Kodak Ektar 100 film
Ranunculus are quite possibly my favorite flower. Even on rainy, grey filled days (hence the blue tint) – they still spark a sense of beauty and nostalgia….
the sweet light » Film photography and natural light.
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Kodak Portra NC 400 film Orchids from this day at the garden. The clarity of this film amazes me! I’m going to start labeling the film I use for my film photographs so that I can remember, but also in case you are in interested. Is it obvious that I am ready for warmer weather?
Just a little.
About those spring portraits….. The natural light was perfect. Her dress was ready. But she had other plans – I couldn’t get her to keep her dress down, or stay still! I guess I’ll have to try again when it’s actually Spring.
haha, what a cute post. when i was in elementary school, my mom would always bemoan the fact that no matter what she did in preparation for photo day, i would always end up with disheveled hair. Gorgeous ! I love the light ! ♥ Aw divine! Hi Shokoofeh, I used my Nikon D90 with Sigma 30mm lens. Natural light via a window on the right! Absolutely perfect light! And your babe is absolutely adorable. Hilarious! Thanks for the giggles. xx Aww… I love these These are too sweet! And they always seem to have other plans, no? Even when my girls want me to take their pictures, they never want to do what I want them to do! These are wonderful! So feminine and sweet….made me smile! Loving the pictures and loving the light. These are so sweet. What a lovely dress too. The photo on the bottom is my favorite. These%20are%20so%20sweet.%20What%20a%20lovely%20dress%20too.%20The%20photo%20on%20the%20bottom%20is%20my%20favorite. Too precious! Excellent light. oh my goodness don’t ya just love a diva in the making ha ha. My baby granddaughter Elle or Sweet Peas as she was affectionately nicknamed by one of my dearest blog friends loves having her picture taken. She has no choice though I guess. She is used to me having a camera pointed at her gorgeous face everytime I see her. Those little fingers of your babies and those cute lips are gorgeous. oh%20my%20goodness%20don’t%20ya%20just%20love%20a%20diva%20in%20the%20making%20ha%20ha.%20%20My%20baby%20granddaughter%20Elle%20or%20Sweet%20Peas%20as%20she%20was%20affectionately%20nicknamed%20by%20one%20of%20my%20dearest%20blog%20friends%20loves%20having%20her%20picture%20taken.%20%20She%20has%20no%20choice%20though%20I%20guess.%20%20She%20is%20used%20to%20me%20having%20a%20camera%20pointed%20at%20her%20gorgeous%20face%20everytime%20I%20see%20her.%20%20Those%20little%20fingers%20of%20your%20babies%20and%20those%20cute%20lips%20are%20gorgeous.
Bits and pieces of my days recently. I’m a little addicted to steel cut oats ~ I want to thank you for your kind visits and comments (I truly appreciate each and every one). It makes coming to this space and sharing my work truly worth it! I have a few links for you today that I have enjoyed recently ~ + Blown away by this photo by Whitnee. + An interesting read regarding copyright infringement. The woman in the photo is striking, and this is a constant reminder about the risks of sharing work on flickr and online…… + Astrid shares her favorite film. + Katarina’s hats and polaroids post – gorgeous! + Irene and Xanthe’s new blog, London vs. Paris. Have a wonderful day! These are quite fantastic. I’m loving steel cut oats myself these days! EXCELLENT read re: copyright infringement. I am stunned (stunned!) that that the photographer isn’t able to make any headway with regards to resolving the issue of the (mis)use of his photo. (And what a stunning photo it is! Don’t you sort of hope a romance comes out of this?!) this are wonderful photos of the everyday life. love the links. i have a polaroid camera sitting in my cupboard, with one package of film and no nerve. Margie – you *have* to put that polaroid to work! What gorgeous remnants! I so love seeing your pictures. They are so quiet and pensive. It’s almost like you can read their minds if you are still enough (if pictures had minds, anyway). I don’t know if that makes sense or not, but that’s the sense that I get when I see your images. And thanks for the reminder that I need to order some more film for my Polly. I keep forgetting! Gaahhh. Thanks for sharing…lovely moments. I love these images, Azzari! And thank you, also, for the links. I was blown away as well by Whitnee’s photo! And the story of copyright infringement is heartbreaking and so frustrating. It just proves that none of us are immune…it’s prevalent and needs to be stopped! But I will say that’s why I don’t hang out on Flickr very much anymore!
