Not the skirted leggings...yet

I did get my EF skirted leggings and I do love them (as does my hubbie) but this is not a post about that, yet.

In trying on the skirted leggings I realized that I have not worn leggings of any kind this winter and it made me think this JCrew dress. Since my camera was set up and it stopped raining, I took a few shots.

My tall and mid-calf boots are still in the attic, since I went for the hip surgery just about at boot time. I really need to get them out. I think this dress/outfit would look better with higher boots. It's comfortable. Wore to dr. appt and work from home.

Dress: JCrew outlet
Leggings : H&M
Boots : Clark
Tote: BR
Grey jacket: Loft (not loving it)
Black sweater: Eddie Bauer
Watch: Skagen

Random photography note - I have discovered that I prefer photos of myself favoring the left side even though I do a 360 every 6 shots.

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11 years ago

Anonymous

Looks good to me! I like the outfit with those boots, though I can also imagine them with a knee high boot too as you suggested. What is it about the grey jacket that you're not so keen on? I rather like the bomber look when it's done up as in #1. I also like the Eddie Bauer knit jacket in #3, very nice! I like that the metallic looking panels in your bag look a little like the knit texture of your dress stripes in grey, neat!

Veteran

New here. And how do you take those picture? Great job.
And great combinations. The gray jacket is actually my favorite piece.
Hope you come to love it.

CocoLion

(website)

I too was wondering about your photo set-up, your pictures look very professional. Equipment? Are these taken with a timer or by someone else? How do you set the focus on a selfie with a timer? (I've never figured that one out with my PhD = push here dummie camera.)

I like all of the ways you've styled this dress. And you have great hair.

jackiec

These are all great! I love your photography. taking notes. not that I could ever replicate. LOL at CocoLion PhD camera

Angie

Fashion Stylist

FABULOUS PICS.

And outfit. xo

Laurie

Thanks everyone, and I really appreciate the comments about the photos. I said before, it's really my only creative outlet.

I can't believe I let my camera collect dust for one whole year and I give 100% of the credit to my terrific 19 year old son, Danny, who is a self-taught photographer (some of his work is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/drosenbergphoto/).

Literally he gave me a 45 minute crash course in what to do, I took notes, and now I'm practicing. I have always loved photography, and I really love photography plus words (like Humans of New York? How about that great guy, and all he is doing). Which is what we are doing here!

I talk about getting started here, and my subsequent posts in January also refer to how I'm taking the shots.

As a reminder:

Camera : Canon eOS Rebel SLI
Lens: 85mm (because Danny told me to use it...I have no sense for focal length yet)
Weather/light: cloudy day, the sun was going in and out while I was shooting.
Settings: f 1.8 (very open shutter), ISO 100 (for outside shots), shutter speed - 1) 800 2) 640 3) 1250 4) 640 (due to sun in and out).
Remote - this is a wired remote that plugs into the camera. I had bad luck trying to use wireless remotes, but this one is great. I push the button and have 10 seconds to get to my spot, and then it takes 6 shots, 3 seconds apart (you can set that any way you want).
Focus - the camera is on auto-focus. In this post I discovered the problem with autofocus in the woods where the camera was focusing on lots of different branches and leaves instead of me, and I should have manually focused. When you are shooting into a fairly open space, then you are the subject and the camera will auto focus on you. Danny likes to take shots with the subject in the middle of the street, for example.

I would love to take a class from Greg someday. My dream - a style session with Angie, and a photo lesson from Greg!

Hugs to everyone, needed a boost today.

kellygirl

That's a striking outfit! I like both jackets equally. Photography is superb! You are a quick study!

Thanks for the camera lesson. My DH has a camera with lots of settings and it is really intimidating. He was interested in capturing birds in our wooded setting (probably not too far from your neck of the woods, I really loved your into the woods post). With your (and you son's) advice in this post, I might venture into this world of photography. Again, many thanks. And you must be so proud of your son. He has great work.

Firecracker (Sharan)

I really like this dress and leggings outfit! It's super with the booties, bag, and both toppers. I have a slight preference for the black, perhaps (and can't believe it's from Eddie Bauer, or yes, I can, since I've found my share of gems there).
I'm another fan of your photo skills, too.

Dimity

Active Member

Love your dress!
If you're interested, Not Dressed as Lamb is a professional blogger and was previously a photographer, and she often posts tips on how to do better outfit photos. Good advice there!

Karie

Fantastic outfit! I like the dress as you've worn it here, and I'm sure it would look great with tall boots too.

Jenny H

I think you look very "of the moment" in the shorter boots-- more so than you would in the tall boots. But in cold weather, the tall boots would still look great and help warm you up.

Add me to the list of those questioning what you don't like about the gray jacket. It looks great here.

Well done!

Suz

You look terrific in this dress so I am sure those skirted leggings will also be a hit. I like the stripes on you. And I am so impressed with your photography skills.

Sara L.

You look great! I really like the short boots, although tall ones would look good too. The grey jacket looks good too and I'm also wondering what it is about it that you don't like.

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