Hermit Mode!!

Hello lovely readers,

I hope y'all haven't given up on me! I know that I've been absent for awhile now! With school and work and all the traveling back and forth to my place out of town, I just haven't had the time to shoot or post. But I'm hoping to change that now!! I have finals next week and then I have a month off to figure out how to make it possible to post at least once a month!!

Just wait and see.....I'll be up and posting again in no time!!

-Much <3!!!! Belle!!

Photo Finish: Belle Photographie!

I wanted to start something new....basically I just kind of want to showcase local photographers.

Or photographers and other artists that I've worked with!!

Starting of course with my own photography as the guinea pig!

So here we go!

Introduce yourself : 

My name is Belle and my photography falls under Belle Photographie!

I've been shooting for about a year or so.....

And mainly just everyday situations though I have shot a few models.....

And have been working on planning shoots and such in the last couple months to build on my portfolio!!

Kassandra Wilson at an ISO meet up!!

What would you consider to be your photography style?

I don't think that I have a style yet. I've only been shooting for a little over a year and haven't shot a lot. So I feel like I haven't had time to develop a style. I am trying to find my style at the moment but I do love the more moody and more high end kind of photography. Things where a lot of thought and planning have gone into every part of the shoot!!

Why did you take up photography?

I took up photography because they were offering it at my collage and I thought that for once I should try to be on the other side of the camera.

I also love any sort of artistic outlet! And this just lets me do that!

Where do you draw inspiration from for your photography?

I draw most my inspiration from art and nature. Like I just found the coolest butterfly that imitates bees. And I think that it is just so cool that it would be great to do something inspired by things that aren't exactly what they seem. Though I'm not sure if I'll do it through just photography or by also designing clothing that goes along......either way photography will be involved!!

Alexis Myles at an ISO meet up!!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself designing clothing and other such things for my store. I hope by that time I will have mastered product photography to a point that I can produce my own catalogs for my store. I would love to be living in a major city of some sort in either a beautiful studio or a house if I have a family.

I also hope to have a family and plenty of reasons to take photos. 

Where do you hope to take your photography?

I would really love to get better at shooting. As of right now I really just want to learn all the things I need to learn to be a better photographer and get a lot of experience in. I'm hoping to go towards my visual inspirations of just darker themes and fully planned out concepts.

What kinds of projects do you have coming up?

Right now I don't have any projects coming up. This summer I hope to shoot once a week! And just get myself to a point that I'm shooting constantly good work!

Kassandra Wilson at an ISO meet up!!

What photography rules do you break? And which ones would you never break?

I feel like I don't  know the rules well enough to break them. And at the moment I just kind of shoot and figure out what I love and what I hate!!

What do you think of the photography scene in Eugene?

I think that the scene in Eugene is great. There are a lot of photographers around. And you'd think that would be a bad thing but I don't think so because there are so many willing to help with the learning process. 

I do feel at times that it can be a bit much to keep up with with all the different groups and shoots. But I feel that its rewarding as well.

What would you suggest I ask the next interviewee?

What photographers that they admire and why do they admire them.

So there is the first interview!! Let me know what you think?

Leave comments down below to let me know if you want me to continue doing this!!
Much <3!! Belle

Test shoot for location scouting!!

Ruffles, Mask and Dark Kisses

Welcome back wonderful people!!

I shot recently with Tammie Harris Photography!

A wonderful local female photographer......

And she wanted to try something new and a little different 

As she felt that her work was getting a little too safe....

So we played with the lighting!!

For this first one we build a little fort in the studio out of some pretty fabrics......

And then we covered it with some Christmas lights 

Which created little twinkles of lights behind the fabric......

And super stark lighting!!

My skin looks super flawless in this image ^.^

This one was shot a little later in the evening with just a very bright light on my face!!

It made a sort of framing on all the pictures.....

With a very nice affect on my skin I think!!

This last one was closer to the end of the night!! 

We ditched the stark backgrounds and thought to play a little with this nice area!

Thinking it would be a nice change.....

I think that it was a great idea!

Overall I think that Tammie and I did a great job with these images!!

All clothing and styling was done by me!

Thank you so much for reading.....

<3 Belle

The Greatest Man......

to ever walk the earth, was my dad!!

He taught me to strive for something better....

Whether that was by going to school

Or just acting like a princess with guys so they would treat me right!

He was always there for me.

And I thought he always would be there.....

Today marks the 13th year since he passed away.

Since the loss of such a great man!! 

And the best father a girl could dream of......

For me......

There are two days a year that are really hard....

Today, which was the day he died.....

And October 24th which was his birthday!

And there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about him.

Sometimes to remember the good times....

But also to remember that my dad won't be there to walk me down the aisle....

That he didn't see me graduate high school

And that he won't see me graduate from college.

That my children will never know him except through the stories I tell.

And he won't hold his grandchildren in his arms.

Today is hard for me because my dad was my world. 

All my hopes and dreams included him.

Because I loved him......

And no one could explain why he was gone.

So if you still have your father...........

Then do me a favor today

Hug him an extra time for me

And maybe my dad will feel it too!

A View of the Greats!!

So last month there was an ISO Meet Up in Portland at a very cute little wine bar!!

And I'm so sorry its taken me this long to get around to putting up a blog about it.....

But now the time is upon us!!

Check out the images taken of me!

And check out the links bellow of the wonderful photographers who took them!

This image was taken by J. Robert Williams

And I was trying to channel Coco Rocha, one of my model idols!!

J. Robert Williams is one of my favorite local photographers!! 

But recently he has been having some health issues and unable to shoot.....

We're hoping he gets back on his feet soon!!

And to help we have an event in town as well as a donation page!!

This next image is by a lovely girl who rode up with me and Kassie to the event!!

She goes by Polly Irungu Photography!

I love this picture even if it makes me look a little like a hipster <3!!

Check out and like her page though!!

I'm sure it would make her day!!

I have to say I love how this particular image made the tank mostly opaque!!

As it was very very see through!!

This is the first time I've worked with John Hayes Photography!!

And not only do I like the product but him and his wife are rather nice in person!!

Something I find to be essential!!

Check out their website.....

Last.....but not least!

(Is that statement overused yet?)

Is an image by Tinker's Realm!

She's the only one so far that has caught me in my secondary outfit!

Check her out!! She's wonderful!!

And as an after thought......

I kind of tend to hang back when I go to the Meet Ups to shoot..........

Because I'm shy or not super outgoing.....

I don't really know why

But I do know that from now on I'm going to try a little harder to shoot with more people!!

And to be a little more outgoing!!

Also if you were more interested in the fashion from the shoots check out my style blog:

Hellish Styles!!

Where I cover the looks and where I got everything in em!!

Much <3 Belle

BTS: ISO PDX meet up!!

So I just wanted to put up some behind the scenes images I took of the ISO meet up this last weekend!! There are only a few of them but I was pretty stoked with how they turned out!!

Kassandra being shot by John Hayes!!

John Hayes shooting Kassandra.....opposite view!

Kassandra always gives me the best faces!!

See another wonderful face from Kassandra!!

Polly shooting Alexis out front the Corkscrew!

J. Robert Williams shooting out front the Corkscrew!!

So those are the behind the scenes shots I captured.....that I liked anyway!! Gives you a small peak into what the whole group shoot kinda looks like. I do have a few behind the scenes shots of me shooting too but I'll put those up another time once I get em!!!

Thanks for reading!! <3 Belle