_b.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5031433688_f6d04a6801_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 720px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5031433688_f6d04a6801_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5210833758_6d4b014b7c_b.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5208970253_32496a1f4c_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 624px; height: 353px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5208970253_32496a1f4c_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/330/d/1/revenant_iii_by_samuraichopstick-d33ohrn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 729px;" src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/330/d/1/revenant_iii_by_samuraichopstick-d33ohrn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-77419614327997882982010-09-15T14:51:00.010-04:002010-09-15T19:27:07.849-04:00When Saris Explode / John Tesoro<div style="text-align: justify;">Rosie is a pretty little lady with a pretty / pretty heavy sari that she wanted to capture during her photoshoot. So we ate some spinach, lifted up the sari, and crashed it on top her head. Ok it wasn't THAT heavy, but I'm sure the MUA (Gianna) had some aching muscles the next day. I just directed from behind the camera with my light-as-a-feather 50mm lens. I put two gelled lights onto the sari to pop the colours out a bit, using a blue and orangey/yellow tone, the same tones incorporated in the sari. Then out of no where, the sari exploded :O Good thing I was snapping away and captured it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4953846421_1f0ef479d7_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 724px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4953846421_1f0ef479d7_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Jessica had no idea what she wanted to do for her manip piece. About 2 days before the shoot she texted me a cartoon version of Poison Ivy all up in Batman's face. So our themed changed from a very dark one, to a colourful comic book character, which I really preferred anyway. I love when clients practice in the mirror, and I love when they get so excited for a shoot that they go out and make a costume! The shoot was no more than 10 minutes, she knew exactly what she was doing way before she reached my house. God bless you Jessica, God bless ya.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4990609235_2a0ceec420_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 851px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4990609235_2a0ceec420_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I posted this piece and had no idea what to call it, until someone mentioned the upcoming movie "Black Swan". Well there you go, I've named you, my child.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4960310319_1c2c9c7b7a_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 723px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4960310319_1c2c9c7b7a_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Rise and Fall of John Tesoro premiered last night in L.A., and I was so happy to hear from one of our team members that it was a great success! Here is Gerry Bednob (<span style="font-style: italic;">40 Year Old Virgin , Zack & Miri Make A Porno</span>) expressing his excitement.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4993369011_a621b250c1_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 689px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4993369011_a621b250c1_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Please take a look at the following ad for Castara, and remember<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <a href="http://www.votejohntesoro.com/">VOTE JOHN TESORO</a>!!!</span><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbeyn9IyIOY?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbeyn9IyIOY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-10841717915143430972010-08-28T23:40:00.008-04:002010-08-29T00:06:25.114-04:00Zombie lovin', Show &Tell , Digital Camera World magazine<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been with my boyfriend for five years, and we've never done one of those "couple's portraits" where they're holding hands walking along the beach, or hugging up next to pretty flowers, orrrrrrrrrr wearing matching white shirts and blue jeans being caught in mid-laugh, or some other generic crap that doesn't come to mind right now. So a few weeks ago I thought about things that we both love, and it hit me - The Walking Dead! We are huge fans of that comic and are weeing ourselves waiting for the series to start soon. I scribbled a concept on one of my phone bill envelopes, and after a few weeks went by, I finally got the chance to do a quick shoot for this.<br /></div><br />You know how they talk about undying love. This is Undead Love.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4920673091_fb1e21391b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4920673091_fb1e21391b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">you always got my back babe....*crickets*</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday I was a presenter at Above Group's 10th edition of Show & Tell. It was myself and Alan Davis, a surf board builder. Wish I got some pix of it but I forgot to tell someone to take a few shots during the presentation. Hopefully someone did , I'll add a pic or two if I come across any. I'm not a very outgoing super social gal (sans alcohol) , but it's so easy for me to go on and on about things that I love, and I love my job. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported Alan, myself, and Above Group.<br /><br />I got a message from someone saying that they saw my work in Digital Camera World magazine this month, so that was a nice suprise. I completely forgot that something was going to be published there. I got my hands on a pdf of the mag, so here's a little screen shot of the feature.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs394.snc4/45693_442366925968_23234475968_5564744_4167069_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 618px; height: 415px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs394.snc4/45693_442366925968_23234475968_5564744_4167069_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Digital Camera World, August 2010 issue</span><br /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-19092576342035916892010-08-19T12:01:00.018-04:002010-08-19T14:29:54.299-04:00Lost Friend, and other stories.....<div style="text-align: justify;">I barely have any memories from my childhood. I'm not sure what all that is about, but last night I remembered something. I remembered being in primary school with my three friends, we were in the Botanical Gardens for P.E. , solving a crime. We were, after all, the Mysterious Four. We discovered an area with a shredded, polka-dotted, red and white dress after we drifted from the rest of the kids. We followed a trail that led us further away from our class. We came to a patch surrounded by bush and tall trees. We saw a foam mattress that was covering something. I picked up a long stick. I prodded the mattress. There was that torn dress everywhere. I jammed the stick under the mattress, turned it over quickly, and jumped back in horror as I saw....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">more bush.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've always had a big imagination, and I'd pull my friends into my world. I used to tell the kids at school about our mysteries that we were solving, and about the "red eyes" I would "see" under the main school building, revel in freaking out everybody. I was a weirdo with a destiny.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm horrible at keeping in touch with people, but thanks to Facebook, I had eventually reconnected with everyone from my childhood. Except one. She was that important best friend that you have when you're still in the single digit age. One day, Sachi disappeared. I couldn't understand what had happened back then, but throughout the years I would ask my mother if she knew anything. Was she kidnapped? was she dead? We had no answers. She was there one minute, and gone the next. I blinked and I grew up. I still thought about her, but my memories were fading. I imagined her being married with kids, if she were still alive. I thought about how nice it would be if she had a boy the same age as my son, what was his name, what did he look like. Was her husband hott - grats to her if he was. What happened to her mom, her aunt....the other people in her life that were also in mine. What if she never disappeared...would we still be friends.....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm checking my Facebook, and there it is. A friend's request from Sachi. My chest hits my brain. She's very much alive and living in the US. We reconnect, I get the MSN-chatty-version of what happened to her, but I know I have to hear it in person. Fast-forward to my Florida trip that I mentioned in my last post. I shop til my card cries, and get my thrills on front row Sheikra. My vacation is coming to an end , but Sachi lives in this State and I'm not going to leave without seeing her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I call her , and I hear this...American voice. She's so excited to see not just me, but my mom. We plan to meet at Dadeland Mall in the food court. I'm sitting there nervously looking around. I can't remember if I saw her first or if she saw me (the blonde poof isn't hard to spot). We have a long hug, and I step back and take her in. This is really Sachi, back from the dead....or back from the UFO that took her. Memories unlock , things start coming back to me. She remembers all these hidden moments. As she talks about them, I light up, because it's all coming back to me. We are so alike, but our lives are very different. She loves fashion and credits my mother for that. So many things, it helped open up that horrible memory of mine.....it was....refreshing. In the end, we got the real story. Her mother kidnapped her, grabbed her one random day and flew her out of the country with nothing but the clothes on her back. Her family in Trinidad didn't know where she was for many years. She was afraid that no one would remember her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was waiting to dig up some old pictures of us before I posted this, but that'll take another lifetime to do, so I took the liberty of MS-painting a few memories that I have of us as kids.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TG1ftIaB5OI/AAAAAAAAAHw/Ejvma9Z2LKI/s400/memory1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507163148299396322" border="0" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sachi and I playing Mario Bros. on her ginormous tv, it was a Sony or something.<br /></span><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TG1qBuAdahI/AAAAAAAAAIA/MOgGhzvuJOY/s400/memory3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507174497106356754" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The shady casino in St. James her mom used to take us to</span><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TG1gNVcdmlI/AAAAAAAAAH4/8Mg_1BYHxJk/s400/mem2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 250px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507163701555075666" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last memory of Sachi before she disappeared. We were playing with my then baby brother Brandon. You can thank me for the glowing tan later.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs203.snc4/38493_10150236577360195_508875194_14156849_947907_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 453px;" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At Dadeland Mall where we met up</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs175.snc4/38108_10150237775160195_508875194_14197642_4045019_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 720px;" alt="" border="0" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sachi and I , 17 years later.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Who knows what the future holds for us, can't wait to see her again! Now for some work. When I did my shoot with Mckey Sullivan (ANTM), there was this mini-beauty onset named Jade. I took a few pictures of her between a wardrobe change but then completely forgot about them with all the new work I had to keep up with. A family member of hers passed away recently, and her uncle thought that one of the photos would cheer her</span></span> up, since she's a big fan of fashion and ANTM. I sent them this one, and I was happy to hear that it put a smile on her face.