I can’t believe it’s already autumn! My mind is still stuck on summer and the beautiful weather we had (especially in Montreal). Although time flew and I ran like a headless chicken from one weekend to another, I tried to slow down, stop and smell the flowers. I’ve encountered a diversity of flowers this summer. Though it might seem like a boring or merely ordinary experience to stand before flowers and simply look at them, I found myself in awe of their beauty, and to take the time to appreciate the latter has gotten me in reflection mode.
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Church… When I was younger, it felt like church wasn’t always there for me. I was however living in an utmost ignorance. The church was never about finding a clique in an ordinary building. It wasn’t a community club for which you pay a monthly membership. It was never meant to be a place that was supposed to make you happy always. I was spiritually immature and extremely far in my knowledge of the purpose of the church, or should I say, the Church.
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This is the third part of the Coffee Shop series. The inspiration behind this Coffee Shop series was Jasmine’s style. Since I had the idea of the series and had previously collaborated with Jasmine, I always knew I wanted her in the series, and I always knew I wanted her style to bring up that chic side of the series, if that makes any sense. Jasmine, a fashion blogger whom you can follow here, agreed to the idea. When I contacted her for this collaboration, she told me she wanted to change her Instagram feed a little bit and really wanted some pink in her pictures. This “criteria” led to the choice of the café: Ginkgo.
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Two summers ago, I planned a photoshoot with a fashion influencer I hadn’t seen in three years. She was telling me how nice the pictures I had recently posted on Instagram were. She looked pleasantly surprised. When I thanked her for the compliment, she asked me, “How are your pictures nicer? Did you buy a new camera?” I happily replied, “No, I became a better photographer.”
For the longest time, I feared not improving as a photographer. Sometimes, it is difficult for me to say that I am a professional photographer because, first, hello imposter syndrome, and second, I don’t take photos for a living. I only do it for my family and friends, for artistic purposes, or simply for fun. But I’ve come a long way since my first photoshoot. What makes a good photographer, you wonder? Here are a few things I learned.
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I decided to write about photography on my blog. I am a writer first, but I believe that an image/photograph is worth a thousand words; hence, I want to combine writing and photography whenever I can. In this present post, I want to talk about one of my photography series: the Coffee Shop Series.
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This year is quite a strange one for everyone across the globe. Our worlds are changing drastically on so many levels: culturally, socially, politically, financially, and most importantly, healthily.
One of the traditions I’ve kept over the years is to travel to a particular place every year. My plans this year have been cancelled, but I decided to be creative: I don’t need to travel physically, but I can travel back in time. As a matter of fact, I thought, why not write about some past trips and take my readers with me?
MARIA MAGDELEINA 