From Category: photography
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
The sun, seeping through the soft shadows of clouds, colours her face with a golden light as she stood in her back garden to feel the breeze of an October afternoon. She feels the sun's rays pour over her face like warm honey dripping from heaven. The wind winds through the trees, the crisp rain of rattling leaves echoing in the sky, and the dead leaves flail on the ground like dance-macabre. She was the girl who climbed trees, the girl was always kicking the fallen leaves outside her house with her high-heeled black boots that she forgets to lace up, the one who always carried her collection of books wherever she goes, who smiled at the sound of autumn under playful footsteps, the girl next door who never looked to the sky because it was always raining.
THE GIRL WHO NEVER LOOKS BACK
She was always smiling and filling every stride with fearlessness. She never looked back, not even an inch over her shoulder; moving only forward with the focus of a growing sunflower. She wanted to show the world her strength. Her confidence radiated powerfully, like the beaming sun in a summer heatwave. But no matter how much energy she emitted with the force of a deity's words, she never managed to shake off the brown and maroon leaves on the trees that were on the brink of their falling. Sometimes something as soft and delicate as a fingertip is better than a paintbrush when it comes to creating an aesthetic picture. And sometimes all you need is a little breeze to see the beauty of autumn's waterfall.
THE GIRL WHO'S ALWAYS DANCING
Her feet are like little fronds and maple leaves that would patter on concrete floor on a windy day: always moving to the music of nature. The tips of her toes would follow the wind as it sways her dress along with the pirouetting leaves on the ground - nature stirring her in all directions while she stares at the grey clouds above her with a liberal smile, her arms wide open as if to express to the world "the Earth is mine!". Her laughter would sing with the birds, her smile would hug the lively lives around her, and her happiness would embrace the sun, to say, "I'm home."
I tried something new to liven up the fashion look-books I did by writing mini stories that I felt resonated with the outfits I put together, drawing inspiration from my favourite season!
Should I do more short stories like these? Let me know what you guys think :)
10.19.2018
Fall is almost over and winter is beginning to creep up on us, but living in a tropical state there's no chill to this warm weather. So, inspired by the constant heat of Florida along with my favourite season, I've put together a few outfits that I love.
Each look is a reincarnated fashion version of my alter-egos: casually cute, retro gal and rebel chic. Since this is a fall look book, I've kept the colours somewhat dark with hues of orange and reds like the fall leaves, but staying true to the style of a summer-ish environment.
Each look is a reincarnated fashion version of my alter-egos: casually cute, retro gal and rebel chic. Since this is a fall look book, I've kept the colours somewhat dark with hues of orange and reds like the fall leaves, but staying true to the style of a summer-ish environment.
CASUALLY CUTE
Mix-and-matches of blues and grey along with the touch of the pink scrunchie and baby heeled shoes plus a natural face, this look expresses the innocence and femininity of my character - while keeping it casual.
TOP: NEXT essentials
DRESS: WareHouse (UK)
SHOES: Ecco
RETRO GAL
This look was inspired by my favourite fashion icons like Lana Del Rey and Audrey Hepburn. The vintage skirt mixed with the modern sleeve-less tank top creates the look that takes us to both the past and present.
TOP: SELECT stores (UK)
SKIRT: Beyond Retro (UK)
SHOES: Bershka
NECKLACE: It was a gift from Hong Kong
REBEL CHIC
Inspired by the angst and attitude of being a teenager, this is a look that represents the strong and rebellious side of me. The combination of the patterned corset-like top, the knitted skirt along with the denim jacket, sunnies and black high-heeled boots with dark lip - this is my favourite look, and perhaps the look that portrays me the most.
TOP: (It's actually a dress lol) Band of Gypsies
SKIRT: Atmosphere
SHOES : Topshop
SUNNIES: I have no idea where it came from, sorry 🤔
I hope you enjoyed my mini look-book, and if you want to see more fashion shoots of some of my favourite looks or some outfits I like to put together inspired by my surroundings then let me know!!
12.03.2017
In the past week, I've been busy being on an adventure and exploring more of the country I've moved to and now live in. It was an exciting and fun yet uncomfortable and long ride, but I thought the experience was worth it because I got to learn more about the American culture and visit a few states!
On the morning of 14th July, we woke up at around 3am and packed our bags and lots and lots of food in the trunk of our car. We gathered our pillows and blankets, dressed in our most comfortable clothing and plugged in my headphones ready for the 18 hour drive ahead of us to New Jersey.
I took a nap for several hours and woke up when we were in Jacksonville, only to see the beautiful yellow light of dusk filling the candy clouds in the sky. I looked through the front window and saw the empty road rolling underneath us, and with a touch of the rising sun's glow it was like we were driving towards paradise.
