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Monday, November 09, 2015
A couple of months back I was asked by my friend who was studying makeup to model for her in a bridal shoot. It was a very exciting experience and weird for me as I'm usually the photographer, never the model. These are a few behind the scene shots from the day. Photos, makeup and styling courtesy of Kathleen Buttigieg. Follow her makeup account on Instagram! @kathleenmary_mua
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Friday, November 06, 2015
The idea of a little black dress has become a very popular and well known term for an outfit choice. I cant speak for all of you but I don't often hear anyone talking about little white dresses. Personally, I would wear a cute lacy white dress over a black one any day, but that's my particular taste. Don't get me wrong though, my little black dresses come in super handy on nights out and have their own special place in my closet. What do you guys prefer?
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Thursday, November 05, 2015
For those of you entering the photography world I can give you 2 tips. One for shooting in the rain and lower light conditions and another for shooting with things like smoke, baby powder and coloured dust. Just as a disclaimer, I am not a professional photographer and I am slowly learning news techniques myself. Along the way I have learnt these two things that I thought I'd share with you all. Enjoy and do go and try them out. The baby powder shoot was so much fun!
For shooting in the rain I found it best to lower my aperture setting to let in as much light as I could, as rainy weather doesn't provide as much light as it is. Play around with your settings and after trial and error you'll be able to figure out what aperture setting works best for your lens of choice in the rain. I was working with a 50mm lens and an aperture of 1.8. This gives even lighting to your image, without it being too high in contrast or too dull and dark. These images are edited with a darker filter so keep in mind the originals are much lighter.
For the baby powder shoot, regardless of the lens you are using, to effectively capture the powder before it falls to the ground, the shutter on your camera needs to be left open for longer. By lowing your shutter speed the camera can capture the powder floating in the air. If your shutter speed was higher this effect would not be achieved. As I said before with the shoot in the rain, it is best to play around with your cameras settings until you find what works best for you and your shooting circumstances. :)
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Old denim, quirky tees, vintage objects and the most loveliest staff ever. If this is something you look for when going shopping then you will most certainly love Arkive Vintage. I was first introduced to this store by my boyfriend earlier this year and was amazed by the quality of the staff and products. I purchased a pair of high wasted shorts that were originally a pair of Levi jeans. Knowing that Levi's are of great quality I had no hesitation whatsoever in buying these shorts. At the price of $45 I was very impressed. If I were to look for a good pair of denim shorts that weren't vintage they would have been around a similar price anyway. They offer a great range in both men's and women's clothing and then an abundance of cool knickknacks, from key chains right through to original old school cameras. They do have an online store and you can find it at
http://arkivevintage.com/, however I would highly recommend personally going into the store yourself, it's amazing. I definitely love me some Arkive haha.
If you live in Australia, particularly within the Gold Coast area, they have a store in Surfers Paradise. It's just off Cavil Avenue along the nightclub strip. Look for the sign and head up the stairs!
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Monday, November 02, 2015
October and the fun filled month of Halloween is officially over and Christmas is now just around the corner. I am so very excited! Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year, despite the weather where I live, that could probably calm down a bit. I, myself and looking forward to buying gifts, wrapping gifts and of course setting up the Christmas tree. I think I'm going to go for a white and different shades of gold theme this year. With all this on my mind, I'm finding it a little hard to comprehend just how quickly the past year has gone. It felt like last Christmas had only just happened! I have both started university for the first time and successfully completed my first year. I've already planned my timetable for next year, not sure if I'm ready for that commitment three months in advance haha. This also means more money having to be spent on textbooks (imagine very sad facials). All in all, this is a very exciting time of the year and I am extremely happy with everything that has happened so far this year. I am most definitely going to make the best of the last 2 months of 2015. I would love to hear what you are all looking forward to in this festive season. Also keep your eyes open for some Christmas inspired posts coming in the near future and good afternoon everyone. XO
