… You’re trying to make a self portrait in the busiest spot of the Isle of Skye.
Actually, no one was in that spot until I went to stand there, and then… People happened. :’D
Got that sunshine in my pocket
A couple of weeks ago, actress Verona Verbakel and I had planned a shoot amongst the cherry trees. Due to the awful weather, our shoot was postponed and hence, no more blossoming cherry trees. But this time the weather was more cooperative and it felt great just being out and able to shoot with the sun shining!
Happy 2018
I wish all of you a spectacular 2018 filled with love, beauty and silliness.
“It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe, but not worth bothering with.” – Stephen Fry
Bathing in the purple rain
If you know my photography a little bit, you might know I have a thing for flowers. It wasn’t always that way though. Back when I was a teenager, my parents had a flower shop and I, well, I wasn’t very fond of it. I remember sitting in our living room filled with flowers during holiday season and absolutely hating it. Now I think I would have loved it and would have spent all day photographing it. People change, I guess. Well, at least I have.
So after visiting Iceland three times (obsessive much?), my next mission was to get there during lupine season. Nature is fickle so you can never be sure of anything to be a certain way on a certain date… But I got lucky. When I went there with three friends a couple of weeks ago, everywhere we went we saw fields and fields of these purple flowers. I guess that’s another one to cross of the bucket list. :)
Renée under the cherry trees
Each year the blossoming cherry trees in my street provide the perfect location and inspiration for some portrait shoots. This year I was happy to shoot with Renée, a model I’ve known for what feels like ages. Our last previous shoot is still one of my absolute favorites, and I was surprised to find this shoot took place four years ago already! Time really does fly. Just like cherry blossoms.
Credits
Model/ MUA: Renée @ Flag Models
© Els Vanopstal