Pretty Simple, Simply Pretty

{Photo by Angela Wyant}

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. I'm off to have breakfast with family and friends...then a day of errands. Hope you're spending the day with your loved ones!

Heart and Soule

{"goldfish trick" from Elizabeth Soule Photography}

Back in 2008, I stumbled upon Portland-based photographer Elizabeth Soule's Etsy shop, where I bought a photo box of her "little deer" print - which I love! There's something about Soule's photographs (many of which were taken with a Polaroid SX-70) that speaks to me. Her work reminds me of that adorable French flick, Amelie - perhaps it's the saturated colors or whimsical nature of it. At any rate, if you haven't seen Soule's work, I highly suggest you check out her site.

Shady Ladies

I simply cannot resist the Shady Lady. First, there were the $2 Olympias. Then, I discovered the Pimm's Cup (man, are those things tasty?!). And now, as if I needed another reason to go to Shady, they put in a photo booth! I have to confess, I've been in that photo booth seven times in the past three days. The booth costs $4, and doles out black-and-white, strip-style photos (I edited the above into a square to conserve blog space). A special thanks to my shady ladies (Rosemary, Madeleine & Sarah) for letting me include their pictures on my blog. Hey ladies, I've got $4 burning a hole in my pocket!

Come Fly With Me

{Image from Blackbird}

I was so excited to find these stylish photo makers! I mean, I appreciate the instant gratification of digital cameras, but my heart will always belong to film. The Blackbird, Fly camera is a twin lens reflex (TLR) that shoots 35mm (yay!) and is available in five covetable colors. The best part? You can shoot in 3 formats: normal (24mm x 36mm), square (24mm x24mm) and large square (36mm x 36mm). Rad!!! The cameras are only $119, which isn't too bad. Curious if anyone out there has one. See samples of the photos on Blackbird.