Astrid Adventures

Late Patreon Set

Sorry for how long this took. I've been slow to editing. I guess at least I send out a set every month. I usually plant to have the $5+ set published earlier in the month and the $10+ later

I had the opportunity to shoot a few looks with my friend Griffin through Florida. I absolutely adorable Florida. It was nice to have someone calm and easy going drive with me, and do most of the driving. I was able to get a lot of messaging done while he drove, but it was hard to edit much in the su...

Post to come

I know I am behind on posting the first set. I have a few more edits to make to some before I upload the whole set to my $5+ tier.

I'm excited to shoot more now that I have a new camera. I am also super intimidated to figure it out. The process for self portraits isn't crazy simple depending on how I do it.

I started my most recent tour. It is going well so far. I'm so anxious. I'm worried I bit off more than I can chew while ironically trying to make a more relaxed tour. On p...

Insomnia

I've had some case of insomnia or something the last week. Last night I could finally both sleep and have time to sleep. I'm going to sleep another hour or two and then catch up on all the work I missed because I couldn't get my head together! Including posting this month's $5+ set. $10+ will come together closer to the end of the end. Love to hear any themes people might be interested in

First underwater figure set

 of my goals has been to create sets for drawings underwater. It isn't easy to find a space to do it. These were taken by Brandon Rudich in Florida. I tried to edit them to bring back the skin tone which was very hard in the end. I'd have it perfect for a few images only to have that change entirely for the next few photos. I didn't want to overly retouch them to keep the realism. I'm wondering if the pool realy seems that blue when corrected for my skin tone. This is my first test of th...

Thank you

Thank you everyone for all the support! Your patronage is really inspiring for me. It's incredible that I could be this person and have this connection with so many people all around the world. Thank you for keeping me going!

Set by Devi8tion on Instagram

I came across the lighting on this wall during a shoot and thought it was so cool. Luckily Devi8tion (Find him on Instagram) agreed with me! or at least he took a chance with me. It was nice getting to be experimental and I'm impressed with what we got. 

I've gotten to Florida currently, and trying to decide what my art set will be this month (10+ tier). I wanted to try underwater reference photos, but didn't get the opportunity to take them. It has been a messy trip. I ...

May Post in my brand new chair

I just got my camera sensor cleaned so I'm hoping for better photos in the near future. I'm also excited about the idea that I may have a few underwater sets for next month or two months. I'm not sure how my camera will act underwater.  It'll be an interesting experience. I find that as a model and person I love being underwater, despite how cold it often is. It feels serene and peaceful underwater. It's so quiet and so beautiful. All the feelings and senses are off my body for a while. ...

Print Giveaway

I have a few prints I would like to give to any of my Patrons. Thanks so much for following. Please message to let me know if you would like one, and if I still have some available when you message, you will receive one

May Day

Self portraits with collaborations

Dress by Dawnamatrix

Make up by Hlee Moua

Headdress Victoria Rose Demarco

Did this set, and I've been so self conscious about the edits, so I did a few. Some are more classic, and the others I had a lot more fun with trying something new. I had a rough vision for this shoot, but my ideas changed when it came to editing. I think instead of ethereal it turned more syfy.  I've been trying to develop my ideas and concepts ...

NYC Evyenia

I owe everyone an update!

It's been a trip. I've been working non stop or I got the vaccine and knocked out.  For the last two weeks I didn't have wifi at all, and my data plan is very limited. I mostly rely on my laptop to post. Clearly I need to figure out a new system for the amount of time I haven't had wifi or my data is limited.  

I really hoped to explore more of NYC this time around. I shot Evyenia Karpolous at her apartment, but felt too faint to shoo...

NYC Happy Hour

spending this happy hour alone. It's it perfect. It is better than a massage. And cheaper. Sorry about typo's. It is REALLY hard to type with fake nails. I assume you have to get use to. I realize why I ended up not getting them before despite the expense,. This is hard, Screw puntuation, 

I noticed the time go away fast. And awkwardly.  But I question that awkwardness. I think it is only because I am not working, while I'm trying to relax. 

So instead I'...

Bella Vista Airbnb

Hopefully I can update you all on this tour soon. My lack of data until the 9th and the difficulties in finding wifi have been unexpected. I wanted to share this set though. I mad eit in Philly. And I'm finding myself again in self portraits.. I hope lol. I guess art is always an experiment.
I have 30min to nap before my next shoot, and then I plan to drive back to NYC tonight. Luckily there are quiet a few cafes there with internet. Ironically most of the cafes don't have bathrooms though...

Self portrait faces

These aren't my traditonal self portraits. They're a range of facial expressions I challenged myself to make. This might not be at all what anyone wanted or expected. For this month, I wanted to rememeber why I started this and started this teir.  It was for figure artists not necessarily in the photography medium.  During the pandemic my Patreon turned into my word diary, and I didn't feel like that was fair or right. I wanted to make this a resource for people that want to see mor...

Belated Set

I apologize for the late set this month. I swear it is coming!

Set shot by Ava Rymer ForestPhotoExplores on IG

Ava has become a good friend of mine, and I traveled up to Chattanooga for work, as well as to talk to her about an upcoming workshop she wants to host to help teach photographers about shooting nudes in nature. I like her. I think she cares about helping other people.  She usually hosts me while I am in Chattanooga. So I stay in her spare room, a room themed as Black's manor from Harry Potter. I like the vibe. I'm a person that likes darker rooms with natural light. I find it so calming...

