Packing for Greece

*The outfit I´m wearing today to travel*

I had a little shock yesterday after I carefully selected all the items I definitely wanted to bring with me to Greece. I admit, my bed looked like someone raided my whole closet OR I´m moving OR traveling for at least 5 weeks. I managed to make some compromises and in the end here are some of my favorite items that found their way to my suitcase! Athens, here I come!

*Loads of Accessories*

*My favorite 12th St. by Cynthia Vincent summer dresses*

*Other Pretty dresses*

*Casual Tops*

*A mixture of vintage and new lightweight shirts*

*Skirts*

*Bikinis*

*Flat Sandals and Comfy Wedges*

*My Daily Beauty products in my Marc Jacobs mini beach tote*

Are you going on vacation somewhere nice this summer?

Portrait Shoot

Angi is one of my oldest friends in Berlin. We met through the internet when I first moved here and struggled to meet new friends. When she told me she would love to have some nice pictures taken of her, I was more than happy to help out! :) It was one of those shoots which made my heart swell and so proud! She couldn't believe how great she looked on the photos and that is exactly what I'm aiming for on all my shoots. I enjoy making my models feel beautiful, cared about while creating unique images in the process. Knowing that she'll treasure these pictures forever is why I chose this craft in the first place! ;)

Summer Reading List

 

I admit, I'm kinda boring these days. I can hardly talk about anything else other than photogrpahy but just bare with me, as in hopefully a few weeks I'll be able to launch my dedicated photography blog and this space will remain my creative outlet for all things non photography related like my travel adventures and fashion experiments. ;) In the meantime I though you might enjoy a look into what I'm reading this summer. Yes, all photography related, but I cannot help myself. That's dedication baby! ;) However I would love to pick up some fun beach books as well, so if you have any recommendations don't hesitate to let me know in the comments! ;)

1. Fast Track Photographer, Revised and Expanded Edition: Leverage Your Unique Strengths for a More Successful Photography Business - I've just started this book and I'm loving it so far. It will definitely be in my carry-on on the way to Greece

2. The Fast Track Photographer Business Plan: Build a Successful Photography Venture from the Ground Up - once I'm done with the first book, I'll deep dive into this one and hopefully, finally, I'll put a proper business plan together

3. The Artist's Way - a friend of mine suggested I read this book to unlock my inner creative genious... ;) CAN'T WAIT!

4. Fine Art Wedding Photography: How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride - I read this book in one day... GORGEOUS! However this will definitely be reopened again, if for nothing else than just to get inspired by all the breathtaking images. Jose Villa, I adore you!

What are you reading this summer? ;)

Strawberry Summer Cake

A few days ago I felt an urge to bake something. (I know... doesn't happen too often :)) I wanted something simple with strawberries, so I used this recipe to create a strawberry summer cake! ;) Even though I didn't have all the ingredients I made it work and even added a few spoons of Philadelphia to the mix, just because everything tastes better with a little cream cheese! ;) Due to the slow baking, the strawberries turned into jam and with some cream on top, it was simply divine!

Copycat

Scarf - Vintage, Blazer - Zara, Pants - Amisu, Wedges - ASOS, Bag - Foley & Corinna

This has been a very lazy but extremely productive weekend. While I only took my PJs off to go to the gym and eat out at Sunday night, I deep dived into a lot very interesting websites, blogs and started to put inspiration boards together for the branding of my company. (Have you voted for the name already? If no, you can still do so in the sidebar! ;) Photography is such a multifaceted business I´m getting a bit overwhelmed with all there is to know to become a successful businesswoman in this industry. ;) Luckily there are plenty of resources online, it just takes a loooong time to consider all my options. :) But it´s all good, coz this week I´m flying to Athens for a mini vacation to recharge, visit some friends and do a maternity session. ;) 

The outfit I´m wearing was inspired by Helena, who wore almost the same Americana look just a few days ago. That girl is a well of inspiration when it comes to layering and putting cool pieces together. Oh and if you´re wondering... looks like summer is over before it really began in Berlin... boooooo

Happy Monday Blogosphere! ;)