Well it certainly has been a while since I posted anything to this blog. And I've been thinking its about time I get back to posting regularly here.This is just a little snippet of some beautiful things in my life.
Ohh and another thing check out my beauty blog for... DIY DECEMBER !!!
You know that Summer is here when you see cherry stands pop up and bags full of cherries fill the grocery stores.
So I have a little story behind this image:
My little sister is constantly raiding the fridge at our family cabin. So when I needed to shoot some food for my Portfolio class, I of course picked up a big ol' bag of cherries. In what seems like a matter of minutes almost the entire bag disappears into the depths of my sisters stomach. Thankfully she had left me 5 cherries out of the hundreds I had bought. Needless to say all 5 cherries that she left for me were not perfect. But at least these 3 cherries were pretty enough to shoot.
MAN OH MAN it has been a while since I have posted on my blog, but have no fear!
IM BACK :)
The best part of summer for me is spending time at my family's beach cabin, and nothing beats a freshly caught crab salad. Now that is what I call delicious!
I am just so in love with this lighting pattern right now.
So in love that I'm thinking about possibly starting a series with this kind of lighting pattern. Ohh and another thing I just got some new gear, so look forward to some product reviews in the next few days!
My apologies for being a little bit unreliable at times with posting new stuff on Sundays, but its for a good reason....I just started a beauty blog: http://youaresodamnbeautiful.blogspot.com/
If you haven't checked it out, what are you waiting for? :)
After going to school for 2 years I have learned quite a few techniques to achieve some pretty awesome lighting using different Light Sources. Such as those ugly fluorescent lights that you always see in office buildings...
Not only are fluorescent lights cheap and easy to assemble and disassemble, lets us not forget about all the cool reflexions you can get in your models eyes.
I've included a few behind the scenes shots to show you how simple the set is for these shots.
As of lately I have been trying to get out and take
advantage of the delicious Seattle restaurants.
And of course I just couldn't resist Yellow Leaf Cupcakes.
The different flavors I bought were:
Simply Vanilla and Lavender White Chocolate Chip.
Now I wouldn't normally think that lavender would be something delicious in a cupcake, but thankfully I was wrong. Not to mention having White Chocolate Chips inside the cupcake was a perfect compliment of sweet to the fragrant lavender.
This would be amazing with a cup of Earl Grey Tea!
The Simply Vanilla Cupcake was just the right amount of sweet.
You can always tell how good a restaurant or bakery is by how well they make a simple recipe. And boy did they pass the test!
All in all I was impressed by the selection and quality at Yellow Leaf Cupcakes and would recommend everyone to try out this delicious sweet spot in Seattle.
Now as of recently I have been seeing more and more super cute Bento boxes on the Internet and after further thought I decided it is about time I learned how to make myself these cute little lunches. Now all of these supplies I bought at a store called Daiso, the total cost for everything was $30.
Before I get ahead of myself each photo below, are close ups of the supplies I bought at Daiso. I used almost every single one of the things I bought to make my Bento boxes. Granted I first had to wait for my Rice and Hard Boiled Eggs to finish cooking before I really could start my Bento boxes.
MY CREATIONS:
It really wasn't all that hard to make these cute little Bento Boxes once I had all the supplies and the Ingredients ready. I can't wait to make more Bento boxes to bring to school. I encourage everyone to go out and give it a try :)
Polaroids, A little thing I like to call instant gratification.
Now now I know that a few of you might be thinking to yourself, "hey that doesn't look like a REAL Polaroid"
I know for all you die hard Polaroid fans this is hard to accept.
But this is a new age of the Polaroid.
Now the cool thing about these new Polaroid cameras is that you can choose from two different sizes:
As much as I miss my old Polaroid its nice to know that Polaroid cameras aren't completely phased out. And actually the Impossible Project is bringing back the film for the older versions of Polaroids that we all thought was gone forever.
Even though I have small hands I don't find that the big version of this Polaroid camera is too big or too bulky to hold or take with me. The photos are crisp and clean, not what I expected from a Polaroid at all. The colors are bright, vibrant, and more delicious then ever. It even comes with this attachment for doing close up shots.
I was so excited about getting this camera in my hands as soon as possible that I spent $100+ on the Instax 210 and one package of film. Now looking online I realize that I could have saved quite a bit of money by buying it on Amazon. ohh well!
But other then spending a bit more dough on this camera because I went to an overpriced camera store in Seattle, I am beyond pleased about this Polaroid camera and I will continue to use it throughout this beautiful weather.
and this is where I lose you,TLR? What is this lady talking about?
Twin Lens Reflex of course! Let me show you the difference,
This is a Regular Holga that uses 35mm film:
Now this is a Holga TLR that uses 120mm film:
Instead of looking through the back of the camera into the viewfinder you actually get to look down above the camera because a little trap door on the top of the camera opens allowing you to view whatever you are photographing.
OHH AHHH :)
Now onto the difference in film,
35mm:
120mm:
Now I will admit that the first time I used my Holga TLR I was beyond scared of loading the film wrong or not taping the back up properly to shelter it from major light leaks.
But alas YouTube, you have saved me once again from stupidity!
Now your all done shooting and its time to unload your film, here are some things you need to know. You do not need to use a darkroom when unloading your 120 film, subdued light works just fine since the film has a dark backing that protects the film. But if you plan on using a 35mm adapter with your Holga 120 TLR then you will need a "darkroom".
Now that I have bored you to death let me show you images that I got with my Holga!
(p.s. i used a fisheye lens attachment)
Disclaimer: Do not steal my images and not give me credit (how rude)
You wouldn't dare think of doing such a horrible thing now would you?
But...If you do I will have to track you down, get ahold of your mother
and have her spank you. Don't make me get ahold your mommy.