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4872277627_ca6a45175e_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 900px;" alt="" border="0" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Some more recent work:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4893104586_1a744517e1_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 610px;" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Hyperballad. Sarah was in Trinidad for a bit so we did a quick shoot before she left. The look of this one was fueled by lots of Pendulum and Bjork music.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4873541770_26c395c381_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 856px;" alt="" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Gypsy. From my shoot with Leah in Macurepe. Don't you love my wire-guys?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4885241941_369654a721_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 744px;" alt="" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">A self-portrait - needed an updated pic for Advanced Photoshop magazine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4841296774_aa16bdeb6e_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 621px; height: 413px;" alt="" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Cashell @ La Vega </span></div><div> </div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-72943077936786730102010-07-15T19:15:00.021-04:002010-07-16T06:02:38.290-04:00Good Morning Floridaaaaa!<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm heading to Florida tomorrow morning for a little vacation time with my fellow Ferreiras. Haven't done the "entire immediate-family" travelling thing since I was in school, so thought I'd tag along this time and find a space somewhere in their car that I could fit in for the drive up to Orlando. I'm not supposed to be working for these 10 days but I'm walking with my "bess camera" just in case I have a free moment. I'll be home on the 26th and back out to work the very next day, so end of July is out, but I'm still taking bookings for August. Hit me an email at <a href="mailto:info@lauraferreira.com">info@lauraferreira.com</a> if you feel like being pretty oh so pretty, or , if you would like me to turn you into a molten baby (see below).</div><div><div><div><div><br /><br /><div align="justify">I watched Planet Hulk a few months ago, and there was this scene where Caeira (one of the main characters) holds a child while around them goes boom. As she walks forward you think "oh great the kid survived yayyyyy!!!" but then the figure slips into ash and I go "NOOOOO!!!". So this piece was inspired by that. I'm familiar with the feeling of trying to protect a little one and having them (almost) slip away, so I think that is why this stayed in my head Below, you'll find a horrifyingly bad sketch for the piece, the model who posed for the main figure, and the final image.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TD-ey2CsjKI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Ewyrf4hzRHE/s1600/194900.jpg"><img style="width: 291px; height: 220px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494284666752765090" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TD-ey2CsjKI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Ewyrf4hzRHE/s400/194900.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TD-mvSTq-qI/AAAAAAAAAHo/JfuwrQl4CJo/s1600/IMG_5135.jpg"> <img style="width: 327px; height: 218px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494293401713703586" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TD-mvSTq-qI/AAAAAAAAAHo/JfuwrQl4CJo/s400/IMG_5135.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">left: it says "still burning" , sorry kid</span> </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">/ right: my son's room, he loves Cars</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/191/c/e/The_Last_Hope_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="width: 631px; height: 346px;" alt="" src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/191/c/e/The_Last_Hope_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">final image, hand drawn environment in Photoshop</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, mua Gianna Barcant and I headed to Couva for a client shoot...you know you're in Couva when things start getting really bushy, but in a good way. We shot in La Vega, an estate run by the client's family where you can buy plants, stomp on plants (by mistake) ,take pictures of plants ,and swim in the caiman infested beautiful lakes. It's really a gorgeous location and I'm a big fan of places where concrete is seldom seen. We stayed there til early evening before waving goodbye to those awesome people in that awesome house, and drove to back to the not-so-awesome concrete jungle.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/196/e/6/Cashell_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="width: 500px; height: 704px;" alt="" src="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/196/e/6/Cashell_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">there's a caiman behind you</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, we went back to the bush - but not Couva bush this time, Macurepe bush! Not too far in though. Went to that old house where everyone who owns a camera in Trinidad does shoots at (I'm part of the club now!) and did a quick shoot with Bajan bess-ting Leah Whitehead, and guitar-making-bess-ting Jonathan Krogh. The concept: Shoot a hott girl whilst showing off the guitar. It was a gypsy theme, and between playing dodgeball with the batty bats that live in the building, and not falling off the porch when backing up to get wider shots, we pulled it off under two hours. Joth's sister Gylla did the makeup, and gravity did the hair.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/196/e/2/Gypsy_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="width: 646px; height: 447px;" alt="" src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/196/e/2/Gypsy_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"how do you a hold a guitar?"</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I have a lot of editing to do when I get back, as well as new sets that I have planned out. The rollercoasters will inspire me somehow, if not wipe out my memory. Please pray that American Airlines doesn't screw up my flight like they've done to so many people this week. Brb.<br /></div><div align="justify"></div></div></div></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-15512623399410506552010-06-08T08:22:00.022-04:002010-06-08T14:38:57.681-04:00ANTM's Mckey Sullivan, and other interesting stuff<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4670318720_6a5498f32d_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 634px; height: 849px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4670318720_6a5498f32d_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4670318720_e208385ea4_b.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A much needed update! Since my return from LA (which was amazing and should have been longer than four days) I've been merrily up to my eyeballs with photoshoots and editing. Had a great experience working on a film, though it's absolutely super secret and if I told you I'd have to blablabla kill blablabla you.....actually I'D be killed so let's not go there. So we move on - I tore down my three-part giant photo-set of the "Flower Girls" from my kitchen wall to add to the Trinidad and Tobago Art Society's 2010 exhibition. If you know what my kitchen looks like then you'll understand why these prints are dearly missed<span style="text-decoration: underline;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5cTikR8SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/w9OlooyN5C8/s1600/IMG_7481.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5cTikR8SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/w9OlooyN5C8/s1600/IMG_7481.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5cTikR8SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/w9OlooyN5C8/s1600/IMG_7481.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5cTikR8SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/w9OlooyN5C8/s400/IMG_7481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480419287322718498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5if1i9bnI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/pV-7E32zEK8/s1600/IMG_7506.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/TA5if1i9bnI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/pV-7E32zEK8/s400/IMG_7506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480426095645650546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">our poor attempt at mocking my photos (my sister , myself, and mom)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago, or FWTT (I keep thinking of the FFWD button, there's a joke there somewhere), just wrapped up, and even though I usually hide in a cave for that particular week, I took a step into the Hyatt to choose some clothes for my shoot with America's Next Top Model winner Mckey Sullivan (and got stared down by a half-shades half-glasses creature in the hotel, I didn't know the visually-impaired-pirate look was back). One Saturday I got a call saying that she was here and up to shooting, so for the next three days I was running around organising a location, wardrobe, hair, makeup, and a horse named Ferrari. It was a concept that I was planning on doing within the next two weeks and it suited her perfectly.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/4669693063_c3b886f5ea_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 662px; height: 403px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/4669693063_c3b886f5ea_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4667130832_fa005c71ae_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 946px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4667130832_fa005c71ae_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4665894645_05c671a6d4_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 633px; height: 862px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4665894645_05c671a6d4_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4676199793_a575fd3718_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 900px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4676199793_a575fd3718_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4675386189_a1fc497c6f_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 436px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4675386189_a1fc497c6f_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4666582910_be26d349d9_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4666582910_be26d349d9_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div> </div><br />It all went down last Wednesday starting with Emily Quesnel and the ladies at Cahoots on hair and makeup while I ran around Woodbrook collecting wardrobe from Heather Jones and Meiling (whose clothes unfortunately didn't get used due to time constraints), then a Hilo run (always a necessity), followed by my poor car fighting her way up that St.Anns hill , and eventually, we made it to the location. We started with a Francis Hendy dress (which was supplied by the people at FFWD) , and after a round with a Heather Jones creation, we sat on the balcony of the cabin and waited for the horse to arrive. He was fashionably late and not very happy. This was the first time I worked with a horse (there's a joke there somewhere) so for the model and I to move around with him but still maintain a good composition and light source, was a bit tricky though I think we did alright in the end! Thanks to Nikki Chatoor, the horse-handler, for helping us out so much and supplying us with mountains of horse poop all over our lovely location. That was a dodgy situation. Mckey had to zip back to the Hyatt for a show so we wrapped up in the early evening, hung around a bit and stared at a bonfire whilst powering it with a sqwuaky rendition of Nigel Rojas' "we will rrIIIIIIIISSSSSSEEEEE" as it grew bigger and bigger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs633.snc3/31737_444626850800_558945800_6192987_2386080_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 453px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs633.snc3/31737_444626850800_558945800_6192987_2386080_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some behind the scenes