Dark Room: Fashion Photography

Fashion photography is not something that excites me as much, but here's a lady who does it soooo good. Her name is Carlotta Manaigo. I discovered her thorough one Hurts photo shoot (Hurts the band). I'll post it next time.

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Her photos tell stories without exaggeration (which is extra frequent in fashion shoots). The atmosphere is essential. And the first thing you notice is clothes. Mission completed.

Sources: journal.carlottamanaigo.com, www.imageamplified.com, noirfacade.livejournal.com, www.re-belmagazine.com, www.thefashionisto.com, xaxor.com

Follow her on Tumblr: carlottamanaigo.tumblr.com

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Gallery: Paper Creatures

Peter Gentenaar is making various paper sculptures. Placed in space, they look like heavenly paper creatures descending from the sky.

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How does he make them?

"A paper sheet is thin and strong and, reinforced with very thin ribs of bamboo, can be compared to a leaf. By beating pulp a long time, an extraordinary play of forces occurs during the drying process of my paper sculpture. The paper shrinks considerably, up to 40%, and the force of this puts the non-shrinking bamboo framework under stress, just as a leaf when it drys" (gentenaar-torley.nl) 

Very suitable ornaments for traditional and modern spaces, as you can see.

Find more on his web-site: gentenaar-torley.nl

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Dark Room: Polaroids

These cool polaroids by Bastian K would be nice wall decoration.

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Beautiful nature. Old memories.

Find more on Flickr : bastiank

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Runway: Event Dress Codes

Here are some ideas for different events we (don't) attend. I tried to find suitable Polyvore interpretations  from my archives.

Let's start with something simple. Going out to the club. Friday evening at the bar. You know, those opportunities to wear a dress, skirt, heels... Here are some cute, not-vulgar ideas:

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Next. Birthdays. Wear something simple (a.k.a. comfortable) with details that stand-out. You want to look good and ready for full participation in the event.

Who likes culture events? Opening parties, promotions, award ceremonies... I do! Here I'm going for a classy/feminine look. Coz you want to look sophisticated in a way.

Finally, red carpet. All eyes on you. I imagine that moment in fine materials like lace, silk, brocade etc. And royal colors: black, white, red, green, gold, silver.

Oh, and I thought about those girls who don't feel comfortable in skirts and weird pants. So here's a set with comfy jeans and such. They can be combined to look elegant too. Specially practical in colder season.

Found something for yorself?

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Dark Room: Transition

Is it winter or is it spring? I'm not sure. Here's a random photo set about this transition period.

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All photos by me.

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Inspo: March

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Cro: Lovely Photographer

I am not familiar with many good amateur photographers from Croatia. But I know a few. Ines Perković is one of them. She shoots lifestyle photography with such warmth and passion. Her simple style with a personal touch is so relaxing. Here are some shots with my favorite motives like clouds, light, fog... You know I'm obsessed with that.

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Visit her web-site: inesperkovic.com

You'll find her photos, beauty blog and links to other accounts like Flickr and Instagram.

P.S. If you're in Zagreb, I recommend "Foto Tonka"-an exhibition about our famous photographer Tonka Kulčar-Valjda. Her 1920s portraits are magical.

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