Spring Fever

 

 

 

 

Spring has come even to St.Petersburg and I can,t get enough of bright green leaves, tulips that are literally everywhere, thunderstorms and many many other things that happen only at this time of the year.

 

Hope you are having a wonderful week! As for me, I,m already looking forward to exams that start next Monday and to the prom.

 

Big hugs!

 

Today I Break My Promises

 

 

 

 

In the countryside I was finally able to do what I,d been dreaming about ever since I had got a tripod: a photo shoot in the forest. Shooting outside is so much easier than in a cramped room...

 

I might have already mentioned the difficulties I face when I take pictures of other people. One of the problems is that models are not always ready to do what I ask. For example, some of them won,t lean against a tree just because of some imaginary cruel insects. This seems so ridiculous to me. I spent my childhood in the countryside and I have always tried to be as close to nature as possible. I enjoy touching branches, leaves and flowers, I enjoy lying in the grass watching tiny beetles that are busy with something... What can be better than that?

 

I have always wanted to find the model who would be cooperative and wouldn,t be afraid of my weird photo shoot ideas. Now that I have a tripod, I can be my own model, which is great as I love both taking pictures and modeling. Obviously, there is a lot to learn: I still look really odd in the photos because I have to control my camera and can,t just relax and have fun. Anyway, the most important thing is that a tripod gives me independence: asking someone to take my outfit pictures has always been a very awkward moment for me...

 

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

 

 

P.S. Here,s a little message for my Russian readers (this must be the first time I write something in Russian on this blog and doing this seems so strange).

 

Приятная новость: интернет-магазин ASOS совсем недавно открыл русскую версию, но самое интересное, что на сайте Промокодабра можно найти различные скидочные купоны, которые сделают интернет-шоппинг еще приятнее. Тем более, что скоро выпускной у некоторых, самое время воспользоваться таким предложением :)

 

 



Caturday (2)

Hi there!
Hope you guys are doing well. As for me, I,m currently really busy with my studies ( only two weeks of school to go and then exams) so I can,t write much here...

Have a nice day!

Caturday!

Cat photography season is finally opened and I,m so immensely happy that I want to shout it out.

I decided to take a little one week break from school because exams are approaching. This might not sound very logical but the thing is that I belong to those who study more efficiently at home. I can study at my own pace and I don,t have to get up too early, which is very important because sleep deprivation has a negative impact on memory.
I thought it would be nice to spend this week in the countryside being able to sneak out with a camera any time because I can,t live without cat photography anymore.

It was rather chilly and rainy yesterday so I didn,t get a chance to go for a walk and had to dedicate the whole day to drinking tea studying. Today I woke up to see the sun shining brightly. I was so impatient that I couldn,t wait till the evening and went for a walk being well aware of the fact that afternoon light is the worst when it comes to photography. As a result, I came back being disappointed and frustrated, thinking about quitting photography because I have no talent. Well, in the evening I realized I was not ready to give up ( oh, the golden hour, you do miracles!).

This lovely kitty was not very cooperative but I managed to get her attention in the end... I like how the yellow collar matches her eyes...




Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Look into your heart and you'll find love

 

I think I have finally found the perfect place in our apartment for taking outfit pictures and this place is... the kitchen! It is quite cramped but the light there is just right. I deliberately made the picture below overexposed because I,m tired of the ones where my face is hidden somewhere in the darkness.

 

 

I,ve been meaning to show you this tennis skirt for quite a while. I,m so in love with it! It,s flattering and the color is gorgeous but most importantly this skirt is from American Apparel. I bumped into their store in Stockholm last month and simply couldn,t leave it without buying something. It was great to see all that clothes in real life and try them on because I often browse their website for inspiration.

I know that a lot of people hate AA for their ads. Well, some of them might be slutty but I think that the rest are super stylish. What they do is revolutionary: the photos are not photoshopped and the models look natural and healthy. I also like the flexibility trend: they show that being flexible and fit is beautiful and it,s not necessary to be all skin and bones. I,ve been so inspired by their ads lately that I started stretching and I hope I,ll be able to do a split soon because I,ve already made some visible progress.

Anyway, I hope you are having a wonderful week :)

 

P.S. The title of this post is just the phrase from the song that I,m currently obsessed with.