As 2015 is nearly over and as I already said, it's time to sum up everything you can sum up, I decided to pick all the most memorable moments to me in one huge picture.
It's something that made this year very special to me and something that I want to remember.
I also have this blogpost, where I share my feeling about the end of the year, so it's a good idea to remind yourself why and how this year was good instead of remembering things that upset you.
I would love to know what good memories or things 2015 has brought to you!
Trip to Prague
Trip to Greece part 1
Trip to Greece part 2
xx, D
Hello there!
Today I have lovely Lottie as a guest on my blog! Lottie is a blogger and, as she lives in the UK and I live in Russia, we decided that it would be nice to talk about different traditions of different cultures.
I hope that you'll find it interesting and some of you, maybe, will know something new!
xx, D
As you may know, I love photography. And as you're probably aware, Christmas is coming!
So today I decided to do a helpful post about gifts for people who love photography too. There are gifts for every photographer, whether they are pros or amateurs, males or females.
And if you know someone who loves photography and you have no idea what to present - this guide is for you.
These are just my suggestions from my point of view.
Phone / Tablet lenses
Nowadays mobile photography is a separate genre of photography, and I know a lot of Instagram photographers that use mostly their mobile devices.
PLAY X STORE 3 in 1 Camera Lens | Luxsure® Mobile Phone Lens Camera Kit
Creative beautiful Photo albums
I bet we're all used to keep our photos on our computers, cards or some other digital ways. But I think it's so cool to keep some of your fave photographers in an actual album. When it comes to a photographer, it's also nice to have a few great photos to show your clients.
Lens cleaning set
For sure - it's something that every photographer needs and it doesn't matter if he already has a lens cleaning system, cause there's can't be too many of them.
Lens mug/cup
There's nothing better than drinking your favorite beverage from such a nice mug while editing last weeks photos :)
Photography books
Great way to give a ton of new information and inspiration.
Camera lens filters
It's a good gift, but firstly you should know the diameter of the lens, cause there's no kind of "standard" one.
A tripod
There are seriously a lot of different tripods for phones, tablets, and cameras, you just need to pick one you think your friend photographer will like :)
Photographer's backpack / Camera bag
A backpack or a bag is a nice tool for keeping and carrying a camera, lenses and other photographer's tools.
Soft boxes / Reflectors
It's about something more pricey, but also more valuable. If you don't want to fail with a gift, I would suggest to buy a reflector, I can guarantee that any photographer would be pleased with that gift!
Software: Photoshop or Lightroom
There's a possibility that your friend photographer already has one of these software products. But if you're sure he doesn't - it's a great gift.
All pictures are from product sellers.
What would you suggest to present to a photographer?
Nowadays mobile photography is a separate genre of photography, and I know a lot of Instagram photographers that use mostly their mobile devices.
PLAY X STORE 3 in 1 Camera Lens | Luxsure® Mobile Phone Lens Camera Kit
Creative beautiful Photo albums
I bet we're all used to keep our photos on our computers, cards or some other digital ways. But I think it's so cool to keep some of your fave photographers in an actual album. When it comes to a photographer, it's also nice to have a few great photos to show your clients.
Vintage Camera Photo Album | Kiera Grace Photo Album
Lens cleaning set
For sure - it's something that every photographer needs and it doesn't matter if he already has a lens cleaning system, cause there's can't be too many of them.
CamKix Professional Camera Cleaning Kit
Lens mug/cup
There's nothing better than drinking your favorite beverage from such a nice mug while editing last weeks photos :)
Mango Spot® Best Camera Lens Cup/Mug | OmeGod Lens Travel Coffee Mug/Cup
Photography books
Great way to give a ton of new information and inspiration.
Life: The Classic Collection | National Geographic Stunning Photographs | LIFE 100 Photographs that Changed the World
Camera lens filters
It's a good gift, but firstly you should know the diameter of the lens, cause there's no kind of "standard" one.
A tripod
There are seriously a lot of different tripods for phones, tablets, and cameras, you just need to pick one you think your friend photographer will like :)
AmazonBasics Lightweight Tripod | AmazonBasics Lightweight Tripod
Photographer's backpack / Camera bag
A backpack or a bag is a nice tool for keeping and carrying a camera, lenses and other photographer's tools.
Evecase Extra Large Travel Backpack | Photographer's Digital Camera/Video Padded Backpack | AmazonBasics Large DSLR Gadget Bag
Soft boxes / Reflectors
It's about something more pricey, but also more valuable. If you don't want to fail with a gift, I would suggest to buy a reflector, I can guarantee that any photographer would be pleased with that gift!
LimoStudio 2400 Watt Softbox Kit | 5-in-1 Collapsible Multi-Disc Light Reflector
Software: Photoshop or Lightroom
There's a possibility that your friend photographer already has one of these software products. But if you're sure he doesn't - it's a great gift.
All pictures are from product sellers.
What would you suggest to present to a photographer?
xx, D
"I want to draw a picture, but I don't have skills for it, I can't do it."