stills:<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs346.ash1/29467_10150201248095181_884715180_12845237_3411274_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 629px; height: 418px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs346.ash1/29467_10150201248095181_884715180_12845237_3411274_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29755_416711025968_23234475968_4875437_8043129_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 453px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29755_416711025968_23234475968_4875437_8043129_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29755_416711045968_23234475968_4875439_7201113_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 453px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs543.snc3/29755_416711045968_23234475968_4875439_7201113_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs346.ash1/29467_10150201204425181_884715180_12844098_6323232_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 719px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs346.ash1/29467_10150201204425181_884715180_12844098_6323232_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs353.snc3/29255_417708015968_23234475968_4903398_763282_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 720px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs353.snc3/29255_417708015968_23234475968_4903398_763282_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs333.snc3/29255_417708005968_23234475968_4903397_5412313_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 634px; height: 474px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs333.snc3/29255_417708005968_23234475968_4903397_5412313_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs561.snc3/30681_10150205659115195_508875194_13251483_642952_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 629px; height: 419px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs561.snc3/30681_10150205659115195_508875194_13251483_642952_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">and a nice picture of me taken by either my boyfriend Kris or "outdoor photoshoot buddy" Joth</span><br /></div><br />Back to Meiling now. earlier this year I shot an image for her new collection "Noir" which was shown at Colombia's Fashion Week, and was just unveiled here in Trinidad.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4653553334_c567f4ca7a_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 945px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4653553334_c567f4ca7a_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br />About a year ago I did a shoot for a company named Kouture Ventures for their eyewear line, also just unveiled.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4678831858_a258d31e86_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 656px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4678831858_a258d31e86_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Some client work amidst everything.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/4621545281_1dececb1b4_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 672px; height: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/4621545281_1dececb1b4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4586839101_a0174cc35b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 649px; height: 642px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4586839101_a0174cc35b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/4610687222_7961a59de2_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 855px; height: 569px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/4610687222_7961a59de2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>My photo "Gold Lion" was on the cover of .psd Photoshop magazine, both French and UK version. Tutorial on how I achieved the look of Gold Lion inside.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs327.ash1/28528_116025628437181_100000892324791_88800_2913128_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 490px; height: 708px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs327.ash1/28528_116025628437181_100000892324791_88800_2913128_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-49596583343428725572010-04-18T17:12:00.003-04:002010-04-24T13:33:49.949-04:00L.A. this weekI'll be in Los Angeles this week (Friday to Tuesday). Never been, so let's raise our glasses and hope I don't get lost.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4526270420_86e4e72830_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 381px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4526270420_86e4e72830_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4538893089_1a39fce6aa_o.jpg"><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 916px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4538893089_1a39fce6aa_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-19831630213671479142010-04-15T21:15:00.007-04:002010-04-16T09:35:57.548-04:00May Art Exhibition at Amour et Café<div style="text-align: justify;">For the month of May my work will be shown at Amour <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">et</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Café</span> - #4 Phillip Street, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Woodbrook</span>. Click <a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24153_103015569736454_103002863071058_51896_3932970_n.jpg">here</a> for a map of the location. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Facebook</span> event can be found <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111049398928179&index=1">here</a>. Opening night is Saturday May 1st at 7pm.<br /></div><br />Just adding some recent work, and a warning that one of the photos is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">NSFW</span></span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4426843241_d21b0372a3_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 633px; height: 809px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4426843241_d21b0372a3_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">model: Chris Steel - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mua</span>/hair: Emily <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Quesnel</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/4474186238_f37609d283_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 586px; height: 800px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/4474186238_f37609d283_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4465245775_9545b451d2_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 830px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4465245775_9545b451d2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">model: Anya Nathaniel - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">mua</span>/hair: Carla Hutchinson</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4476117135_27e9898c88_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 440px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4476117135_27e9898c88_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4461425938_339777ab72.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 440px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4461425938_339777ab72.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4462102662_dd77c1833d_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 457px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4462102662_dd77c1833d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Based on jeweler Barbara <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Jardine's</span> "In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Memorium</span>" - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">mua</span>: Gianna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Barcant</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4449155479_35662c8c3b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 629px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4449155479_35662c8c3b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Kerrigan</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Starcraft</span>). One of my all time favourite villains. model reference: Heidi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Walcott</span></span><br /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-56224281998845147902010-03-12T11:18:00.007-04:002010-03-12T11:40:18.365-04:00Talk at UWI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs394.snc3/24011_101443479891497_100000775373952_40142_49397_n.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm a guest speaker at the Arts launch at UWI (University of the West Indies) next week Thursday 18th March. I'll be giving a brief talk about my work and experiences. So come and hear me squawk about the hott girls I shoot and attempt to inspire "d yout dem" into pursuing whatever it is they want to do / be in life. I'll have pretty pictures and hopefully a microphone and hearing aid since I'm pretty quiet (unless I'm drinking) and practically deaf.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">wow now <b>DAT</b> is a role model.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(oh yes, my dwindling supply of calendars will be on sale for TT$150)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 688px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs394.snc3/24011_101443479891497_100000775373952_40142_49397_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you're in Trinidad (and waste your time on Facebook) and would like to attend, then you can check out the Facebook event for it </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=338518645677&ref=mf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"></span></span><div class="datawrap" style="word-wrap: break-word; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm / Location: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">UWI, St. Augustine- CLL Auditorium</span></span></div></div></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-53528089549716873902010-02-23T09:44:00.001-04:002010-02-25T13:20:16.718-04:00What Dreams May Come / The Sister series<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, I did two things. First, I completed the 4th piece of my "The Sister" series. I shot this with Jade and Cherisse back in June 09, and every 2 months or so I would complete one of the concepts scribbled (very poorly) in my book (shown below). There are still a few that need to be completed, but this time next year HOPEFULLY it'll all be done!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S4Peu-QuM6I/AAAAAAAAAG4/JPvzqbi2Oz0/s1600-h/094728.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S4Peu-QuM6I/AAAAAAAAAG4/JPvzqbi2Oz0/s400/094728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441437673362174882" border="0" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size:85%;">The one I'm pointing to is the latest creation.<br />Black hearty shaped thing on your left is courtesy my son.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/053/d/4/The_Sister_3_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 671px;" src="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/053/d/4/The_Sister_3_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Original sketch showed that the glass she was holding contained a scene of her falling down the rabbit hole. After drawing a mockup within the image, I though that bunny tied to a balloon just looked so much better!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3657444540_c838af7ae6_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 290px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3657444540_c838af7ae6_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4006963223_c2ee7e71cb_o.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 227px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4006963223_c2ee7e71cb_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3664524420_6af37c7d22_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 291px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3664524420_6af37c7d22_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">More from the series. Click to watch them magically grow!</span><br /><br /></div>Second thing I did yesterday was finally work with makeup artist Carla Hutchinson. We've been emailing back and forth for a while now about setting up a shoot and it finally came to pass! I was so impressed with her airbrushed makeup , as well as the hair styling she did on Heidi! When we were ready to shoot, we headed down the street (literally down the street) to Gary Jordan's studio. He was kind enough to offer his space for me to shoot yesterday, and I was very happy about that since I was in a lazy mood anyway and really didn't feel like setting up the living room for the session :/ So thanks very much for that! I wanted to create a Renaissance-like oil painterly effect with this one, and I think I achieved it! I'll update as I edit more.