As promised, I wanted to share with you my film images of our tea date last weekend. It was cold and rainy outside, and I feel these captures reflect the warmth and coziness we shared inside. In a way, film does that for me – captures the moment exactly how I remember it. And let me assure you, there is nothing cuter than watching little girls enjoy their tea! these are beautiful. the light is magical in these. loving your film shots!! Beautifully done, A. Wonderful atmosphere and such a charming tradition to share with the girls. Yes, there is no comparison to film. Wishing you a beautiful day! xoxo – g just gorgeous, as usual! ooh gorgeous and it looks like Chai Tea my favourite oh indeed. i love this. divine! Love the tones, contrast, the moments. Time for a tea party with some girls I think…especially now that autumn is signalling it’s arrival. Hooray! Picture beautiful….and I love your teapot!
A sure sign that Spring is on it’s way is the sweet morning light streaming through the windows in the mornings. And if I could bottle the scent of this freesia for you, I would label it “heaven“. Here’s to the start of a wonderful week, my friends. oh, wonderful morning light… This is my favourite flower. The scent is incredible… Soo lovely….Spring is not quite here in New England yet….This is such a beautiful way to start the day! Inspiring! thank you. * First of all, you don’t eat much! Ha haa! * Second, I’m going to buy myself some flowers today : ) Simply gorgeous! Thanks so much for your kind words~ oh lovely, I love the way that freesias make every little part of a home smell gorgeous. The last photo is so pretty, especially the way the light is coming through the blinds…gorgeous! these are all so very beautiful! oh so pretty… Just perfect. Have a great week!! Okay…. WHY does your food look so beautiful? (LOL!) My food never looks like that! And the Spring bug must be everywhere – I just picked up a bunch of red Gerbera daisies for my office; they just scream “springtime.” Your sweet light is truly sweet this morning light is so beautiful, as are your pictures. I can almost smell the lovely, fresh flowers just by looking at them! Very Pretty. Nice captures. Very%20Pretty.%20Nice%20captures.%20 %3A) we just got another foot of snow earlier this week. spring feels like a thousand years away. but this helped. big time. thank you. Oh the light on your table is the best. I love morning light and the positivity of a new day.
I enjoyed tea this weekend with a dear friend and our girls. And although it rained outside, we were nice and cozy inside, enjoying our tea. A little preview for you ~ I took film images as well, which I hope to share with you later this week! Lovely set of teapot. That sounds lovely. And what a gorgeous teapot! Beautiful set! ♥ I love the light here… Sounds relaxing and looks beautiful. Loving the dragonfly. [...] promised, I wanted to share with you my film images of our tea date last weekend. It was cold and rainy [...] On the first day of winter, I hosted a winter photo swap. I thought it would be an excellent way to get through these cold months, by finding beauty in winter and exchanging a photo with someone else around the world. I asked the participants to send me captures of the photos they received. The results were beautiful! Here are some of the winter images that were exchanged:
Gorgeous right? Thanks to all who participated!
These are gorgeous. Thanks for making this possible!! It was so fun to exchange files! Any chance you are considering a Spring Swap?! I sure love visiting here and seeing all your lovely images. Thanks for sharing! hello that picture on the top right looks like Montreal in Canada is it, what a fun project! Let’s do a spring swap! Very nice Azzari. So glad I participated. And I’m so glad winter is over! LOL! Line: yes, it’s the Plateau, Montreal The swap was so fun! I was waiting for a post like this to see what others had shared. Thank you! I’m so happy you all enjoyed it so much ♥ Still deciding about a Spring swap…. WOW!!! Those are beautiful! I see mine, I see mine!!! (LOL!) Thanks so much for doing that – it really did make me see the beauty in the winter instead of always complaining, plus it introduced me to a really cool friend PS: I am loving the colorful row houses. Beautiful. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this swap. It was great fun and very inspirational. Count me in if there’s a spring swap! As our autumn starts beautifully down here in Australia… i so loved being a part of this!! all so beautiful! [...] summer I participated in a photo swap for the first time. It was organised by the lovely blogger of The Sweet Light. I have adored her photography for a long time now and I am pleased as punch to be getting to know [...]
