Lauren Kemp + Katy (Part 4)

Photographer: Starr Crow w/ Vintage Canon TLb
Model: Katy Tipton
Designer: Lauren Kemp
Art Director: Heather Canterbury & Starr Crow

Just a few more shots of Katy to show from our shoot with Lauren's collection. If I had to pick one outfit that I was most looking forward to it was this one. A cutout dress with a boater and a bike, and a basket just big enough for a furry muffin to play in. Maybe my excitement was a distraction when it came to loading the film because I certainly failed at that. My friend Heather helped me with the first set, but she took my training wheels off for this one and my lack of experience showed. Improper installation coupled with the exact opposite ISO settings required = a waste of film. I preserved my most favorites so you guys could at least see the dress; notice the criss-crossed neckline and the cutout detail at the waist. Perrrfection.

P.S. -- one more test before school's out for the semester, andddd Corey's back in Little Rock for good. Hope you're ready to see my face again.

One hour photo

 

I got yesterday's antique mall photos developed today. It's been ages since I last used Walgreen's one hour photo services, but I needed this set back quickly to ensure that my Canon TLb was safe to use at tomorrow's shoot. I only made a few major mistakes which I now know how to avoid and I'm starting to feel a lot more confident. Hopefully tomorrow's shoot will be seamless!

Memphis: Blue Skies & Boater Hat

Well, I'm happy to say the Memphis trip ended up a great success! I got lots of photos of our road trip adventure, our hotel shenanigans and our incredible view at the show, and hopefully, if I can catch up with my sister to get her camera, I've got a little video to edit together too. I'm working on editing all my photos today, but in the meantime I'm posting my outfit from yesterday. We took these down on the Mississippi River next to the beautiful I40 river bridge and the Memphis riverboats. Contrary to the dreadful weather on the first day of our trip, the second day was complete with pretty blue skies and perfect spring temperatures in the 60's. I thought, what a great day to wear my boater hat by the river just like the men in the photo from my vintage Alexandria book. The photo was taken at the end of the Edwardian era in 1912 and the caption of the photo reads:

Sham el Nassim (to 'sniff the breeze'), a holiday going back to pharaonic times, falls on the first Monday after Coptic Easter and is an occasion for all Egyptians, whatever their religion, to take the day off and celebrate the advent of spring.

Vintage Blouse: Antique Mall $5
Vintage Skirt: Savers $7
Vintage Oxfords: Goodwill $6
Hayden & Harnett Purse: Target $40
Boater Hat: Estate Sale $10