Summertime Sadness

leopard print skirt c.o Beginning Boutique // booties c.o Beginning Boutique // jersey: Silverspoon 

I have never been a fan of leopard print until this skirt, it's amazing, soft, sheer, a little whimsical and a little edgy. Serious skirt love!

Anyways, today I decided that instead of my usual "This is what I'm wearing, you like?!" post, I would share a little about my 

other love, photography, and what's been going on regarding it. Warning, it's long, and lame, very.

I miss photography. I miss the confidence I feel behind a lens, the excitement of creating something beautiful, the rush of nerves 

during a shoot, meeting new people and challenging myself, knowing I'v created something to be proud of. It's so good to be able to 

say this, because for a very long time now I have had no desire at all to pick up a camera. This year has been quite a learning curve, 

I went from being incredibly focused and determined, to completely uninspired and unconfident in my work. I discovered freelancing to be 

harder than I ever anticipated as I realized that I crave new challenges in order to grow and learn, and  need a constant flow of  personal 

projects/shoots to keep me interested. I know this may sound silly to some but living in a very small city with small minded people had 

a huge effect on me and I just lost my focus. While I didn't have any problem with setting myself new challenges at first, after a few months 

of monotonous Port Elizabeth life I stopped growing, and started settling. Don't get me wrong, I'v had a lovely year, and life is so good 

in so many other areas, but it's time for me to pick up on my photography where I left off and this time stay focused.

Anyways, I felt like I needed to get that out in writing, as well as this: As of January, a new 12 month project begins. A project that sees 

more craft and skill than I have ever used in my work, a story of another world filled with characters. I want to start thinking about every 

detail of my images, and tell a story rich with emotion, rather than just churn out meaningless fashion pictures like I was before. 

Understand, I love my old work and fashion photography in general, but I want to take it to the next step. A year long project for my last 

year in this city, something for me to completely lose myself in until we make the move overseas. I can't wait to begin, and to share the 

pictures with all of you.

Also, I love fashion, I love blogging, and I love talking/writing about it too, but for once I thought I'd give you a peak into my life away from 

that, and if you read all of this I guess your interested in more than just some more pictures of more clothing on just another blogger too, and 

that makes me really happy.

Anyways, I'm going on a Christmas mission today to get everyone pressies, scared of  the crowds that await me!  x