I am alive. I am well. I am more than well!
As you may know, or not know, I haven’t blogged since May of this year. Four months. I remember looking at one of my favorite food blogs once and wondering ‘why haven’t they posted?’ After a week, then two weeks, then a month went by, and before you knew it I was going back for some of my favorite recipes, being greeted with a blog post published a year prior. I always wondered what happened to some of those people, but I never emailed. I bet that has happened to a few people that have stumbled upon my site wondering where I am, and I have received a few emails. To those that emailed me, thank you, I appreciate you, I am alive, well, and more than well!
I’ve decided to make my come back blog post full pictures from my self portrait series rather than a recipe or food photography. This is a direct reflection of how my photography, and general interests are going right now. I have been thinking quite a bit lately about myself, photography, past master photographers, artists, art history, fashion and so on. Combine all those thoughts with 70 hours a week of school and work, and frankly, food photography and recipe development is the last thing on my mind. I find it so interesting that two years ago when inspiration struck it would be in the form of a recipe or meal idea, and I would frantically write it down so I didn’t forget it. Some of my best recipes were formed that way. But now, that strike of inspiration is coming in the form of fine art photography, and more specifically in the style of self portraits, editorial and fashion.
And there lies the problem. This site is called Natalie’s Killer Cuisine and right now, I just want to talk fashion and photography with you. I want to ask the world why the hell Nicki Minaj is sitting front row this past New York Fashion Week next to Anna Wintour. I want to tell you all about my trip to New York City recently and my experience at the Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibit. I want to tell you about the books I’ve read, such as the ones about Isabella Blow and Christian Dior (and I want to brag about how many times THE Daphne Guinness has tweeted me back!) I also want to show you the work of the greatest photographers that existed in my opinion, such as Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, Nick Knight, and Helmut Newton.
So what do I do? Continue to abandon this blog due the lack of cooking in my life (but trust me, I am still eating great meals) or start to write honestly and freely about everything on my mind? I would love to turn this into a Dallas related- personal thoughts and ideas- fashion and photography blog with a small side dish of cuisine. (Not advertising my services for the record, I hate those blogs). And I would love to have all my posts from the first time I made a food blog entry, to my transition into what I want it to become now, rather than starting an entirely new website. I do think this shift in focus and inspiration is not only my personal interests, but professional as well. I see myself photographing people now. Specifically, fierce women. (No babies or weddings. Puke!)
What do I do foodies? Will you stick it out with me? Will you abandon me?
Should I change my name? Should I get a new site to link to this one?
Any advice from friends, family or bloggers? Is this thing on?
Please comment, email me, or do neither and just look at my pictures!
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All photos were inspired by one single color, which you should easily be able to detect.
All photos are ©Natalie Hebert, 2011. Please asking before using, it’s only nice.
To see the rest of the images from the self portrait series, click here.
