A Cool World for Photos




dear photograph


Photography never ceases to amaze me. When I went to college to study photography I was very naive about what I thought a photo could be. I figured you picked up a camera, created a beautiful image, developed it, stuck it on a wall, and it was art. I never thought a photo could be anything more than that. As I got older, and the digital world started to evolve, blogs, google, online photo sharing websites, facebook, and pinterest, all became places where you could expose yourself to more. I am constantly learning and seeing new photoshop tricks, lighting techniques, and posing styles from all over the web.


And the ideas people have! I know it's both good and bad the amount of exposure the internet can have on a good idea. One person has an amazing idea or image, and within a day it has made its way around the internet and this one little thing has turned into a phenomenon. But it's inspiring to see how one person's story or image can encourage others to do the same. It's like collaboratively we are creating art together. That's how I feel about the images in this post. The technique or ideas used on these photographs have spread like wild fire and I love it!


Ben Heine's photographs combine pencil drawings with colorful photographs



halfway between a movie and a photograph, Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, created the cinemagraph movement

Irina Werning's photography proudly displays people recreating old photographs of themselves



dear photograph created a great site where people can share photos with images of the past inserted into the current scenery


I feel inspired to dig up some old pictures and to read up on the "how to" behind the cinemagraphs and create some new art of my own. What about you guys? Have you created any of these types of photos for yourself? I'd love to see the results!

In the hue of blue, please

Just a quick little snapshot of my shoes and tights this morning. So far, these blue tights might be the smartest buy of my fall wardrobe. 

(shoes: miz mooz, similar here, tights: urban outfitters)

Weekend Review

It was such a wonderful weekend here in Lexington. So wonderful in fact that I had time to document it all so I could share it with you guys. Friday evening started with craft night with one of my best friends to make curtains for the house. Saturday morning started out right with yummy banana nut muffins and cool weather outside perfect for sweater wearing. We also caught the movie Drive and the UK football game. I also got to work on finally unpacking all our books in our newly inherited bookcase, and catching my sweet puppy curled up in my newly hung curtains.

I just feel so refreshed and ready for this week. How about you guys; how was your weekend?

Spotlight on Chloe Jennings

Awhile ago a sweet photographer named Chloe Jennings started following me on twitter. After seeing that she was an Indiana photographer I really wanted to do a post on her. Well then my friend Sheena got married, and she was the photographer of her wedding! At the time I didn't put two and two together but now that I've figured it out, I really had to share her work with you guys.

After reading her bio and looking through her portfolio you can feel her connection with her clients and the life they have on their own. Currently a student at ISU, she's a smart cookie to start building her buisness and skills now so she can have a plethora of opportunities when she graduates. If you're in the market for some great photographs you need to check out her work!

my beautiful friend, Sheena

"the complexities of life can be extraordinarily beautiful in the simplest ways"-Chole Jennnings

Hello There, Pinner

So it's no secret we're all obsessed with Pinterest by now. It's that one place I can go to everyday that inspries all areas of my life. One person I follow, that just happens to be my friend also, who has me clicking 'repin' all the time is Mary Glassmeyer. Mary and I worked together at Anthropologie and her nickname is Christmas Mary. Which not only describes her love of Christmas 365 days a year but perfectly sums up her personality too: full of good spirit, fun, and sparkle.

So I did a little round up of my favorite pins of hers, and asked a few questions about her love of pinterest.

What category or board do you pin to the most and why?
That would be a tie between my board "fashion" and my other board "love, love, love." My fashion board has lots of different outfitting ideas. I was once told that I have Jackie O style with a twist (I like to think that twist is glitter!) I pin to my fashion board anything to give me inspiration for my wardrobe. My board "love, love, love" holds all pins that I look at and in the words of the great Rachel Zoe, say to myself, "I DIE!" These two boards give me realistic inspiration for me every day, and make my heart jump a little!
Why do you love Pinterest?
Why do I love Pinterest or why am I addicted to it? I believe the answer is the same! It is the most inspiring, uplifting, happiest, and most rewarding app I have ever come across. How great is it that something so small such as a pin of Anna Wintour, a vintage dress, a chocolate peanut butter brownie, vintage Pyrex, and a bunch of peonies can absolutely make my day. Pinterest is my place to be creative and wonder off to a far away land of fashion, food, and interior design!

Where do you find your pins?
I find ALL of my pins from other pinners. That search box is a great tool.

If you like what you see you can follow Mary here. Thanks for letting us have a glimpse into your pins!

Instagram or Hipstamatic?

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A question that boggles the minds of all iphone app lovers.

I used to be hardcore hipstamatic girl but I think my love is shifting to the instagram. What are your thoughts?



Richard Schultz

This week I have the pleasure of being in Indianapolis assisting a friend on a photo shoot. Being on this job has exposed me to the work of their photographer Richard Schultz. These are a few of my favorites images from his portfolio. He has an amazing ability to pull such genuine and real moments out of his subjects. I look forward to seeing the final images from our shoot this week.

images: Richard Schultz Photography

be funky

I am totally obsessed with befunky.com , an online service that simplifies photo editing and effects for everyday people. It basically takes your everyday photos and turns them into little pieces of art. They have the huge gallery of effects to choose from, ranging from cartoon, watercolor, vintage, pop art and much more. It's really user friendly too. I mean you can't get much simpler and easier than this site. You create an account, upload a photo from your PC and start clicking away on effects. You save the images to a library and either save them to your computer or upload them directly to facebook, myspace or flickr. The best part is it's FREE! The only catch is you get a little befunky watermark in the bottom corner of your photos, but for 2.08 a month you can have access to lots more effects and your pictures turn out sans-watermark. Either way I have been having too much fun turning boring pictures into something amazing. See for yourself!

(effect:underpainting)

(effect: vintage colors #4)

(effect: watercolor #1)

Can you see what I mean? I see way funkier scrapbook pages coming my way from these pictures. So get to their website and check out the galleries for inspiration and start funk-ifying (totally a word now) your photos!