The journey was sometimes comfortable, but also uncomfortable; we were either too warm from the sun's heat or too cold from the air conditioning; I was tired yet having fun. We passed through Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and then landing in New Jersey at the end, stopping in North Carolina to visit friends who have also immigrated.
I loved New Jersey. I loved visiting New York, which was only fifteen minutes away from where we were staying, and spending time with my paternal family. Being with my cousins and relatives who have been in the States longer was relieving because they made me feel that I was at home and that we're not alone. They taught me a lot about American history, about their education system and their experiences in living here, which was very helpful.
During our one week stay, we visited several interesting places which included Liberty Science Centre in Jersey City, Central Park and Fifth Avenue in New York and, of course, Jollibee! We also went swimming where I learned to dive and basked in the sun afloat the water whereby I finally tanned !
Those past 6 days have been a journey, and although I'm not a big fan of roadtrips it was definitely an experience to remember and get to used to.
If you have any suggestions on places to go in New York for when I come back, let me know in the comments!
On the morning of 14th July, we woke up at around 3am and packed our bags and lots and lots of food in the trunk of our car. We gathered our pillows and blankets, dressed in our most comfortable clothing and plugged in my headphones ready for the 18 hour drive ahead of us to New Jersey.
I took a nap for several hours and woke up when we were in Jacksonville, only to see the beautiful yellow light of dusk filling the candy clouds in the sky. I looked through the front window and saw the empty road rolling underneath us, and with a touch of the rising sun's glow it was like we were driving towards paradise.
The journey was sometimes comfortable, but also uncomfortable; we were either too warm from the sun's heat or too cold from the air conditioning; I was tired yet having fun. We passed through Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and then landing in New Jersey at the end, stopping in North Carolina to visit friends who have also immigrated.
I loved New Jersey. I loved visiting New York, which was only fifteen minutes away from where we were staying, and spending time with my paternal family. Being with my cousins and relatives who have been in the States longer was relieving because they made me feel that I was at home and that we're not alone. They taught me a lot about American history, about their education system and their experiences in living here, which was very helpful.
During our one week stay, we visited several interesting places which included Liberty Science Centre in Jersey City, Central Park and Fifth Avenue in New York and, of course, Jollibee! We also went swimming where I learned to dive and basked in the sun afloat the water whereby I finally tanned !
If you have any suggestions on places to go in New York for when I come back, let me know in the comments!
nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
7.25.2017
This series of photographs is part of the next unit of my photography course, 'environment'. The principal theme behind these images is culture and cultural diversity. To further develop my concept, I've explored the link between beauty and culture by incorporating flowers into my photographs.
The model in the photograph is my Romanian friend, and for the shoot I've asked her to wear (or, in our case, re-create) her country's traditional dress. We were having trouble with spacing, so I didn't really take pictures of the full costume but I took the photographs in slightly high saturation to capture the colours and portray the vividness of her culture.
I hope you like them :) and I'd like to know what you guys think..
Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
5.12.2017
As part of my experimentation processes for my photography work, I wanted to play around with the use of shutter speed in my camera to create different and cool effects to my images. The shutter speed is simply the nominal time the shutter is open. People use quite a quick shutter speed for when they want to capture a freeze photo of something in mid-action, such as someone jumping or the intricate details of a waterfall.
For my experimental photographs, I used a slow shutter speed which created blurry and distorted effects in the image. I left the shutter open for about 8 seconds, allowing the subject matter to move to create a 'trail-like' effect, as well as make it appear as there's doubles of her.
Creating photographs of this effect is quite easy, simply switch your camera settings (the rotary thing with the 'auto', 'manual', 'portrait', etc. features) to the 'S' feature which is the shutter-speed. Now, on the settings shown on your screen use the scroller at the top of your camera to change the shutter speed which is the "1/100" as shown below:
For my experimental photographs, I used a slow shutter speed which created blurry and distorted effects in the image. I left the shutter open for about 8 seconds, allowing the subject matter to move to create a 'trail-like' effect, as well as make it appear as there's doubles of her.
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| Via: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zrUilSnKwGI/maxresdefault.jpg |
The higher it is, the more faster the shutter speed is, so if you want to create the same effects as my photographs, turn it lower so the numbers look like 1", 2", 6" 10", etc. If you turn it all the way down until it says BULB", that means you can customise your shutter speed.
Of course, this would all depend on what type of camera you're using but the easiest one to use if you're a beginner photographer is perhaps one of the Canon camera since they all have quite straightforward and easy settings with a very professional finish. If you still need help with your camera settings, or your photographs aren't turning out how you want it you can always pop me an email and I'd be very happy to help out! :)
Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
+ Credits to my awesome model and friend, Cristina Hegyes!!!
3.17.2017
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