More captures from this day, all taken at my mother’s home – hence, the paint brushes! The grain is courtesy of ISO 800 film, which should have been ISO 400 based on my lighting, but I like the results nonetheless. I’m learning how to create different effects in my work. Blue tones, clear vivid colors, grain – it’s amazing the different moods in film photography that I can create simply by my choice of film. Today I’m picking up some I dropped off film at the lab and I have no clue what’s on it. I love that. I have a few links that I enjoyed this week that I would like to share with you ~ + 9 things Irene’s son’s have taught her on their 9th birthday + Elisabelle’s beautiful portraits. + This photo from Dottie. + Our new post on One Inspiration, Two Perspectives + 5 questions for Chrystine ****** Thanks so much for your kind comments on the “what’s in my bag” post! As you can see, I can’t take may shots without one (or both) girls nearby. Happy weekend to you! Such beautiful work. I absolutely love film, and when I see your images, I remember why I love it so much- the honesty in each image. Thank you for sharing. Love the pictures, especially the second one – the drawing is beautiful, who did that? Your mom? You know you always surprise me xD Thanks so much, ladies! And yes, Kristina – the drawing is from one of my mother’s art journals. oh thank you!!!! beautiful pictures. i hope i can learn to use my film camera and get so beautiful moody pictures. thank you for your sweet comment today.
In all honesty, it’s “what’s in your diaper bag” since that’s what I am carrying these days! I thought it would be fitting to do one of these posts since I enjoyed looking at what people tote around (i.e. Alice, Hannah, Brian, Elisabelle and countless others). As an added bonus, I found out yesterday that I won an *emera bag by entering a giveaway on Kim’s blog. So I will soon transfer all of these goods to my first official camera bag! + I carry everything in a Skip-Hop Duo diaper bag. I like it, but the flap gets in my way most of the time. It holds everything though, with a little spare room. + My Pentax film camera and spare film. I should mention that I either carry this camera or my DSLR since they are both pretty hefty. These days, it’s mostly the Pentax. + The only Canon I own – a SD1300 IS point and shoot, a gift from my mom. I use this for quick captures of my girls during the day. + Baby goods – change of clothes, diapers, wipes, toys. + My wallet, iphone, and chap stick. And there you have it ~ I’d love to see what you carry! Wow! We are so similar. I carried a Skip Hop bag too with my middle son. I love those bags. And he had the same little baby keychain! Just a different color. And that little tube of baby Aquaphor was also a mainstay in my bag. Annnd the Emera bag was the first camera bag that I put on my wish list after I started researching bags! (I carry an Epiphanie bag now.) I also did a small series of what’s-in-my-bag photos, with one photo of my bag and the others were photos of some of my students’ bags. It’s always so interesting to see someone’s personality through the things that they carry with them on a daily basis. Now all I need is a film camera (I can’t wait!) and we will practically be twins! hahaha Oh! And here is the post with my students’ bags. And here is what was in my bag almost a year ago: Maybe I should do another one… seeing as how there’s different stuff in my different bag now. haha Congratulations on winning the emera bag!! I love these posts. I smiled when I saw bub’s feet in the photo. x I also entered that giveaway but I seldom win anything…congratulations though, the bag looks amazing. I wish my bag was that empty, I end up carrying far too much and my poor shoulders suffer a lot. Gorgeous bubby feet! I’m so glad you came by coz I get to visit you now, you have a lovely blog. Hi Gabrielle !! congratulations for the camera…. Have a nice day So nice to visit here today..! And those sweet little feet..! Loved getting a peek into your life today. Sounds like you’ve been busy and well, Azzari – and it makes me happy. xoox, The most adorable “in my bag” photo!!! I tell ya – even though I love any & everything you photograph, i love NOTHING more than seeing those little feet! (LOL!) Babies’ feet are one of my most favorite things on earth so I thank you for always including them Would love to show you what I have in my bag; problem is – which bag? (LOL!) My Sig.Other says I look like a bag lady when I leave for work. I have my “regular” purse (usual junk + point-n-shoot camera, cell & iPod), THEN I have my ‘big bag’ w/DSLR camera, cards (to send out to sick/shut-ins/pen pals, AND two bags of rubber stamps & ink pads (laughing!) Yes – it’s a mess, but I never know what I will need during the day I love your mum bag:)
I am leaning more and more on coffee these days. And loving the blue tones of these film captures…… Is it March already?