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/053/e/6/What_Dreams_May_Come_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 633px;" src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/053/e/6/What_Dreams_May_Come_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/056/7/5/What_Dreams_May_Come_2_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 619px; height: 619px;" src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/056/7/5/What_Dreams_May_Come_2_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">model is Heidi Walcott</span><br /></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-48589586732905233432010-02-20T10:28:00.000-04:002010-02-20T11:26:51.524-04:00Please vote for Kim Roy!<div style="text-align: justify;">My friend and awesome hair dresser (or hair ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE) Kim Roy is up for the Head and Shoulder's Nations Favourite Hairdresser Award. Kim is an amazing hair stylist with the most lovely personality to boot! I've posted some photos below of work that we have done together. Please vote for Kim <a href="http://www.headandshoulders.co.uk/nfh2010/profiles/hairdresser_profile.php?id=238461aa-733f-4a18-acc1-8ee442b14031">HERE</a> if you absolutely love her work (and I know you do). There's no one more deserving than her, and trust me, I wouldn't be typing up this post if I truly didn't think so!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3767800608_24baaf0119.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3767800608_24baaf0119.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4331351350_5690fea69f.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4331351350_5690fea69f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3749471694_9878ec232a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 452px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3749471694_9878ec232a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4254090546_041fc80e2f.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 322px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3830844745_58b9df85ca.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3832751766_480ea7daa8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3832751766_480ea7daa8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3381226210_227f7bc666_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 466px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3381226210_227f7bc666_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3747493829_1c84affcab_o.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 464px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3747493829_1c84affcab_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3741074495_6a097f491d_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 630px; height: 793px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3741074495_6a097f491d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3502689882_57ef26ecec_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 627px; height: 417px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3502689882_57ef26ecec_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3741134985_aa8c977d7c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 455px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3741134985_aa8c977d7c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/3742548457_794084cd07.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 454px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/3742548457_794084cd07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-13488759112607698102010-02-19T12:40:00.000-04:002010-02-23T10:20:34.937-04:00Dear Graphic Designer, please stop stealing my photos.<div style="text-align: justify;">The year just started and I already have a nice little list of people who have stolen my work to promote their products or events. Listen Graphic Designer (we'll refer to the general Graphic Designer as Debbie from now on) Look Debbie, the internet may be big to you, but it is actually a very, very small place. Networking has made it extremely easy to come across art theft, so please be a good Debbie and make sure that you have permission to use an image, or pay for the usage if you don't. Because you will get caught. Not only will you get caught, but you will in turn embarrass your client (who in this case that I am about to write about, is just as bad as you are.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">fire ze missiles!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37E2kI_rjI/AAAAAAAAAGY/OXQfbfQMhZo/s1600-h/19458_105306639495765_100000492876577_133233_7079543_n2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37E2kI_rjI/AAAAAAAAAGY/OXQfbfQMhZo/s400/19458_105306639495765_100000492876577_133233_7079543_n2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440001841603522098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37E2_RVxSI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rSeGYbZh__Y/s1600-h/20758_105112169515212_100000492876577_128671_645540_n2.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37E2_RVxSI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rSeGYbZh__Y/s400/20758_105112169515212_100000492876577_128671_645540_n2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440001848886281506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The commercial work I did for singer Anya Li ended up on an invite for some party. There was no way I would have found out about this if someone on my Facebook didn't give me a head's up. So thank you Networking, you never let me down! *high five*<br /><br />I messaged the person who posted this on Facebook, I always start out very polite. "Hey could you please take down this ad, one of my images is being used without my permission" course my laser vision is set to kill while I type this, because of past experiences I pretty much know how this will end.<br /><br />Every comment I leave gets deleted, and my private message is ignored...that is, until I use the L word. The client thinks nothing wrong has been done "is it that serious?" yes client. Your Debbie has been stealing not only my image for your party THIS year, but for last year as well! That means my work has been stalked and <span style="font-weight: bold;">stolen</span> by <span style="font-weight: bold;">COREY of www.COREYOGRAFIK.com (tel: 770.41.5553)</span> for the past two years (he left his info on the flyer, what a good Debbie). Yeh, he's not answering his phone.<br /><br />These pictures are not some photosnap off of Google with no trace of ownership. They are retouched, studio commercial photographs with a clear Copyright symbol with the name of the owner clearly stated. So spare me the "I didn't know where these came from" excuse.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, last year this photo was used for the party:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/3097375158_e67db5497b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 772px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/3097375158_e67db5497b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and this year, this photo was used for the party:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3042519514_b061d99fe9_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 935px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3042519514_b061d99fe9_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I used to be a Debbie before I started photography. I was also a Nancy (Web Designer) and I was always aware of the whole copyright issue. That's why there were STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY CDs (which I borrowed once and don't think I ever returned...hmm...where is it?...) as well as our own imagery from going on the road and shooting content.<br /><br />To crop out someone's copyright logo and then use it is for advertising is blatant theft, and I have let a good few incidents flutter by without seeking a lawyer - life gets in the way of dealing with these pests. Not anymore Debbie, I am coming for you. AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO! (oh wait, Dorothy is the Illustrator, nvm)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">ps: Facebook is a powerful tool. Here's what happens when you steal my photo, and a hoard of pissed off supporters rain ire on your event's page (you took it down but I screenshotted it *tsst*)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37OjSjXvDI/AAAAAAAAAGo/veDG2kL1Vig/s1600-h/fb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 509px; height: 708px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37OjSjXvDI/AAAAAAAAAGo/veDG2kL1Vig/s400/fb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440012505581075506" border="0" /><br /></a>click for non-blurification<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UCCZQk_S49Q/S37OjSjXvDI/AAAAAAAAAGo/veDG2kL1Vig/s1600-h/fb.jpg"><br /></a></div></div><br /></div></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-76340532002580061542010-02-11T19:19:00.000-04:002010-02-17T10:54:10.954-04:00A really late, really long post<div style="text-align: justify;">First for the year. Not that I haven't thought about updating, but the words weren't there, and I like to write a bit before I post more work. I'll be writing a lot more soon, have an upcoming website that will be a place to channel my experiences in something other than photography and design....but it may find a link from time to time.<br /></div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I turned 25 today. Spent it stuffing my face , <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">galavanting</span> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">laura</span>-mobile and writing "thank you :)" on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Facebook</span> wall. I've never typed :) so much in one day. That's just me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">yuh</span> know, breaking meaningful records and whatnot /flex. I don't have a problem with getting older, I think once you fill your life with hard work and good things it's much easier to look back at the years past and nod with approval without thinking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">krist</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">almeaty</span> I'm getting old. That's just me. I'm rambling.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have a tonne of backlogged work to post so please bare with the scrolling!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">First set of pictures is a small shoot I did with a girl I met at a Martin Parr show in January. Her name is Fan and we shot this very last minute session at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Normandie</span> Hotel. Hair and makeup by Emily Quesnel. Dresses by yours truly (no I didn't design them, they're from ye olde cluttered closet)<br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4284272747_15fe3cc68a_o.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 743px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4284272747_15fe3cc68a_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4284272747_15fe3cc68a_o.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Bush!</span><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4284272747_15fe3cc68a_o.jpg"><br /></a></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4277471384_c49cbdfe88_o.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 588px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4277471384_c49cbdfe88_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4277471384_c49cbdfe88_o.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Stairs!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4274343611_d29694a2e7_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 935px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4274343611_d29694a2e7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">window!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The next set is from a session done at Paprika restaurant in Cocorite, Trinidad. For all the Trinis ,and those visiting, it's on the left just a few buildings after Peakes gas station. Drive slowly and keep your eyes out for the sign!