"I really want to make some handicraft, but I've never done that before, so I won't even try, it'll turn out ugly."
"I want to start a blog and I've got something to say, but I'm so afraid! What if I'll look stupid?"
Hello there!
A couple of weeks ago I made a post about my travel scrapbook, where I showed how I keep it and decorate it with photos, tickets, stickers and other stuff. And so then I thought that, if I showed some photos from my trip to Prague, maybe I should also show other photos and [hopefully] inspire other people to visit this wonderful city. Seriously, I fell in love with Prague since my first visit last April.
In the seriously hard timing and schedules of our lives, we don't always take time for ourselves as often as we should. We communicate with other people, deal with different study/job things, solve problems and it happens pretty much every day. It's stressful, tiring, annoying and we have to distance from all of it sometimes.
As I'm kind of in long-time relationships with my camera and I really like photography, I decided to pick up some working tips and ways to improve your photography skills or even to get them if you're a newbie. I'm not pretending to be a super pro at it, but these tips work for me, so I just hope they might be helpful for other people too.
So one day I decided to start a scrapbook, a small book where I can have all these things in one place.
Love to autumn + love to nail polishes = oh combo haha
Today I want to share with you 4 nail colors and 1 top coat which I love especially for autumn :)
1 || SALLY HANSEN HARD AS NAILS XTREME WEAR (510 Brick Wall)
My all-time favorite! I just love this color and it's more than perfect for autumn. You can apply just one coat and it will look right as in the bottle. And it dries very quickly.
2 || ESSENCE COLOUR&GO (162 Dare To Nude)
3 || SALLY HANSEN HARD AS NAILS XTREME WEAR (485 Golden-I)
This one is just so perfect! It's like autumn and Christmas in one bottle, especially if you'll mix it with the first one - Brick Wall. Oh, I guess I can smell Christmas
4 || MAYBELLINE COLORAMA (290)
Simple dark graphite grey (almost black) nail color with a bit of shimmer (which you can't see on your nails). I mean well, dark polish is always good, but oh, it's autumn! And it's also nice for mixing with other colors or even for gradient manicure.
5 || SALLY HANSEN BIG MATTE TOP COAT (41055)
It's not a nail color, but I love this topcoat for just changing usual look of my varnishes. Looks really good with the nude ones.
Here is it!
Now I know, there are always those times when we have to make choices and set priorities. We get to choose every day. And every day those choices are more important and harder to make. "What color of my pen should it be? Which notebook I wanna have on my math classes? Which dress should I choose for the school prom? Should I buy this tablet/laptop/phone now or I'd better save some money and buy a better one a bit later? What college should I apply to? What am I gonna do next? Do I need to go to Uni? It will cost lots of money. Buy/rent an apartment? Which? These are closer to my job and bus station, but those are more comfortable and convenient." So you got what I mean.
We grow up and we have to decide what would be better for us, our family, our education, career, pets, home. For our living.
And, ugh, I know how hard it can be - to decide what is right.
For the last half of the year I've been asking myself - what do I want to do? Keep studying? Working, making money? What do I think is right for me?
And the thing is - I don't know. I know that I'll figure it out somehow, but for now - I just don't know.
But the other thing I believe in is there will never be the right choice or wrong choice or decision. Anything I'd do will be right from one side and wrong from another.
There are these situations when you just don't know what is right and what is wrong and what you should do and what would be better. And it's fine, it's okay, cause how can you know, right?
People often blame themselves for the things they've done and that their decisions were wrong and they could do better. But how could they be wrong if they taught you something, gave you experience and some wisdom? Anyway, decisions and choices we make lead us to where we are now.
I believe that we should choose what we really want and what we guess is right. Cause somehow our mind or heart, or whatever it is, already knows what we should choose.
xx, D
Hello there! Today I want to tell you about the skincare product I've been loving for the last month. And I'm still really obsessed with it. Let me introduce it - The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion.
Pay attention that my skin type is combination to oily (T-zone), with some problems and spots sometimes and I'm not allergic pretty much to anything. This product is good for my skin and it's only my personal opinion.
I bought this lotion in The Body Shop in Greece. Actually, it's my first Body Shop product ever as I don't have their store in my hometown, and so I didn't really know about Body Shop products much (though I've seen other bloggers loving TBS). If I knew then about the Tea Tree range I would buy literally everything.
As I've already mentioned I have oily skin around my T-zone and spots mostly on my forehead. I've already had a mattifying cream from some local company which kept my skin matt for a few hours and I liked how it worked for my skin, but it also made my skin very dry.
For some time I stopped using it and let my skin have a rest if I can say so. And then, at the end of last summer I met this lotion an fell in love, literally.
It's honestly the best product for my skin that I've ever tried.
What I like about this product:
- after using it my skin does feel better, purer and healthier
- spots are fading away!
- it keeps my skin matt for 4-6 hours without drying it much
- it's really lightweight
So at the end, I can tell that I would buy this lotion again and I hope that one day I'll buy myself other Tea Tree products, cause I believe that products work better in the complex.
xx, D
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