Photo set for February

Wanted to try a slightly more romantic look for February. I made this dress in a night. I think it came out alright for this look, but I also wonder if I need to jazz it up more for the future, or maybe it is great for mixing with other looks.

I've been making these sets as simply as possible to inspire drawings and other art. I might sit and photoshop a few into some artistic pieces myself. A while ago I thought about making drawings for merchantise based on my posing. I can't draw so ...

Set with Keira Grant by Keira Grant

I  felt incredibly lucky to have a friend move so close by this last year. Keira is only 3 hours from me now in one of the prettiest cities of the Southeast, Asheville. While it is only 3 hours away, I haven't spent a lot of time there. I want to. I want to climb to the top of its amazing mountains, explore it's waterfall region, and find whatever else is in between.

I just returned from Florida. Florida was beautiful, but so different. It's different from anywhere else I've been, ...

Happy New Year

Welcome to 2021. Maybe it'll get better than how it has started. 

I have a few prints, and I'm giving two away to the first two patrons that message me their addresses!

January Figure Set

Preference on backdrop? I think I love the black

Photos by SadGod

Latex by Dawnamatrix

I love how the yellows and reds contrast together. The set reminds me of a coral snake in the grass. 

We went off to this nature preserv e on a beautiful Fall day. Maybe 100ft away families walked by, but the bushes and tree cover was so thick I didn't worry. Unless someone had the intention of going off trail in the same spot, we were alone. It's weird to be so close to people but hidden. People don't seem to really look around them too often....

Coming up with new ideas

I still have more photos to post from self portraits and other shoots over this last year for January. I don't know how much I'll be traveling for the next few months. COVID has me cautious for many reasons. With the spikes people become a lot more frightened of booking, cancellations are higher from people getting sick, and I'll feel uncomfortable with being a possible spreader of the illness. As soon as the outlook gets better, Ill be right off to traveling. Hopefully in the summer, but I'm...

Reviewing OnlyFans

Launched OnlyFans, last night. It's not too bad. It's a different platform than here which is what I wanted. Patreon has a more formal feeling than Onlyfans. It's lack of supporting video makes it hard to post videos behind the scenes, interviews with other models, etc. I want to keep up Onlyfans to be able to post informally about my shoots that I can't post anywhere else. Even Twitter has its video limits.  I'm sure a lot will get cross promoted.  Patreon will still be where I pos...

Belt Extra Set

If I'm lucky my OnlyFans will drop today! That'll be much more focused on behind the scenes. I wanted to be able to provide a more behind the scenes look on Patreon when I first started, but it hasn't been a very user friendly platform for that. I love being able to share photo sets, blog a bit about my adventures, and create some figure drawing references for people that like that kind of thing. 

I really want to create more of what you are interested in drawing. Please comment or...

Dropping an extra set for my birthday!

If I'm lucky my OnlyFans will drop today! That'll be much more focused on behind the scenes. I wanted to be able to provide a more behind the scenes look on Patreon when I first started, but it hasn't been a very user friendly platform for that. I love being able to share photo sets, blog a bit about my adventures, and create some figure drawing references for people that like that kind of thing. I'll also being posting a few extra photos to that teir ($10+) too today.

This w...

Figure Art for December

I finally have this studio space, and I haven't gotten to play with it much. I've been on the road, shared it with family, or our electricity was out. It's been a crazy time. I'm so glad I got to tour and lost the job I was going to have to return to. That's a story of itself.  But modleing is a job even if it really took a down turn during COVID. Not making money was scary becasue of the independence money affords me, but it wouldn't last forever. I'm glad I could work and shoot the las...

Photographer Rowan Emerson

This set is from a moment I spent in Nashville. I was once amazed by Nashville after the first time I visited. I think I really just feel in love with hot chicken and sitting in a soothing lake while listening to NPR after finals. It was relaxing and exactly what I needed. I almost forgot that I saw my first baptism that day. While I was at the lake a group of white dressed people showed up to dunk each other in. I didn't know what they were doing at first. It was like a scene from Oh Brother...

Photo by Anon

I've been on quite the tour. The weather has been up and down, and I either spend my time shooting, driving or sleeping. It's intense. But the people I meet and the places I see are unbelievable. It's been so long since I've seen snow! The houses in Pennsylvania are so close together. I past a Mennonite church selling honey, been driving through large purple mountains of dead trees, and climbed through the window of an abandoned cultist apartments/school building thing. I really don't underst...

Squish

Had a request for figure sets focusing on squishing or squeezing and the reaction of the body from these things. There was a lot I could experiment with. I might continue this set in the future!

Thanks for the request Matt Domer!

Waterfall

Photographer wishes to remain anon

I edited them

Such a long day and this was our last location. This is a beautiful waterfall on the edge of Tennessee, next to North Carolina. Had some beautiful hikes and views here. I love being able to get out and see how beautiful where I live is. 

You can really see how much the light changed while we were there! We got out just as the sun disappeared. Despite that it was a hot summer, this water was freezing. Anything f...

Photos by Triangle City Griffin Lambert

edited by me

skirt by Dawnamatrix

vest I made