[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with medium-length (and slightly damp) orange hair. I’m standing indoors, in front of a plain white wall. I’m holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a dark red pullover sweater–I think I had a collared shirt on underneath, but it’s not really showing. The shirt and sweater are tucked into a khaki skirt that buttons down the front and hits at mid-calf. The skirt is belted with a wide black belt. I have on “nude” tights and black-and-grey sneakers with white soles. I’m wearing dark red lipstick. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
This color combo looked sooooooo much better in natural light. I got to work, and the first time I went to the bathroom there I cringed SO hard when I saw my outfit under fluorescents.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with medium-length orange hair. I’m twirling in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a tiered yellow dress with geometric white patterns on it, which hits a little below the knee. Over it, I have on a maroon pullover sweater, which is belted with a black belt. I’m wearing dark grey tights and plain black snowboots. I have on dark red lipstick. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
I got some advice from a portrait photographer on my lighting, and it turns out I was probably using… too much light? Apparently if I use the window and two umbrella lights it’s coming from too many angles. So while this is still a little dark and grainy, I think it’s noticeably better than previous photos.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair pulled back loosely into a clip. I’m standing in front of a white wall, and there are bits of sewing debris around my feet. I’m wearing a black plaid flannel button-down under an off-white sweatshirt. The sweatshirt has a picture of a giant, fashionable person with a sheep head strolling through a city under a muted rainbow. Both shirts hang loose–as in, aren’t tucked in–over dark brown suede pants. I have on dark brown hiking boots and dark red lipstick. As always, I’m wearing my round silver glasses.]