Most of you have seen me rock my outfits in the pictures I post on social media. I started doing what I call my mirror selfies in January after I bought my clothes (the first time being on the JCPenney website). I’ve gotten positive feedback for the leather jackets in some pictures as well. More recently, I purchased some new clothes from Old Navy (they’ve eclipsed JCPenney and Kohl’s as my favorite place to shop).
While the mirror selfies are nice, there is a limit. What if I want to strike certain poses? Because I hold my iPhone in one hand and pose with the other, I can’t lean back with my arms folded. I’ve come up with an exciting proposition I’m interested in getting some head shots and individual photos done. I’m also looking for a good venue to have this work done. I’ve come up with five great places to pursue this new passion of mine.
Downtown Greensburg—Plenty of photo opportunities, great small business atmosphere, and great backdrops. I follow a lot of the shops in town like the Trendy Bunny Studio and Masterspieces on Instagram as well as Sun Dawg Cafe and DV8 Coffeehouse.
Twin Lakes Park—Relaxing, lots of shade, and the shaded pine trees or the waterfalls make for a picturesque view.
Ligonier—One of the best small towns in the country which has its place in history. It’s the gateway to my past and my own little Stars Hollow. The Diamond and the Gazebo make for perfect headshots.
Let’s look ahead to the past.
Hiram G. Andrews Center—We’re coming up on 20 years since I started college and I feel like I’d be giving back. I made friends here. I learned to drive here. I became independent here. Asking ahead would be a wise thing to do, but the few people who are still here from my time would appreciate the publicity. Penn Highlands Community College is another option as well.
Slippery Rock University—I still have love for the green and white even though my collegiate career ended a long time ago. Even though HGAC carries more weight, I love the Rock as well. The school provides the perfect backdrops as well as some headshots. Old Main, the Quad, the ARC, and the new Residential Suites would make for great photo opportunities. I could use one of my headshots when I give a rousing testimonial about Slippery Rock University.
Tomorrow when I take the afternoon to hang out in Ligonier, I’ll get a feel for this upcoming project. I think it will take place in the Fall 🍂 once the weather begins to cool down. I’ll find some good spots where I can work with a photographer to nail those perfect photo ops. I’ll also need to consider rates as well. I’ll do the same with Downtown Greensburg and Twin Lakes. Let me know what would be best.
Later in August I would like to attend the Greensburg Night Market. My passion is to shop small and support Downtown Greensburg’s business district. Perhaps Pennsylvania Avenue would make for some great photo opportunities. The next Greensburg Night Market is slated for August 27.
Today I was at Michaels behind Westmoreland Mall (along with TJMaxx, the two stores occupy the former Service Merchandise location). I’m interested in taking up the crafting bug that my aunt and Gram once had. Gram used to have stencils and we’d trace letters and numbers onto the paper. I’m interested in purchasing some stencils in the future. I want to trace letters to make a quote that I want to show off at an upcoming Night Market.
“Love ❤️. Love You. Love Your Life”
At one time Gram, along with my mom and Aunt Sue, made sweatshirts at Christmastime with a pattern and they used paint. The shirts have since worn out but in some capacity I’d love to carry on that crafting legacy, left behind by her. For now I’m going to take up watercolor painting. I already bought the supplies needed.
Enjoy tonight’s blog and have a great weekend. Happy first day of August. Bye everyone. ❤️ you.
Stylish 🍒 