Last weekend I had a garden party for my vintage enthusiastic friends. I always wanted to throw a summer garden party & mix it with a vintage event. It all started a day before the party, with collecting flowers for a summer decoration, I arranged dill & wild flowers from a field nearby. My car was full of flowers and bugs, but it was worth it! The garden was filled with such a nice smell coming from all the flowers & the dill! My friends and I had a great time, I had a chance to see everyone before my long summer vacation. Next to my vintage treasures I had a chance to display my illustrations, that I had blown up to decorate some of my vintage purses. What do you think of such a way of displaying bags? For everyone, who missed the event, there is going to be another one! I hope, real soon!
Category: Vintage
LAST WEEK ON: INSTAGRAM
This last week was very eventful, I’ve been to lots of places & on many photo safaris! Amsterdam, Dortmund, Hamburg. I loved it & am little behind editing all the pictures, so here is a little glimpse of Dortmund’s industrial culture & Hamburg’s fine looks…. The looks of Amsterdam you can see here & here.
DIY: RIBBON FOR MY ANTLERS
YEARS AGO I FOUND ANTIQUE LITTLE ANTLERS & WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT THEM, IS THE DARK ROUND ANTIQUE BOARD THEY ARE FIXED TO. THOUGH I AM A BIG FAN OF ANTLERS {I THINK THEY ONLY LOOK GOOD IN SMALL DOSES} THEY HAD TO WAIT TILL YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS STYLING MY STUDIO. WELL, THE ANTIQUE METAL HANGER BROKE, SO I HAD TO THINK OF NEW WAYS OF ATTACHING IT TO THE WALL. MY PRECIOUS BUTTERFLY INSPIRED ME TO PUT RIBBONS TO MY SMALL LITTLE DEER HEAD. ET VOILÀ – NOW THEY MATCH MY MOOD BOARD & CROWN MY DRAWING & PAINTING PLACE.
MAKING OF: DIY PHOTO BACKGROUND
I LAUNCHED MY ONLINE SHOP STILZITAT IN 2011. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH NATURAL LIGHT IN MY STUDIO, SO I WORKED WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FROM THE BEGINNING. TO GET A HOMOGENEOUS LOOK FOR MY ONLINE STORE, I STARTED PLACING MY PRODUCTS IN FRONT OF A BLACK BACKGROUND. MY KNOWLEDGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS LIMITED & I JUST DIDN’T KNOW BETTER. NOW IT’S 2013 & I’VE LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY {ESPECIALLY ABOUT MANUAL WHITE BALANCE}. I DIDN’T CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE DARK BACKGROUND UNTIL I READ THIS MAYA ANGELOU QUOTE: ‘WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER YOU DO BETTER’ SHE WAS RIGHT! – I THOUGHT! I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A BRIGHT & CLEAR LOOK FOR MY STORE. SO IT TOOK ME ABOUT 3 TO 4 WEEKS TO CHANGE THE BLACK BACKGROUND INTO A WHITE ONE. BUT STILL, I WASN’T SATISFIED! WHITE PRODUCTS IN FRONT OF A WHITE BACKGROUND? REALLY? FAIL! SO I WENT ON EXPERIMENTING & HAVE FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING I LIKE A LOT: A BRIGHT, EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR LOOK FOR MY BACKGROUNDS! IT LOOKS ELEGANT & SOPHISTICATED, NOT TOO GIRLY & CORNY AT ALL! IT MAY LOOK LIKE IT IS WATERCOLOR, BUT I’VE CHEATED. I USED ACRYLICS WITH LOOOOTS OF WATER TO GET THIS EFFECT… SOOO, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? THIS HERE SHOWS YOU HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN:
THE PERFECT WEDDING GIFT: DIY SEPIA FRAMES
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT WEDDING GIFT? THE BRIDE & GROOM WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RECEIVE THEIR ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT GALLERY! GO AHEAD & COLLECT ALL VINTAGE BOTTLES YOU CAN FIND: YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE, THAT THE HOLE IS BIG ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE IN THE PICTURE. IT LOOKS THE BEST, WHEN YOU GET DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES! … AND WHEN YOU’RE DONE: ET VOILÀ – YOU EVEN GET A NATURAL VINTAGE SEPIA FILTER!
SHOOTING WITH VINTAGE PROPS
anastasia benko 