SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT

This Sunday I thought that I might try something a little different...

Here is a peek into my life over the past few days and the amazing things I saw and experienced:

1. Please Always Love, Something that has been on my mind lately that I wished more people practiced.

(This was one of the most interactive and engaging art pieces at the Art/Not Terminal Gallery in Westlake this Saturday.)

2.Blue Skies. The weather in Seattle has been amazing over the past few days and I feel like everywhere I look I see blue skies.

3. Flowers. Coinciding with blue skies it looks like spring has finally started to show with the blooming of all the beautiful flowers.

FLUORESCENT PORTRAIT

LIGHTING WITH ALTERNATIVE LIGHT SOURCES:

Fluorescent Light Strips

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.

Below is a shot from the models point of view:

And this is from the photographers view point

MMMMM BREAD

Despite the fact that this is my last week of class this quarter

YAYYY for finals...*not*

I didn't want to use that as an excuse not to post on my blog.

So with that out of the way, I present to you:

Rosemary Bread

I will have you know that this bread is as good as it looks like.

Thank you Trader Joe's :)

CUPCAKES!

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.

OH BENTO!

BENTO BENTO :)

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 :)

RAZZEL DAZZLE BERRY

YUM YUM YUM

Raspberry Cobbler

Despite the fact that it isn't summer time quite yet,

I wanted to make a sweet dish that was summer worthy

and boy did this cobbler satisfy that craving.

In a word, deelishhh.

SHAKE IT LIKE A POLAROID PICTURE

Who doesn't love these things?

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.