I have never fallen for a city so fast. I felt like a giddy 15 year old girl heading to a New Kids on the Block concert. Berlin gained my loyalty so quickly, I’m not even sure what happened. It didn’t help that Shaun uttered something that left my mouth gaping and speechless. "Berlin is… Continue reading Berlin, I Love You
I’ve secretly always wanted to be a shoe girl. I get giddy and squeal like a 15 year old girl when I come across a pair that I desperately want. I’ve just had one issue. I have wide feet. With the blame shared between genetics and the fact that my entire childhood was spent barefooted,… Continue reading Weekend Review: Tieks
I'm always wondering who to follow on Instagram. I’m obsessed and I don’t know exactly how it happened. I think I just find joy in perusing the pictures I find. It is no pressure, no holds barred pure awesomeness. I’ve also been finding myself hoping for certain people to update a little more, just so I can… Continue reading 10 Must Follow Instagrammers for Travel
So what happens when you put two wedding photographers part of two couples (that are bloggers!) on the Bridge of Gold at 2am after a long night of wining and dining? A photoshoot of course! Bethany of Beers & Beans and I rocked it that night. The Bridge of Gold, or Ponte Vecchio, in Florence,… Continue reading Love in Florence on the Bridge of Gold
This is what made me really decide that I was going to learn Photoshop. With creative thinking, you can really make a scene pop. A bit about the staging: An empty shower A Maglight hanging from fishing wire held by a thumbtack into the ceiling A tripod with a long exposure with your camera Wardrobe… Continue reading Exposure: I Like to Pretend I’m a Model
Meet Bernie. He is probably the best tour guide we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He is a professor of Art History - a subject that I had a passion for in college - and if I’d had him as a teacher then, I probably would have not despised it by the end.… Continue reading Walking with the Masters: Florence with Walks of Italy
Standin' on your mama's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh and when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Back in the summer of '69 The drunken frat boys wailed across the stage at a karaoke bar to a… Continue reading Belated 30 in Florence, Italy
We had no clue how tired we were. Like, mind-numbingly, horrifyingly, exhausted. I was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown and depression was looming overhead. Remind me why we do this again? Our bank account was almost non-existent. We had been doing back to back press trips for 3 weeks. We hadn’t had… Continue reading On the Edge of Burnout in Florence, Italy
Do you play with mood lighting when you are trying to shoot a picture? Sure this may not be the most technically advanced photo but it definitely set the mood. One of the hardest parts of the 365 days project is that there are some days you just don't want to do anything due to… Continue reading Exposure: Giving Blood
You have no clue how happy I was to get to Florence, Italy. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy ourselves at the Colosseum or the Vatican, I was just glad not to be in Rome anymore. The chaos of Italy is concentrated there. I can understand why people love it but I needed something a… Continue reading Finding Foodie Florence with Walks of Italy
*KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* I felt shivers down my spine. No, I'm not a pyro but I've dreamed about being a pyrotechnician since the day I struck my first match and lit my first artillery shell. Now I was doing it as a class? Silly grins lit up our faces. I'm in heaven. I think we hit the… Continue reading Blowing Stuff Up: Our Pyrotechnics Workshop with Cloud 9 Living
They were going about their normal lives - eating, drinking, working... living. And it was all over in an instant. This is what draws me to the story of Pompeii. It is an entire civilization that was forgotten until somewhat recent history. If there is one thing that sticks with me about the Pompeii Walks… Continue reading Uncovering the Unwritten Past of Pompeii with Walks of Italy
Sometimes you need to make sure that: You don't take yourself too seriously. You have spontaneous moments. The 365 days project was two fold as well - to learn my camera and to be comfortable in front of it. So no, there is no technical lighting or set up in this picture. Sometimes you just… Continue reading Exposure: Sponteneity
I am by no means a skinny girl. Actually, I prefer the term “pleasantly plump”. After spending thousands of dollars on personal trainers over the past 10 years, I realized life is just too short to be eating nothing but steamed spinach and grilled fish. I NEED FLAVOR IN MY LIFE. Little did I know… Continue reading Getting my NOM on in Rome with Walks of Italy
Because I couldn't help myself during our tours with Walks of Italy, I had to take a moment to capture the Colosseum in HDR. This place is so epic that it needed a bit more with the processing of the photo. Sure it is a a bit surreal but when you walk through the halls… Continue reading Photo Friday: HDR Colosseum in Rome, Italy