</span> We got to use masks made from the same company that did the ones in Eyes Wide Shut. Made me wanna grab some paper and glue and try a ting. Models are Chris Steel and Ashley Fifi in Meiling designs. Hair and makeup by Emily Quesnel.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4343572294_8ee476f91b_o.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 836px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4343572294_8ee476f91b_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4343572294_8ee476f91b_o.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4349021356_1c495d1da6_o.jpg"><img style="width: 653px; height: 653px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4349021356_1c495d1da6_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4349021356_1c495d1da6_o.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">there's something lurking in one of the mirrors</span><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4349021356_1c495d1da6_o.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4346622321_edc518c76f_o.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4346438108_df0ce54ff1_o.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 853px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4346438108_df0ce54ff1_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4356105597_a99dc57217_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 422px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4356105597_a99dc57217_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4346438108_df0ce54ff1_o.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4346622321_edc518c76f_o.jpg"><img style="width: 500px; height: 696px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4346622321_edc518c76f_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4346438108_df0ce54ff1_o.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Next is from a shoot (that I did not photograph but I snuck a few of my own shots in between) that I was actually modeling for! MACO People's latest issue has a feature on seven women in Trinidad representing their fields of work. I represented photography. Teneille Newallo (below) is an actress. Makeup by Gianna Barcant, dress by Heather Jones.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4338175819_43b8dcd657_o.jpg"><img style="width: 689px; height: 472px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4338175819_43b8dcd657_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Shot at Rumore, one of the Magnificent Seven houses around the Savannah. It's old, falling apart, and I love it.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now this is far from the pretty pictures of pretty girls in pretty makeup, just complete lack of prettyrisation, and really just something that I had in my head for a year and never did. Til one lonely night in January... This is Ode To Woodbrook, my neighbourhood...and no one can argue with this, one just ran under the couch (sleep over by me guyz!) I swear one day I'm gonna walk in on this. Incoming awesome rap:<br /><br /></div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4321818473_28ff01407b_o.jpg"><img style="width: 500px; height: 645px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4321818473_28ff01407b_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ode to Woodbrook<i><br /><br />If you feel me, put your Bop in the air<br />if you feel me, where your Baygon at<br /><br />I come home, I lie down<br />It;s been a long week<br />I suddenly hear<br />the little feet (little feet)<br /><br />and in a flash<br />I'm dual wielding cans<br />listening for the sound<br />of little hands (little hands)<br /><br />But I know you roach<br />I know how you move<br />I see you in the corner<br />cue flying shoe<br /><br />the shoe missed<br />time for second phase<br />two cans emptied<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />on your face (little face)</i></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4331351350_ff90676df7_o.jpg"><img style="width: 313px; height: 445px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4331351350_ff90676df7_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4254090546_041fc80e2f.jpg"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="width: 305px; height: 445px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4254090546_041fc80e2f.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Back to pretty girls</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4254090546_041fc80e2f.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4242469259_dea32797ac_o.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/4242469259_dea32797ac_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">singer Ami Richardson, London</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4325481484_09a46e6ddb_o.jpg"><img style="width: 626px; height: 626px;" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4325481484_09a46e6ddb_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">When sunsets attack</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4243169075_d3493352d4_o.jpg"><img style="width: 656px; height: 437px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4243169075_d3493352d4_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">dress by Heather Jones</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4249801241_df29cc9c57_o.jpg"><img style="width: 652px; height: 333px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4249801241_df29cc9c57_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Trinidadian band The Yahdees</span><br /><br />RIGHT! Now to have my birthday dinner.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-63275734674715943042009-12-31T13:47:00.000-04:002009-12-31T14:44:57.580-04:002009<div style="text-align: justify;">This was another great year, full of wonderful experiences (first one that came to mind was traveling around Europe for three weeks) and the forming of great new friendships all over the world. My son turned three and still won't stop sucking his three fingers (orthodontic future ahead), my hair went through a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">turquoise</span> and now purple stage (soon to take a completely new look yet again), I developed new techniques with my work through lots of patience and practice..."I've grown as an artist <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blablabla</span>", my sister to moved to Bahrain *sniff*, I had my first solo exhibition and also came out with my first calendar, my son had a near death experience that has changed me completely, and I reconnected with family in England, Madeira and Portugal, and I sincerely hope I get to see them again next year.<br /><br />There's a lot more that I cannot remember right now, it'll come to me soon. I've been doing this job since 2007 and every year ends with a bang and starts off a bit slow. Already 2010 is looking to actually start off with a bang...it's exciting. I plan on travelling a lot more and connecting with even more wonderful people around the planet. To all my friends, I love you guys *squeeze til eyes pop*. To all my family around the world (especially Beckie in Bahrain and Joana in Madeira) I love you all so much. To all my fans (I always feel weird saying that word ...fans.....fanzzzz...phaaaansssss) thank you for supporting me, I appreciate it so much and if you have ever sent me an email and I have not replied, I apologise sincerely....<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">keeping</span> track of things isn't always easy.<br /><br />I got an underwater camera for Christmas. It was either that or a professional recording mic to squawk into (thank my bf for choosing the camera). I went down the islands with my family on Boxing Day and had a salty time trying to get a proper self-portrait whilst getting tangled in my hair and my kid jumping on my back to "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">twim</span>" around the bay. One of the shots that actually didn't capture my toe or elbow is posted below. It was a test run, and next time it'll be a pair of goggles, and an actual model :/<br /><br />In other news, I'm playing Dragon Age Origins during my holiday break. You know you and your boyfriend are addicts when you call each other "my liege" and "look here wench" , and refer to the rude (and rather large) lady in the Burger King line as the "undead ogre - last boss who will go into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">berserker</span> mode and wipe out the food court with her weave of doom and +20 poison acrylic claws of death" Anyway, if anyone else is playing this game, you my friend are awesome. And I'll throw in something about Avatar and District 9 since this is a year end wrap up. Two of the best movies of the year. We should try not to judge people in life, but if you were not moved by either of these movies then you're probably a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">noob</span> who thought Batman and Robin was timeless (Mr Freeze: "I'm giving you...the cold shoulder...NOW GET TO DA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">CHOPPA</span>"). That ladies and gentlemen, was my geek paragraph, moving on now.<br /><br />My new year resolutions: <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">exercise</span>. There's a dusty treadmill next to me...like literally a meter and a half from my left elbow right now, that I bought for Carnival in 2008 (not even kidding) and went on once (ONCE) in 2009. There's also that ab ripper 1000.px.extremedotsomething that I was all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">YEH</span> I WILL DO THIS EVERY DAY and never did it again. So sticking with an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">exercise</span> plan is my goal. I've also been working on myself for a while now and trying to stay away from any negative energy, and it feels wonderful. I'm going to keep doing that, only good can come out of this one. My third resolution is to keep my bedroom clean. With my son finally getting his own room, I think it'll be a lot easier. I've just thought of a fourth one - when an idea comes to mind, just DO IT. I tend to linger a bit and take forever to plan, but I need to get on it asap so that the drive doesn't fade. I'm hoping I can fulfill at least two of these things.<br /><br />I'm going to end this epic essay with a HAPPY NEW YEAR! and the usual joke that's said every 31st of December, "I won't see you again til, like, NEXT YEAR man" :O<br /><br />x<br />Laura<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4210741421_179dc3c634_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 878px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4210741421_179dc3c634_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />▲<span style="font-size:85%;">commissioned shoot a la xmas lights</span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4217774798_fc8dc6c069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4217774798_fc8dc6c069.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />▲<span style="font-size:85%;">self-portrait in the not-so-clear ocean</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4196819741_774036c4ea.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 324px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4196819741_774036c4ea.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />▲<span style="font-size:85%;">commissioned portrait</span>s▼<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4195697187_631d436f28.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 468px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4195697187_631d436f28.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4204277136_8116efc8b8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 468px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4204277136_8116efc8b8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-69150322987927915992009-12-17T00:38:00.001-04:002009-12-17T00:58:30.990-04:00AVATAR<div style="text-align: justify;">I did a self-portrait inspired by the trailer about a week and half ago. I said it would be my favourite movie, and let me tell you...IT IS. James Cameron was put here to make this movie. I feel so inspired by the world of Pandora and the Na'vi's connection with nature. I'm no tree-hugger, but human beings really piss me off the way they....we....treat this planet. Not only that, but the way we crown ourselves the dominant ones above anything that can ever exist, as a species and in our own individual minds. The last time I felt moved by a film was when I saw District 9 (love it or not, that's what people are capable of). It gave me that familiar feeling of anger towards our species, how much hate and greed runs through our veins, how the world is treated as a cold dead thing and we forget about how much life flows through it. Before I pull out the Cumbaya record and talk about "feeeeelings" I'll end it with the image I created before I saw the movie. I think there'll be a lot more. No movie makes me cry and gets away with it . /flex<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4167977646_4dfdced37f_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 418px;" alt="" border="0" /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-27897089811992192782009-11-30T19:51:00.000-04:002009-11-30T20:39:24.304-04:00Thanks for the support! / PRINT SALE!