Saturday, July 13, 2013

expedition day camp 2013













Whew! What a crazy, hot, exhausting, adventurous week this has been! This is the second year that I've gotten to photograph these adorable kids, and they certainly kept me busy! From scavenger hunts at the museum to panning for gold, from water wars to watching how volcanoes and earthquakes work, we all had a ton of fun! Above are some of my favorite moments that I got to capture. You can also view and purchase all the photos I took here--because there were certainly a lot of great moments! These kids are just the sweetest, and I'm so glad I got to spend an entire week adventuring with them.







Friday, July 12, 2013

film friday: apricot



Back when I very first started dating Matt, I went through a phase when I would watch hours of short films on vimeo.com. This was one of the first films I watched, and it's still probably my absolute favorite. Sadly it was deleted from vimeo (and I nearly had a heart attack because I thought I would never get to watch it again), but thankfully it was still on youtube. I've watched it so many times I can't keep count, and every time it makes me tear up. You may need to watch it through a couple times to figure out all the meanings (or you may be smarter than me and get it the first time). It's such a beautiful film. Ugh, I can't get over how wonderful it is. The storyline, the camera shots, the shallow depth of field, the visual pieces the viewer has to put together to grasp the storyline ... it's perfect.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!



Thursday, July 11, 2013

daydreaming



dress: target // shirt/tights: thrifted // socks: gift // boots: forever 21 // eevee brooch: c/o denton's inventions // thank you to Matt for being my human tripod





I still have two more outfits to post from the remix my closet post, but seeing that a. I haven't photographed those outfits yet (and don't really feel like doing so at this exact moment), and b. I don't want to fall off the face of the blogging planet, I shall leave you with some photos from a few days ago! All this week I've been taking photos for a day camp, which you can see the progress of here, and it's been pretty eventful to say the least! I'm learning just how much I hate bad lighting, from poorly lit museums to harsh overhead sunlight, and I'm learning how to compensate. Seriously, if it weren't for RAW files (which basically saves all the data of the photograph so you can change the exposure and stuff later), I would be in big trouble. It's been tiring running around, trying to shoot down kids (with the camera!) for hours, and then coming home and sorting through hundreds of photos, processing them, and putting them online in a timely manner for people to purchase. But I've gotten some great photos from it, so I'm happy.






Hope you have a great rest of the week!


Wednesday, July 10, 2013

mixology results // cupcakes & zigzags



This outfit was picked out by Ali, who decided to pair my pink dress from passing whimsies with my fun cupcake socks! This sort of mustard yellow wouldn't be the first color I would think of when deciding what to pair with pink, but in little doses it works well. I also threw in my striped shirt to peek through the back of the dress (and I can already tell I'm going to be wearing lots of different shirts with this dress this way).



This ensemble was put together by Rhesa, and honestly, I didn't think it was going to work out. But the moment I put on the combinations she suggested, it ended up being one of my favorite outfits from the bunch! That just goes to show that even if you don't think something will match, you have to try it on to be certain. Even I would have never thought of this combination, but you can guarantee that I will be wearing this outfit as much as I possibly can.

Hope you have a great day!