Nathalie’s Photo Blog

Office Holiday Party

Tags: Celebrations, holiday, office

Written on December 15, 2009 | Posted in Celebrations,Events

Event Photography : Citrus Parade

Since the Citrus Parade was right outside of my office this year, I decided to take the opportunity to practice on event photography. I had difficulty with lighting (the buildings cast HUGE shadows on my subjects) and the fact that everything was moving! I missed a lot of great shots simply because they moved too fast for me to focus.

At first, I tried to take shots of entire lines of people marching on the street, but eventually decided to focus on individual objects, subjects and faces in order to achieve a more moving photo.

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Written on December 31, 2008 | Posted in Orlando

I’m picture man!

Tags: Celebrations, learning, Photography, Portraits

Over this past weekend, me and my fellow members from Marium599 were chosen to run the photo booth at our annual District #27 Christmas Ball.

I was a big bag of nerves since I heard the news, but I think we did a great job (and even turned a profit from our sales)

This was definitely a learning experience. It was fast-paced, we had to deal with the wind (knocking down my umbrellas), the cold, and printing issues. But in the end, we came up with photos that I think people will enjoy.

Some of the lovely couples who visited our booth…

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Written on December 15, 2008 | Posted in Portraits

Family Time

Tags: Celebrations, family

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Written on November 14, 2008 | Posted in Celebrations,Portraits

Trick or Treat FOOL!

Tags: Celebrations, halloween, NightLife

Halloween is a silly azz holiday. I haven’t dressed up in years but put the effort in to be the best darn pirate I could be this time around. I know that this is supposed to be a kid’s holiday, but 30+thousand grown adults showed up for the Halloween Street party on Church Street this year.

This was the funniest costume I saw!! Do you see the bills on his utility belt?!?!?!?

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Written on November 6, 2008 | Posted in Celebrations,Orlando,Pointless Foolishness

Gay Pride Parade 2008

Tags: Celebrations, Gay Pride, Lake Eola, Orlando Happenings

My sister and I went out to support the gay Orlando community at this year’s parade on Lake Eola. Of course, I came out too late to see the actual parade, but I did get to see the colorful and happy people at the park. It was a day of acceptance, tolerance, and enlightenment on issues like gay rights (which is a HOT topic for this year’s election) as well as violence against gay people across America. As usual, there were some people who weren’t happy about the event, but I had a great time.

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Written on October 13, 2008 | Posted in Events,Orlando

Highly Recommended in Orlando

Tags: Celebrations

I attended The Spa’s Happy Hour in Downtown Orlando. It’s tucked away on a colorful strip of shops on Orange ave near Princeton. For only $35.00, we had a choice between a long list of treatments including cupping and reflexology, Mac makeup application, henna tattoos, and even the new…fish pedicure.