Iva Novak Photography Blog

www.ivanovak.com + nov BLOG

2011-12-07T09:20:00.002+01:00

Jaaa! Tukaj je! Po mnogih tednih dela (še malo ostra na robovih - nekaj dela nas še čaka) je tukaj - moja nova internetna podoba. V njej so zbrane vse ideje, zamisli in želje zadnjih dveh let in obljuba zelo zanimive fotografske poti v prihodnje.Težko povem, kako vesela sem.

Hvala vsem, ki ste me spremljali od samega začetka na tem blogu! Ta blog je v dobrih dveh letih zabeležil skoraj 80.000 obiskov in vsekakor si podobno želim tudi za njegovo naslednico.

Kot sem že omenila, novi strani manjka še nekaj elementov, pri tem mislim predvsem angleške podstrani, ki se še pripravljajo, in nekaj ostalih kozmetičnih popravkov. Da ne bom predolga :) S klikom na spodnjo fotografijo pridete na mojo novo spletno stran! Vse dobro in še zadnjič iz tega naslova: HVALA!

P.S: V sklopu nove strani seveda obstaja tudi nov BLOG, ki ga lahko najdete na povezavi: www.ivanovak.com/blog/.

www.ivanovak.com

Eng: It's finally here! After all those weeks (or to be honest: months! :)) of working, thinking, gathering information, debating - IT'S HERE! My very own personalized web space! I am truly happy! Totally in love with the site.

Inside it has all the ideas and aspirations of the past two years and a promise of a very interesting "photo future". I am so happpppppy right now! :)

Thanks to everyone who followed me from the beginning on this blog! This blog has recorded 80,000 visits over last two years and I certainly wish the same for its successor. :)

There are still missing some elements - meaning mostly English subpages that are still in preparation (there will also be a seperate blog in English - but you'll have to wait for a week or two :)) and some other cosmetic fixes. Click on photo above to get to my new website!!! Wiiiii! Wish you all the best and for the last time from this blog: THANK YOU!

P.s.: There is also a new blog (for now only in Slovene language) you can see it at this link: www.ivanovak.com/blog/

Mini obvestilo

2011-12-03T12:19:00.001+01:00

(or A mini message)

Obljubljeno "presenečenje" na žalost še ni prispelo in bom morala z vami počakati še nekaj dni (se nadejam tako lepih, kot je bil sončen dan na spodnji fotografiji :)), a vsekakor upam, da ne več dolgo. Hvala vsem za potrpežljivost in kot rečeno: objavim tukaj, takoj ko "prispe" :)!

Želim vam lep dan!

Eng: The promised "surprise" hasn't arrived yet and I'll have to wait a few more days to post it here. I do not know the exact day, but hopefully the delay won't be too long.

I apologize to you and wish you a nice day!

Presenečenje!

2011-11-25T16:53:00.000+01:00

(or A surprise!)

Naslednji teden bom objavila nekaj tako krasnega, pomembnega in posebnega zame. Prepričana sem, da boste delili navdušenje z menoj! ;) Končni popravki še potekajo in točnega datuma še ne morem napovedati, a naslednji teden naj bi bilo vse lepo "zapakirano"! Kot najlepše darilo! :) Resnično se veselim, da bom to delila z vami! Najprej bo objavljeno prav tukaj - na mojem blogu. :)

Eng: Next week I'll be posting something so beautiful, special, and important to me! I am pretty sure, you'll share the excitement with me!! :) Final revisions are still ongoing and can not wait share this "surprise" with you! I can't predict the exact date, but a "present" should arrive next week! As the most beautiful gift to myself and you! :) I'm so looking forward post this post! ;)

Želim vam krasen, krasen vikend!

Eng: I wish you all a great weekend!

Poletje + Polaroid

2011-11-23T10:20:00.003+01:00

(or The Summer + Polaroid)

Včeraj sem našla tole neobjavljeno objavo. Fotografije so nastale poleti, ko sem tudi sama prvič fotografirala s Polaroidom in nekatere posnetke ste lahko videli razstavljene tudi na policah Incognita na Gallusovem nabrežju. Tele pa je posnel šef Martin! :) Vse so bile posnete v stari Ljubljani in na pol poti na Grad. Spomnim se tistega jutra, ko sem se peljala na tale fotosešn. Bilo je prav prijetno hladno, okoli desetih dopoldne pa se je ogrelo in temperatura je bila krasna! Na moji levi pa je trenutno skodelica jutranjega čaja, da me ogreje v tem mrzlem novembrskem dopoldnevu. Vonj po ingverju, pomaranči in mangu - ta čaj je danes na sporedu. Kakšna sreča za vse te barve in vonje, ki mi jih ponujajo letni časi. Čeprav ne maram mraza ni nič lepšega kot se pozimi stisniti pod kovter in svoje premražene nožice pogreti ob tiste bolj tople na svoji desni ali levi strani! :)

Eng: Yesterday I found this unpublished post. Photos have been made this summer, when I first photographed with Polaroidom and some photos were also displayed on shelves at the Incognito on Gallusovo nabrežje. These were made by boss Martin! :) All were shot in an old Ljubjana and halfway to the castle. I remember that morning when I drove to this photo session. It was pleasantly cool and about ten in the morning the temperature was great, warm! Mmmm...
Right now there is the morning cup of tea on my right to warm me up in this cold November morning. The smell of ginger, oranges and mango - this is my flavor now. How lucky we are for all those colors and smells offered to us by seasons. Although I do not like cold weather there is nothing more beautiful than squeezing together under the blanket and pressing cold feet at the more heated pair on the right or left side! :)

Želim vam krasen dan!

