Announcement + Giveaway :: Dreams in HD Photography!

Serenity in a Crowd

I'm beyond excited to announce the opening of my Etsy shop - Dreams in HD Photography!  I wanted to thank you, dear readers, in giving me the courage and inspiration to pursue this long-time dream of mine.  Your beyond sweet comments complimenting my photography and pushing me to sell my photographs helped make me believe that perhaps people {other than my parents - thanks guys!} actually like my work.  So thank you for motivating me to make my dream a reality!

Friday Inspiration

A little inspiration to take you into the weekend...as we should always be brave enough to dream!  Happy Friday and lots of love.

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Art :: Flying Houses {Part II}

I know this is probably a huge blogging faux pas...but although I blogged about Laurent Chehere's "Flying Houses" series a year ago, it is just too good not to share again!  When I decided to make this week all about Paris, his beautiful images of Parisian homes and buildings suspended in the air were the first thing that came to my mind for my Friday Art post.  Ever since stumbling upon his work in early 2013 I haven't been able to get it out of my head {his image of the flying circus tent was my desktop background for months}.  So imagine my delight when I went to his website and saw he added even more fantastical images of Parisian homes flying effortlessly through the sky.  I love the picture of the house filled with zoo animals, the image of the crypt floating through the sky {skeleton and all}, and the close-ups of some of the curious little details so easily missed with a simple glance at the screen.  So that technically means I'm not completely "re-blogging"...right?  Regardless, I hope you love his whimsical dreamscapes as much as I do!

Are you as big of a Francophile as me?  If so, see the rest of this week's Paris posts :: Parisian Style // A Day in Paris // Parisian Apartments // A French Chateau // Chocolate Pots de Creme

Art :: It's Tim Walker's World

I recently listened to Grace Coddington's delightful autobiography on CD, and I have to say that my favorite part of her book by far was the glimpse she gave us mere mortals into the fashion world.  I was the most interested in learning more about the world-renowned photographers she so often worked with at Vogue, and in particular her description of Tim Walker's fantastical photo stories.

Walker's photos, often inspired by children's books and fairy tales, overflow with whimsical, dreamy images.  Scarlett Johansson floating on a couch surrounded by balloons, a pastel princess riding on her turquoise steed, an aviatrix flying her plane in a formal drawing room...all are normal occurrences in Walker's fashion editorials.  I don't know about you, but if given the choice I would dive head first down the rabbit hole into Walker's world.

Want more Walker?  He has two beautiful coffee table books filled with his spectacular images: Tim Walker Pictures and Walker: Story Teller.

More whimsical photography: Flying Houses // Rune Guneriussen‘s Light Installations // Matt Malloy's Impressionist Skies // Sven Fennema's Forgotten Places

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