I can’t believe it’s march already too. Beautiful photos! I’m been addicted to tea lately. I adore both coffee and film…so naturally I adore this post! Great shots! I have a new film camera coming today and I’m super excited!!! Happy March! Amazing shots! And March sure did creep up on me too!! it’s march… crazy! love the blue tones as well. I think March sneaked up behind all of us. (But spring is on the way!) yes that was my first thought too – the blue tones are divine. We will all be happy to see the back of this summer – it’s just been too heartbreaking and destructive. Bring on Autumn! these blue tones are perfect. Gorgeous color in this. There’s nothing like ‘film’ – is there?!?! Wonderful shots, and yes march is here !!:) [...] learning how to create different effects in my work. Blue tones, clear vivid colors, grain – it’s amazing the different moods in film photography that [...]
I love this quote…perfect! such a great quote! Love this quote. One I should copy and post somewhere where I can be reminded of it everyday. Thanks for sharing this. I needed it the day you posted it! And I am sure I will need it again in the future
In keeping with my theme of simplicity for this year, these are a few captures from my weekend. Very relaxed as you can see! I even enjoyed a little breakfast in bed. It’s safe to say that I have given up on trying to keep socks on my baby girl’s feet. Apparently, they are too tempting and must be taken off at all costs! And the white outside the window? Yes, that would be snow, my friends. To say that I am ready for spring is an understatement. I’m ready to venture out with my camera and capture all of the springtime goodness. I hope you had a wonderful weekend as well~ Wonderful! Oh this weekend looks absolutely divine!! These are beautiful, Azzari! I love all the very simple places in which you find amazing beauty! I know, it snowed again here too!!! Ugh. I am so over it. Lovely shots! I love simplicity in life and in photos. These are stunning. I had a craving for croissants on the weekend, must rectify that next weekend! I do love that snow gives of a white glow to photos, but I haven’t lived in snow so that is easy for me to say! I am so excited for spring and very tired of the cold. If only snow (which I do think is beautiful) could co-exist with some warmth. The problem–where I live we have between 30 and 60 days before spring or warmth will happen. Hoping to see nature’s signs of life soon, though. These are putting a big smile on my face, I love simple things. your weekend looks comfortable and relaxed.
So happy to share with you a little project I’ve been working on! Blue is the very first postcard set available in my little print shop. It includes a set of postcards featuring 4 of my favorite blue images you see above: + comfort + on my way + rest + sip Each postcard measures 4.5″ x 5.7″ and they are printed on fine art linen paper – you’ll *love* the texture of each card. Mail them off, or keep them for yourself – your choice! You can find them in my little shop. Have a wonderful weekend. aw they are dreamy and beautiful. love the bike of course. they are just gorgeous. they are just gorgeous! Wonderful job and choice! stunning set. absolutely stunning. This is such a gorgeous set of postcards! Really beautiful. I just opened my own print shop this week which gave me butterflies as I published the announcing post. So satisfying to achieve. I hope you have a lovely weekend. x these are beautiful! thank you coming by my blog and sharing your inspiration with me! loveley set.
In an attempt to escape the cold, I visited my local botanical gardens armed with my new Kodak Portra 400 NC film. I wish someone had taken a photo of me manually focusing while holding a baby and running after a 4 year old! It really is true about the quality of film (and also the fact that I am more comfortable with my light meter) – these film shots captured my heart. More soon…. orchids are possibly my favorite flowers. they remind me of my grandfather who brought a bunch of orchids from taiwan to our home in the u.s. Oh my gosh, thanks for the dreamy virtual escape! I want to sneak under that magic archway. And you are a super mama, taking such gorgeous photos with two kids! Omg… your shots captured my heart too ♥ They have captured mine too! Beautiful, looking forward to see more! Have a lovely day, Kristina Thanks so much for your kind words, ladies! [...] from this day at the garden. The clarity of this film amazes me! I’m going to start labeling the film I [...] |
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Love the light and her dress.
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oh you are using kodak ektar 100. i want to try it but i was waiting for summer, afraid there would not be enough light.
btw, i love so much ranunculus too!
Beautiful captures.
Love Kodak Ektar 100!
aww this makes me want to try ektar 100!
and much love for ranunculus
So pretty!
Your images are gorgeous! Poppies are my favourite flower. I love watching them open up, revealing their tissue paper petals, all wrinkly. Just lovely. x