Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas!

Missing everyone and thinking of you during the holidays :)

Much love and peace through these special days.

xo.peace.k

archives.

History have mercy on me;

let me slip into a state of grace.

As if a recital, 

          my remedy incessantly leaks error.

          I have let neglect get the best of me.

Feed my meditation.

Let will stoke in the pit of my pelvis;

invoke a contagious tenacity that gives way to inspiration.

The very bones of my being tremor with thirst,

for I am glowing indigo.

Now this clairvoyance you speak of I taste.

Through my undoing I have elevated my essence and redressed my pensive soul;

breath supports my fortitude to reclaim a reposed abyss that germinates at the base of my back.

Let the pierce of your arrow strike my achilles

watch my dance rouse as I hypnotize history into a state of grace.

xo,peace,k

Freedom Cafe PS #2

I read a whole bunch of blogs+photography tips before this "mini gig" at Freedom Cafe + majority of them all said how daylight is best for pictures::using natural light.  What I thought was 

"No Way! Night time pics 

will give cool lighting, 

nice shadows, various highlights 

etc etc" 

essentially I thought that everything that I read was "incorrect"... and what I learnt was sometimes you learn the hard way!  Night time pics are MUCH more technical than daytime photography.  Below are the shots I took at night for 

Freedom Cafe during their Christmas show. 

I really do you think as any beginner photographer than you have to "experience it" to "understand it!"  

Go to a local coffee shop or restaurant + 

just see if you can snap a few pictures for them- 

offer the location your shots for their websites or twitter etc.. most likely they will say yes I'm sure!  

So here are a few things I noticed that can maybe help you when you go out on your adventure!

• Use some sort of support- tripod if you have one! If not,your make-shift DIY rice bag stabilizer ;)  
• Using a tripod will allow you to shoot in a low ISO (ISO200) which provides your picture with more clarity and less "grainy-ness"  
• If you do not have a tripod, because the lighting is not as good you will have to use a higher ISO (ISO 800-1000) This will make your picture clearer but much more grainy.
• These are more "my aesthetic"  but maybe they vibe with you!  I loved playing with reflections...like reflections off glass tables, reflections through the windows outside, using mirrors...they are easy tools to make your pic a little more intriguing- however you do end up with a sort of "blur" that I love, maybe you do not... play around!

Thats really it you guys!  

I found nighttime was a 

lot more difficult + 

frustrating so I will 

have to give it another 

go with my "new-found" 

knowledge! Bahhhhh!

xo.peace.k

Czech.Republic.: Food PS

Czech.Republic.: Food PS: The past2days I have done some photography for my favorite coffee stop in kv-    Freedom Cafe!   Its a good way to test out some new t...

Food PS

The past2days I have done some photography for my favorite coffee stop in kv-

  Freedom Cafe! 

 Its a good way to test out some new techniques+practise makes perfect!  

Plus I got paid in caffeine.... BONUS!

I will post a few of my "food" pics.  Just thought I would share with you a few tips that were helpful for me as a beginner!:

• Do your research!  I looked at various pictures that caught my eye on blogs and magazines and tried to figure out what they did that made me interested.   That way when I went in to Freedom I knew in advance some of the shots I wanted to take!
• Take props like a basic white table cloth, big white construction paper (to control your lighting), if you dont have a reflector (like me) then tinfoil will help (the DIY #1 photography- wrap cardboard in tinfoil and voila! ), TRIPOD!!! (this makes a huge difference in your pics!  DIY #2 photography if you do not have a tripod buy a big bag of rice for 2 bucks to stabilize your lens!  Yeah you will get some funny looks but who cares! It also does the trick)  
• Place yourself near a window!  Natural light is (generally) perfect and leaves little editing to be done at the end.
• I used for pretty much most of the photos a really low ISO (ISO 100) This goes in hand with the natural lighting....
• I LOVED using a wide aperture (LOW Fstop)  It makes your depth of field quite low (if thats what your going for) but really pulls the eye into a point of focus!  Plus there is something about "blur" that I really love... thats more personal appeal though!
• Last "tech" thing- adjust your white balance on your camera.  I love using cloudy setting in most photos because it warms up the photo with a sunny tint.  But of course you can adjust your settings to extract the legit colours in your image....

Okay thats it!  

I am just experimenting here so 

by no means am 

I claiming to be a pro!! 

more so a scientist with a lens ;)

   

xo.peace.k

light&shutter

HaPPy hOLidaYs!

Mini update on life out here-- basically not too much is new!  My dad had come 2 weeks ago for a visit and it was great!  We hit up Berlin and Prague & chilled in KV.  Since he boogied me&Dust have been getting in the XMas spirit!  Decorated our apt. & ate way too much gingerbread & candy! We are off to 

Nuremberg, Germany 

tomorrow for the Xmas markets & to enjoy!  Its our "Xmas break" as they play on the 26th & practise on the 25th.  Early Christmas!

Lately I have been playing around a lot on my canon rebel camera that I left back home & my dad so kindly brought with him on his visit.  Once I am more organized I will post what exactly I am doing for my photos & how I capture the images.  

Right now I am still grasping

the camera lingo & basically just shooting & seeing what works! 

Here are some fun images using 

light & simply leaving the shutter open 

longer!  

[I used a lamp post for my light source with the love & heart images]

Chat soon! 

xo.peace.k.