Composite Photography

How many days have we been in lockdown now? Keeping track is getting to be difficult. However, in the interest of continuing to grow as an artist, I am learning as much as I can about other ways to shoot and edit. Countless ways exist to edit and photograph and me being me, I want to explore them all. With so much time on my hands, I have little else to do. I am not complaining though. I love to grow and practice new skills and strive to become and do more.

With all this free time, I have been studying an artist named #BrookeShaden. She is incredible and has a style to her work that I just love. She does composite work and let me tell you, a lot goes into what she does. She may downplay it some, but she goes through quite the process to put together an image. From planning, to wardrobe, to editing, one must be detail oriented to get just the right look.

Though I do not strive to be her, I really love her work and it has got me thinking about different things to do with some of my own work to spruce things up some. I have so many landscapes and photos that when I took them seemed so great, but now seem boring. Now I have a direction to begin to work toward. So, with that, here is an example of some of my own attempts to do composite work. For a first attempt, I feel as though it went well. The subject matter is somewhat nightmarish, but many of us have those dreams of either the seen, or unseen chasing us.

Because this photo makes me think of a Nancy Drew cover, I named it Nancy Drew and the Hospital Horror.

Now that I talked about my new direction, let me ask you all, what are you learning and doing during all this time at home?

Erin Buxton

#LynnwoodPhotographer

#erinbuxtonphotography

Makeup Trends for Spring 2020

 While we are stuck at home, why not try a new makeup look? If you are like me, you tend to stick to neutral colors. Of course they look amazing, but for spring, it's time to mix it up! Bright colors and stickers are on trend for spring. Stickers? Oh yeah!! You can put a little star sticker under each eye, or you can get craft pearls to place around your eye using eyelash glue. That way you can be decorated, look trendy, but not mess with your makeup much!!! Yay. That is music to my ears. I am no makeup guru so the less fuss, the happier I am with the look. A few of the websites that I researched also say white liquid liner is making a comeback! You can do a fancy cat eye, or simply line your top lashes. Just be sure the eye makeup doesn't cover it up as you want the white to be the focus.

Photo from Ipsy

For your lips, you can apply your pink shade to the middle of your lips. From there, use a blending brush to smudge the lipstick to the edges of your lips for a nice feathered spring look.

For your cheeks, we are layering. Start with a cream blush, then blend a powder over the top. The key is to look just kissed with color, not overdone.

One final tip for an all over look is to go monchromatic!! Yes, pink eyeshadow, pink cheeks, and pink lipstick. Perfect for spring!!!!

Have fun playing with your new look!!

Erin Buxton Photography

Portrait Photographer in Lynnwood, WA

Photographs for a Curvy Body

So often I hear, "I can't get my photo taken until I lose 20 pounds." My job as your photographer is to make you look stunning. I use posing and camera angles to make you look your best. Another consideration is your family. Your family loves you unconditionally and will love your photos!! Some day your family will be looking for printed photographs of you. Do not let anything stand in your way. You are beautiful the way you are and your family loves you unconditionally. I understand it can be daunting to have your photograph taken so with that, here are some photos of me, who is also 20 or more pounds heavier than I would like, but I wanted some portraits of me I could be proud of. I also want something for my daughter so when I am gone, she has something to hold on to. Please give yourself some grace and do not let anything keep you from getting portraits taken.