Daniel Seung

Such a peaceful and poetic photograph from Daniel Seung. I really appreciate the light in this one.

Check out more here. I hope that you have a really peaceful Saturday.

Heartfelt birthday wishes

Lucky, lucky me. I am so grateful. I got to wake up later than usual with Elijah and our farm today, only to receive so many lovely and kind birthday wishes and celebrations through mail, email, phone texts and my very own birthday banner strung across my door! I am so deeply honored and in love with my tribe. A very heartfelt thank you for making my birthday this year incredibly special*

Layered Spring

Nothing to do with flowers, everything to do with impeccable lighting and beautiful styling. I hope that I can take photos like this someday too. Soooo good. Thank you for sharing this with me, Lauren.

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OH, and do check out some outtakes from this past weekend's pop-up! YES!

Tim Walker: Magical Thinking

DREAM STATE
a photo shoot by: Tim Walker

Of this incredible photo shoot done by none other than our beloved Tim Walker, stylist Jacob K states that "It was based on pure fantasy." It was photographed in two stages, the second ending in a chimney fire that took firefighters 15 hours to get under control! The insanely beautifully tousled cherry blossoms were styled by set designer Shona Heath. I love the proportions between the vase and the branches. And she created the flame spewing dragon out of foil cupcakes liners! It all really is magical creating, right? I would have loved to have been working on that set to see the magical dreamscaping unfolding in front of my very own eyes.

travels...

I cannot even begin to describe the gratitude that comes from shooting film and then processing it and getting photos back that really make my heart sing. I wanted to share a little bit with you. It seems like Elijah, V.v. and I have been doing a lot of moving around and a lot of eating along the way. It's always a little bit of a gamble when I bring along my old 35mm and polaroids and in the middle of lugging them around the idea that it might be all in vain is always in the back of my mind...and then this happens...I get some really beautiful shots. Not all of them, mind you, but just enough. I hope that you like these too.

p.s. sorry it's been so long!

Katherine Wolkoff

I just discovered Katherine Wolkoff's work and after going through her website and images several times, I am taken by not only her subject matter but also by her graceful capture of light! Beautiful! Case in point: the two photos I posted are from a series titled Deer Beds...! Be still our hearts, right? Simple, clever, and breathtaking subject, no? So inspiring.

(a little note and thank you to Didi, whose blogs make my heart swoon and filled with wanderlust! I find a great deal of wonderful reads, inspirations, and photography from this little burbling well of a blog so go and spend some time with her too. Beware, she's gonna make you want to go to Italy)*

Jorge Diezma

Jorge Diezma is a modern day master of chiaroscuro. When I was introduced to his work I was completely mesmerized by his dramatic tonal contrasts conveyed through his observation and painting of light, or lack there of. I enjoy studying his work and feel that it is something that every artist should minutely comprehend: the importance of light. Whether you are a painter, photographer, interior designer, architect, illustrator, ceramicist, sculptor, etc., light plays such a paramount role. Check out more of Jorge's work here.

My final series for my black and white photography class this past winter was precisely on this subject. I appreciate chiaroscuro so much in photography, especially black and white film. I've spent a lot of time studying it. I'll have to share my final photos with you soon...

(thank you Robert for sharing him with me)*