<div style="text-align: justify;">To everyone who came to the exhibition, a big THANK YOU! It was a complete success and a sigh of relief that it went pretty much smoothly. Also a thank you to those who bought my 2010 calendar :) There are a few left so if you are interested please contact me at info@lauraferreira.com . They make great Christmas gifts :D *wink* :D *wink*. I have some available prints that I will post here shortly, along with their dimensions and other information on each. (also a great Christmas present *wink* etc etc.) It was an exciting month so I made sure to log on tonight and do an update before December takes over tomorrow!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I've been quite busy recently with various commercial works, and I'm looking forward to wrapping them up for the holidays and doing some fun personal projects. I have an obsession with Christmas lights so I think I'll be going to the local hardware store very soon , gesturing my hand in a sweeping motion over the lights department with a "Ill take this". Another project I started is one involving my son. Since I lost so many of hus baby pictures when my HD went to Heaven, I decided to start stalking him with my camera and capturing some candid and non-candid moments with him. You can see them here <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurakaiden">http://www.flickr.com/photos</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurakaiden">/laurakaiden</a> I haven't put much up yet due to the lack of time to sort through the ones I like best, but it'll grow bit by bit. I got a lot of new content this weekend, it's really teaching me how to be a pro-paparazzo! It is a bit personal but it's the only thing of that sort that I'll ever have on a public server.<br /><br />Now for some new content. Here are some commissions I've done recently including work for jeweler Barbara Jardine, some portrait shots of work I've done with makeup artist Cherisse Amoroso, as well as a long-overdue continuation of my Trinidad Folklore series. This time it was "da ladies favourite" Kiwan posing as the main character. We had planned to shoot this over a year ago and because I take forever to plan projects, and he sleeps until 2pm, we never got around to it. Instead I took a photo from a previous shoot with him and used it for my project. I did a WIP (Work In Progress) Tutorial to show how I go from basic photo to final concept in this particular photo-manipulation. I've been meaning to do one of these for a while but this was the first time I actually remembered to screenshot and paste as I worked! I hope it inspires you and gives you some insight into the time and patience that goes into creating these pieces.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/4146904679_faa0114cf9_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 646px; height: 629px;" alt="" border="0" /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4131577521_410c98327d_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 646px; height: 381px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4131577521_410c98327d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Commissioned makeup portfolio for Cherisse Amoroso</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4119805287_22028af239_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 643px; height: 660px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4119805287_22028af239_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4110099136_5138c11d0b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 455px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4110099136_5138c11d0b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/4107853160_1190a3301e.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 455px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/4107853160_1190a3301e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4107404935_3096a3faec_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 642px; height: 414px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4107404935_3096a3faec_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/4107853160_1190a3301e.jpg"><br /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">client Jeniffer Crane</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4129621640_bc76983d3e_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 646px; height: 456px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4129621640_bc76983d3e_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Promo shot for Alchemy jewelry</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4115057766_e405789fc8_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 828px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4115057766_e405789fc8_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">commission for Soca artiste Supajigga TC<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/4091167484_a471d2c5a4_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 490px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/4091167484_a471d2c5a4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(above) Trinidad Folkore piece - Papa Bois<br />(below) WIP Tutorial</span><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/313/8/5/Papa__WIP_Tutorial_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 658px; height: 1350px;" src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/313/8/5/Papa__WIP_Tutorial_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> </div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-31609833980629576362009-10-29T19:20:00.000-04:002009-11-17T09:41:23.389-04:002010 Calendar is out! / Exhibition is on now at More Vino!<div style="text-align: justify;">My <b>2010 calendar</b> is out! Those in Trinidad can pick them up at <b>Rainy Days</b> in Ellerslie Plaza, <b>Horizons Art Gallery</b>, and <b>More Vino</b>. Orders can also be made directly through me ( info@lauraferreira.com ) for local and international purchases.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/4057056520_2a54b90845_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 626px; height: 483px;" alt="" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first photography and digital art exhibition on now! Hope to see everyone there! If you haven't heard of it yet, here's your invitation. See you there! It is running for the entire month of November!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs232.snc1/7926_173082565968_23234475968_3355630_4841658_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 395px;" alt="" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some recent work:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4006963223_c2ee7e71cb_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 628px;" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4051814974_f089fd2480_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 636px; height: 414px;" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4022613557_272c51314b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 436px;" alt="" border="0" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/4035329417_b2d4c7f452.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 436px;" alt="" border="0" /></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-69975833965269271542009-10-07T15:37:00.000-04:002009-10-07T16:39:57.365-04:00Only 25 more days....<div> ...til the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119529794661&index=1">exhibition</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been living in the past for about a week. Realised today that the date on my watch is actually yesterday's, so an entire 24 hours has gone *poof*. The calendar artwork is at the printer's now and I'm patiently waiting to get the hard copies. I do feel a bit nervous because I've never printed my work like this before, I'm just a print noob going through her first nooby experience. You go through the work over and over proof-reading it and you swear that everything is fine. Then they call and inform you that Christmas was spelled wrong :/<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I also finally got the chance to see The Solitary Alchemist (the film I did the poster for) and left the cinema completely inspired. As a result, I'm about to begin a series inspired by the work of jeweler Barbara Jardine, who the film was based on. I wrote a bit more about it <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=148479806722&ref=mf">here</a> , feel free to check it out. There are other sets I would like to do before October is finished but I'm just piling on too much right now, the plate is going to break. So don't be surprised if you see a Halloween series in November / December.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I did some work in September with my favourite model Chris Steel. We got to pick out some Heather Jones dresses from her store and trekked up to this beauitul peak in St. Anns where Pine trees surround a little log cabin. Didn't feel like Trinidad at all! Apparently it was more like Canada, but I've never been so I could only nod and blink at Chris. Here are the images from that set plus some self-portraits I did, and work with HD Family - soca artistes from Trinidad.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 643px; height: 431px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3508/3909680745_e4823fd3cd_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 642px; height: 428px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3910244845_a215444a85_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 638px; height: 363px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/3912630222_66309fa4f7_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 637px; height: 426px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3986672825_3811ddddfb_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 312px; height: 427px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3919850674_ecf3488d1f.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="width: 310px; height: 427px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/3929365232_32005f5501.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="width: 630px; height: 458px;" alt="" src="http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/279/3/7/The_Glass_Rose_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 635px; height: 357px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/3927205000_2256e63524_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="width: 344px; height: 399px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3926741580_1000367848.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="width: 277px; height: 399px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3955873120_5e8927f6b5.jpg" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3956919671_661714e4f6_o.jpg"><img style="width: 500px; height: 500px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3956919671_661714e4f6_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3951852063_5a2b8fb8d2_o.jpg"><img style="width: 638px; height: 423px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3951852063_5a2b8fb8d2_o.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3973791404_a5c1dcb02d_o.jpg"><img style="width: 636px; height: 449px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3973791404_a5c1dcb02d_o.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3954533956_bd5eb19eb9_o.jpg"><img style="width: 642px; height: 646px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3954533956_bd5eb19eb9_o.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3969155761_c615d0d4ee_o.jpg"><img style="width: 636px; height: 423px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3969155761_c615d0d4ee_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/3946103821_3c9e7b36dd.jpg"><img style="width: 299px; height: 461px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/3946103821_3c9e7b36dd.