written November 10th, 2009 · 0 comments
I am finally posting my photographs from Preview Berlin, a very large art exhibition that was at the Tempelhof Airport over a month ago. There were many exciting pieces that even got my boyfriend excited:) Enjoy!
Posted in Art, Life in Berlin, My Photography
written November 9th, 2009 · 2 comments
I went to Potsdamer Platz (in Berlin) on Saturday with my boyfriend to see the dominoes that had been sent around Germany and the world to be painted by school children and others. We got there just as the sun was setting but I still managed to snap a lot of pictures thanks to the lights installed everywhere. It was packed with people and bustling with food stands everywhere and even Glühwein! I know, already! We had to drink one since we were slowly getting cold because we forgot hats and gloves. It had been so nice earlier in the day!
I just finished watching the whole fall of the wall ceremony on TV and got to see the dominoes knocked down by Lech Walesa, which fell among the crowds gathered in the center of Berlin. It was a nice ceremony with a lot of emphasis on taking note of all the walls that still exist in the world.
The dominoes were painted with many different themes. I photographed the ones that were visually compelling and had a good concept. There were so many that I liked! I didn’t get to see them all though. I got quite cold before I got to the end of the domino line and turned back. I hope you enjoy what I managed to capture.
Posted in Life in Berlin, My Photography
written October 29th, 2009 · 2 comments
Well I am back after a long 3 weeks. I was back home in Philadelphia visiting my family with my boyfriend. We had such a great time! We were busy everyday with a new adventure. We went hiking and canoeing, visited Longwood gardens and my mom’s place on the Chester River (near the Chesapeake Bay), stayed at my sister’s place in Philadelphia and went shopping, spent a day in New York City and took a little trip to Coney Island, and went to a wedding!
Well I just wanted to share some photos really. First off, my outfit for the wedding and the earrings I designed for my dress! My sister and I:
Posted in My Photography, Traveling
written August 11th, 2009 · 2 comments
These are the new photos I took yesterday for my Etsy shop. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any direct sun, but I think I still got some nice shots. I tried to change up the positioning of the earrings and the backgrounds, because I felt like my photos were becoming too similar. I am also trying harder to make more front page (of Etsy) quality images, which means they have to be dynamic and atmospheric. For now I am happy with them!
Posted in My Jewelry, My Photography
written July 22nd, 2009 · 0 comments
Here are some photos of fashion on the streets of Barcelona and Valencia. It was really hot there and most girls wore dresses or loose pants with tank tops. There was a lot of skin showing, as you try to wear as little as possible without being indecent. I even caught the dress bug, as I had packed only shorts and dresses and dresses were cooler by far. Flip flops were everywhere, as well as trendy fancier sandals. read more…
Posted in Fashion, Inspiration, My Photography, Traveling
written July 22nd, 2009 · 0 comments
Here are some pics of nice street paintings I found in Valencia!
Posted in Art, Inspiration, My Photography, Traveling
written July 21st, 2009 · 0 comments
Some nice store fronts I captured during our wandering!
Posted in Inspiration, My Photography, Traveling
written July 21st, 2009 · 0 comments
I recently returned from a trip to the Mediterranean cities of Barcelona and Valencia. It was a fun little setup actually. My sister, who lives in Philadelphia was going to do a dance workshop 2 hours from Barcelona and we would meet a few days before to hang out together in Barcelona. My boyfriend and his sister came along as well and after my sister started her workshop, we traveled further on to Valencia. None of us had been to Spain before, but Barcelona is one of those cities you always hear about, and I had always dreamed of visiting, so it was definitely the first city I wanted to see in Spain. Valencia was thrown into the mix because we wanted to catch up with an old friend there, which was a great idea, because we had a wonderful dinner with her.
So anyhow, on this trip, I really went photo crazy. Probably because I am a sucker for Gothic style architecture, I really enjoyed Barcelona. Wandering through the streets of the Barri Gotic was fascinating and something really different for me. (We don’t have any small alleys in Berlin, nothing that old and rustic.) We would just walk and walk and peep into the stores and restaurants that filled these streets, some being literally holes in the wall, and most having a unique and colorful style and appearance from the others. It was pure eye candy. We had many delicious meals in this area too, although unbelievably pricey for us Berliners.
My real favorite thing about these cities in Spain, was the balconies! I love, love, love balconies. I have a lot of shots of sweet little terraces with wooden shutters or straw blinds, and lots of potted plants with their greenness brightening up the facades. Enjoy! read more…
Posted in My Photography, Traveling
written July 2nd, 2009 · 3 comments
I’ve been to my very first fashion show!
It all took place yesterday at this tent in the middle of Berlin on a warm summery evening. I was helping out at the student show (students of the UDK – Universität der Künste Berlin), on July 1st at 10 pm and my experience took place backstage where all the excitement, stress and 1 hour of craziness took place! read more…
Posted in Fashion, Life in Berlin, My Photography
written June 22nd, 2009 · 2 comments
The idea for this project came to me as a mental image. I began by taking photographs in my kitchen. The first round of images were not great so I did the photo shoot once again and got a good amount of usable photographs. Then I photoshopped all the images and created the collages in InDesign. I first paired the images. One arm with one leg. I tried to come up with visually interesting combinations with a lot of bodily movement. Then I created the black and white forms between the body parts so as to allude to a hidden torso and also to create tension and visual movement within the square canvas. This was an intuitive process. I didn’t do any sketches for the black and white shapes. I did view the collages as a series though and made sure that each individual piece was standing on its own as well as working with the others, so there was a lot of editing of the black and white shapes after the initial designs were done. read more…
Posted in Collages, Fashion, My Design Work, My Photography
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