Spring Hope!

And in an unsurprising turns of event, I suck at naming blog posts. Nevertheless, I am so happy about the photos in this collection! In this city the government tends to plant these seasonal blossoms in different areas, and I had been scouting a few for photography purposes--the problem was that it was still winter and all the flowers sections had this little net on top to protect them so they could actually bloogm... which was not ideal for photos.

Anyways, I eventually found this one (I wanted uprple/pink flowers to get the effect you see here) and snapped about ~500 shots in ~30-40 minutes. They looked great! I don't have any before and after, I was too lazy for that, but I honestly love these.

Cookie Tamed a Griffin

Well, if we are talking about it chronologically, she really didn't tame it now, because I have had this griffin doll for years even before relocating overseas. It was gifted to me, and I added the wings. 2018, to be more correct as evidenced here. Damn, time flies (quite literally, for this winged fellow over here).

So, I went to the park and popped Cookie around with this one (who lacks a name, or I forgot the name I had given him) on different trunks. It was quite funny because there was this terrible wing (this city is awfully windy), but it moved the feathers and it actually looked quite natural! I used the Minolta 50mm for this photoshoot (I had to clean it, it was shameful) at f2, which is why the bokeh is not perfectly circular. Anyways, let's fly!

Bookworm Kanon?

Hello all! I hope you are doing well. Today I have a silly posts with a lot of photos, but the truth is I am quite enthralled by this lens--Jupiter 9 85mm f2. A lovely vintage one from 1962 that uses a very weird mount, and is a bit difficult to focus, but that takes stunning photos! I honestly love the "air" or... "identity" this lens gives to the photos. Also, I didn't know what props to use so here you go:

Interview with SakuraGatto

Hello everyone! New interview is here, so please welcome Katrina from SakuraGatto. She makes stunning resin eyes and very diverse, shiny accessories and crowns for BJDs. As always, all images are used with permission, and you'll find the interview in both English and Spanish. So without further ado, let's go!

Hi there! Would you introduce yourself to the readers? Hi everyone, I’m Katrina from SakuraGatto. Thank you for the interview and introduction SakuraGatto/me to more people, it’s an honor! I’m a designer of high-end fashion and I like making handmade crafts. Craft time is me time, I enjoy crafting to unwind after a stressful day, especially craft the BJD’s stuff. BJD is one of my favorite hobbies. I think it’s a great way to express your creativity and everyone can create their own unique dream doll styles. So I set up SakuraGatto in 2019 and started to share my BJDs crafts creation such as outfits, accessories, eyes, faceup… Sakura is a meaningful flower in my life and Gatto is named to commemorate my cat, that’s how my little brand name comes from.

¡Hola! ¿Te presentarías para los lectores? Hola, soy Katrina de SakuraGatto. Gracias por entrevistarme e introducirme a los lectores ¡es un honor! Soy una diseñadora de ropa de alto nivel, y me gusta hacer manualidades. Las manualidades son mi tiempo personal, y disfruto craftear para quitar el estrés, especialmente si está relacionado a las BJDs. Las BJDs son mi hobby favorito. Son una gran forma de expresar creatividad, y cada uno puede crear sus propios estilos. Así que armé SakuraGatto en 2019 y comencé a compartir mis creaciones de las BJDs como ropa, accesorios, ojos y maquillaje. Sakura es una flor muy importante en mi vida, y Gatto es para conmemorar a mi gato. De ahí el nombre de mi pequeña marca.

Contrasting Dragons

Hello everybody! Moar dragon photos because they are cute!! I had this idea with this metal posts, so I freezed my buttocks trying to get the photos done while doing camera-yoga. Anyways, I tried a couple things when editing the photos, so I'll show you. Hope you like it!