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3990225347_bd91679339.jpg"> <img style="width: 324px; height: 461px;" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3990225347_bd91679339.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-79891721507785024302009-09-09T09:35:00.001-04:002009-09-09T10:16:43.958-04:00First Solo Exhibition / Calendar 2010<div style="text-align: justify;">I'll be having my first photography and digital art exhibition at More Vino on November 2nd. It will be running for the entire month and there will be <b>prints on sale</b> as well as my <b><i>2010 calendar</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">. I am currently in the stages of putting it together to go to print within the next week and a half so as soon as I am ready I'll be taking orders. Calendars will also be available for purchase at Rainy Days in Ellerslie Plaza. I'll post here again as soon as they are ready for purchasing so keep your eyes open :)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3839737991_a731951864.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><script src="http://static.ak.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php/en_US" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">FB.init("258138117a5d4ba4219225c1d332cebe");</script><fb:fan connections="" profile_id="23234475968" stream="" width="300"><div style="padding-left: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Find more info here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lauraferreiraphotography">Laura Ferreira Studios</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> on Facebook</span></div><div style="padding-left: 10px; ">___________________________________________________________</div><br /></fb:fan></div><div style="text-align: center;">In other news I recently did my first movie poster for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Solitary-Alchemist/22721034719?ref=ts">The Solitary Alchemist</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/3830539390_8bbfcb56fa_o.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 604px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the photography and digital art pieces featured in the calendar / prints :</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/3854370146_2d393454ee.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 431px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3832751766_480ea7daa8.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3886755701_2b1d4cf615.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 491px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3767800608_24baaf0119_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/3753623973_47541f4561_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3657444540_f69361bdca_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2300265601_dfba1d5d4a_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2413209125_94c7bb4faa_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2361800435_7653d7b45e_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2922921259_37bcfd8b27_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2706582159_59fe920ae1_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/3003289351_412811326d_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3381226210_734a5a870f_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3222195073_58a4a421c8_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3741074495_3ddc021705_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3369429832_f9170c98a0_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3389406177_969dce1c14_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3564724935_5f207f3de1_m.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 183px;" border="0" alt="" /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-4393262959005434302009-07-23T14:57:00.000-04:002009-08-02T20:40:15.112-04:00New Work<div style="text-align: justify;">This past Sunday - Tuesday has been pretty much nonstop. The hairstylist (Kim Roy) who I worked with in England came down for a week and the two of us plus MUA Emily Quesnel and employees from salon CAHOOTS, got together and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">didnotsleepfor3days</span>. Here are some photos from the various sets plus some older work below. Locations range from Gasparee Caves and Chacachacare, to Santa Cruz and Fort George - Trinidad.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/3753623973_47541f4561.jpg?v=1248501939" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3767800608_a16f0cecbd_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 711px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3767800608_a16f0cecbd_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3777839761_606cb36504_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 661px; height: 440px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3777839761_606cb36504_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3749471694_f4f03a1449_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 731px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3749471694_f4f03a1449_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3750024194_82bc42573a_o.jpg"> </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3750024194_82bc42573a_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3750024194_82bc42573a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">model: Anya Ayoung-Chee</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3748161934_131f4e29ec_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 717px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3748161934_131f4e29ec_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">model: Anya Ayoung-Chee</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3744630444_5e56f52dfb_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 718px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3744630444_5e56f52dfb_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3744630444_5e56f52dfb_o.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3762402000_34a6b95092_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 421px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3762402000_34a6b95092_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">model: Denesa Webster</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3747262068_ed77cc7ff7_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 626px; height: 364px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3747262068_ed77cc7ff7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3747262068_ed77cc7ff7_o.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3741134985_aa8c977d7c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 463px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3741134985_aa8c977d7c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3750689670_e0b7238b9a.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 464px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3750689670_e0b7238b9a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3741074495_6a097f491d_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 632px; height: 795px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3741074495_6a097f491d_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3747493829_1c84affcab_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3747493829_1c84affcab_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3746023935_f1de932f7d.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 470px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3774982049_a62f01a6d3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 470px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3746023935_f1de932f7d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3741134985_2e77c2c2de.jpg?v=1248181716"> </a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/3741931966_6aac3d4dff.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 454px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/3741931966_6aac3d4dff.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/3742548457_794084cd07.jpg?v=0"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 454px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/3742548457_794084cd07.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3629800048_47fd2cb038.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 418px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3629800048_47fd2cb038.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3666871048_672837e559.jpg?v=1246206648"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 420px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3666871048_672837e559.jpg?v=1246206648" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3672171563_f5f983f075_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 407px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3672171563_f5f983f075_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3707920524_ffbdc273c8.jpg?v=0"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 407px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/3707920524_ffbdc273c8.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3664524420_6af37c7d22_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 637px; height: 389px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3664524420_6af37c7d22_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3657444540_c838af7ae6_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 736px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/3657444540_c838af7ae6_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3676988526_1a5dd890c8_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 635px; height: 468px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3676988526_1a5dd890c8_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3646515491_6fafcbca9a_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 645px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3646515491_6fafcbca9a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3628730887_5f7428a02b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 646px; height: 430px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3628730887_5f7428a02b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-56245444248761893022009-06-09T18:01:00.000-04:002009-06-09T18:54:27.465-04:00Follow this blog! / ok I forgot to update....<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm so horrible with the updating here, I once told myself that I'd do it once a week but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pffffft</span> that didn't happen. I guess it's a good thing that I'm too busy to do so, means more content when I do get around to it :) I've started my Metamorphosis series so you can see what pieces I've done so far below. I'm also contributing some work to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Caribbean's</span> first Erotic Art Week, but I barely have time to produce new content so it may just be some of the older work that I had done earlier this year. I'm being featured in two magazines this month (one from Brazil another from UK) but the names slip my mind right now, I'll post shots when I get copies.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been doing a lot more work with musicians and bands, and I've really got to say that I love working with these awesome people! So many things to do and such open minds to do it with.<br /></div><br />On a personal note, I've been reunited with a friend from my childhood who disappeared when we were about 8. I didn't know what happened to her or if she was even alive, but God bless the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">internet</span>, she's alive and well in the US.<br />June is being good to me, the best month of the year so far, so maybe I'll be able to update with some excellent news soon ;) Watch and see what happens...and you can also follow this blog by clicking on the thing way down at the bottom. I didn't know it existed until about a month ago. You can also find me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraferreira">http://twitter.com/lauraferreira</a> .</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3564724935_822a2fe7bc_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 489px;" alt="" border="0" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3555079533_0b8972b32b_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" alt="" border="0" /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3554887463_d04508427c.jpg?v=1243048766"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 452px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3554887463_d04508427c.jpg?v=1243048766" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3568199285_5a3004fb29.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 452px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3568199285_5a3004fb29.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3592662865_5896a912e5_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 639px; height: 487px;" alt="" border="0" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3557350762_521562decb.jpg?v=0" style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 437px;" alt="" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3568199285_5a3004fb29.jpg?v=0"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3543794163_f01e5aafa9.jpg?v=0" style="cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 437px;" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3572192690_d5f2a507ac_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 639px; height: 670px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3572192690_d5f2a507ac_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3569234016_eca9762b0b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 426px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3569234016_eca9762b0b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3571515320_ed732be909_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 468px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3571515320_ed732be909_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3566753625_3604f0fbeb_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 634px; height: 560px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3566753625_3604f0fbeb_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3593014669_dc4401164a_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 662px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3593014669_dc4401164a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3589319879_64eb00e2b6_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 634px; height: 589px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3589319879_64eb00e2b6_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-84075867857531753092009-05-14T13:46:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:29:27.237-04:00'idea Photos' magazine<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">My work is featured on the front and back cover of the May/June issue of idea Photos (Taiwan). There's also an interview and spread inside though I haven't seen it yet so I'll post some photos when I get my copy. I also won Photo of the Week in Digital Photographer magazine so I'll have a feature in the next issue. I've got a few upcoming campaigns that I'll talk about soon enough. Completely unrelated to pictures, I'm doing a hair show on Sunday (I volunteered to be a guinea pig) so I'll be sporting some mega bright hair soon :D I'm so excited! May also be heading to the US very soon, but we shall see! For now, take a look at some recent work :)</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 547px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3503646701_a4cb10a831_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 566px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3504459788_8dab192bf2_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 528px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3657/3511364640_b0cd9cb15e_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px" alt="" src="http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/123/4/c/Ami_by_SamuraiChopstick.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 650px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 654px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3522476858_f32e67754a_o.jpg" border="0" /></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 647px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 441px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3427582076_cc5b580428_o.jpg" border="0" /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 750px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3446795360_24dc423893_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 644px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 431px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3502689882_57ef26ecec_o.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 483px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3484396226_0b217db26a.jpg?v=1240955778" border="0" /> <img style="WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 483px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3390681328_57c66eb610.jpg?v=0" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 464px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3471515371_ef0b6d3e77.jpg?v=0" border="0" /> <img style="WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 464px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3452229510_326e33d340.jpg?v=1241537655" border="0" /></div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999065548915315891.post-48708321401456934432009-03-26T07:45:00.000-04:002009-03-26T19:54:21.911-04:00London Photoshoot / in Madeira<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">A quick update about Europe so far. Had my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">photoshoot</span> with singer Ami Richardson on Sunday. Much thanks to my awesome team (Ami Richardson, Kim Roy, Emily <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Quesnel</span>, and Samantha Cole London) We started at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hamstead</span> Heath and made our way into Camden. Got quite a bit of attention with Ami's giant red beehive sort of hair. My left leg was in an absolute mess from the previous night of hopping around London, and in typical Laura fashion, I got home at 5am....and woke up at 8am for the shoot :/ So Sunday morning I had one working leg, no voice, and felt like death. I am so proud of myself for making it!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We met at Emily's salon, "Holistic Hair and Beauty" in West <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hamstead</span> , where the makeup and hair was done. Then we headed off to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hamstead</span> Heath and did a few pictures there. Of course we got many a stare from the folks walking their dogs, and kids pointing fingers "mummy what's wrong with her head?". At some point we saw a green jeep <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">approaching</span> and it was the park patrol!! We weren't supposed to be shooting there apparently (he assumed it was commercial?) so we said we were wrapping up, then quickly got back into it when they drove off. My leg by now was too messed up to walk on, so Kim found me a nice stick (named Sticky) to support myself on. When I was ready to shoot I would say "please hold Sticky". He currently resides at Emily's salon in a vase.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">When I thought I was done with Heath, Ami and I spotted these two giant sheep looking beings from a mile away. We ran up to them and I asked their mum if they could pose with us. So one of the photos you'll see below is Ami with Fred and Darcy. Gorgeous creatures and so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">lovable</span>! Many thanks to their mummy for letting us have a bit of fun with them :)</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Soon after, we were making our way to Camden. At some point we were waiting at a bus stop and I was thinking to myself "Ami really reminds me of Helena <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bonham</span>-Carter with that hair and clothes" , low and behold Helena <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bonham</span>-Carter is standing next to us with her kids in a wheelbarrow. Now I never cared for celebrities, and I think that staring is rude....but I stared, mouth hanging open and everything. I thought it was pretty ironic that she had been on my mind and was suddenly standing next to me. So that was my super cool story that I'm going to KILL when I get back home :D</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">In Camden we went hunting for punks, but they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">don't</span> like the sun apparently and we only saw them as we were leaving....got some girls to pose for me though. Most photos were taken around Camden Lock and again, much attention. Shot there for a bit then made our way back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Hamstead</span>. I'm really fast-forwarding right now but that's only because I'm in Madeira at the moment and I am being rushed to get ready and hit the road. All in all the shoot went great and I met some absolutely cool souls. I'm going to update this again soon, I've got some wicked fast <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">internet</span> that I'm mooching from the hotel next door.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 625px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3376658813_28ee51fc61_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 597px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3387431788_b4245cac9e_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3381226210_227f7bc666_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 573px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3378034151_00ff2185bc_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 425px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3384055459_b83713c381_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 425px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3384907646_db311f7ab4_o.jpg" border="0" /><img style="WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 420px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3382761843_fb684d3428_o.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">___________________________________________________</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Some behind the scenes pictures</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375450194_508875194_6368914_2741428_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 453px" alt="" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375450194_508875194_6368914_2741428_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Hair and makeup at Holistics</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382385194_508875194_6369115_6025539_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 403px" alt="" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382385194_508875194_6369115_6025539_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A whole lotta hair<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382395194_508875194_6369116_6018011_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 403px" alt="" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382395194_508875194_6369116_6018011_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Fred and Darcy , their proud mama taking a picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375500194_508875194_6368922_3537880_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 453px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 604px" alt="" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375500194_508875194_6368922_3537880_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sticky the stick</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375490194_508875194_6368920_2541752_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 453px" alt="" src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375490194_508875194_6368920_2541752_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Hair stylist Kim and I on our way to Camden</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382430194_508875194_6369121_3054633_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 403px" alt="" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147382430194_508875194_6369121_3054633_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">the entire restuarant was staring at Ami</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375510194_508875194_6368924_164607_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 604px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 453px" alt="" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/2579_147375510194_508875194_6368924_164607_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Super team, and no my eyes aren't closed, they're just naturally squinty</div>Laura Ferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337867422582347251noreply@blogger.com0