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful, warm-hearted day! ;)

Družinska fotografija: družina Popović

2011-11-21T11:01:00.000+01:00

(or Family Photography: Family Popović)

Že kar nekaj tednov nazaj sem se dobila s tole prelepo družinico, da jim napravim (poleg zaročnega in poročnega fotografiranja) še tale spomin. In zagotovo bom obeležila še kakšnega! ;) Bil je lep jesenski dan, četudi že precej hladen. Odpeljali smo se na Vrhniko, kjer smo se hoteli fotografirati v grajskem parku Bistra, a je bilo sonce tam že skrito za bližnjih hribom. In ostalo nam je le to, da smo se usedli v avto in se odpeljali in iskali. Najprej smo zašli na pot, kjer so bili sami ograjeni pašniki in se morali vrniti. Drugi poizkus z naključno potjo pa je bil uspešen. Ustavili smo, razpakirali in se podili gor in dol po travniku. Komaj čakam, da z vami delim še preostanek fotosešna! Tale pa samo za okus! ;)

p.s.: Prav vesela sem, da lahko fotografiram vse te oblike ljubezni!!! (ja - potrebni so najmanj trije klicaji! :)) Krasno je - veselim se vsega, kar me še čaka! Iskrena HVALA, Urša in Niki, za zaupanje, vajino pripravljenost in čas, ki ga tako rada preživita pred mojim objektivom!

Eng: A few weeks ago I got together with this beautiful family to make them also (in addition to engagement and wedding photo sessions) this memory. And I'll be making them yet another one day! ;) It was a beautiful autumn day, though already quite cold. We drove to Vrhnika where we wanted to take pictures of the castle grounds Bistra, but the sun was there already hidden behind a hill nearby. So we sat in the car, drove off and searched for sunshine leftovers. The second experiment with a random road was a success. We stopped, unloaded and chased each other up and down the meadow. Can't wait to share with you the rest of the photo session! This one just for the taste! ;)

Želim vam krasen začetek tedna!

Eng: I wish you all a great start of this week!

Nikonov dan fotografije + FB after

2011-11-19T15:04:00.000+01:00

(or Nikon's Day of Photography + FB after)

Včeraj sem šla na Nikonov dan fotografije, kjer so v sklopu celotnega programa predavali tudi Samo Rovan, Matjaž Tančič in Andrej Korenč v tehnični predavalnici. Samo je eden najboljših poročnih fotografov z zelo izrazitim "Samo" stilom :). Vsekakor je bilo to predavanje, ki sem se ga res veselila in delček tega bi želela deliti tudi z vami. Samo je zaključil svoje predavanje z vprašanjem, kaj je pri poročni fotografiji najbolj pomembno in odgovoril z naslednjimi besedami. Najpomebnejša "oprema" je GLAVA. Saj je ona tista, ki 'čaka, je potpežljiva, predvideva in razmišlja'. In nadaljeval, pomembni dejavniki so še izobrazba, znanje, trdo delo, vizija, oprema, talent in nenazadnje STRAST. Vsekakor se z vsem naštetim strinjam in skušam razvijati vsak del v pravi meri :).

Bil je lep večer in imela sem možnost spoznati tako Samota Rovana kot tudi drugega izjemnega poročnega fotografa Miloša Horvata. Oba sta vrhunska fotografa v svetovnem merilu in štejem si v veliko čast, da sta (že) vedela, kdo sem :) - preko bloga, ki ga pišem in fotografij, ki jih objavljam tudi na FB. Pohvala od mojstrov je vedno dobra popotnica. Ko pa sem že pri FB-ju, prav moram nalepiti del pogovora, ki se je odvijal včeraj na mojem blogu - za svoj spomin! :)

Želim vam lep vikend.

Eng: Yesterday I went to Nikon's Photography Day and within the overall program I listened to lectures of Samo Rovan, Matjaz Tančič and Andrej Korenč in the technical classroom. Samo is one of the best wedding photographers with a very pronounced "Samo" style:). I was really looking forward to this lectur and a part of this one, I'd like to share with you. Samo concluded his lecture with the question, what is the most important thing in wedding photography, and answered with the following words. The most important "equipment" is the head. Because it is the one who "waits, is patients and thinks'. He continued with education, knowledge, hard work, vision, equipment, talent and finally PASSION. Indeed, I agree with all of the above and try to develop each one in the right measure:).

It was a beautiful evening and I had the opportunity to meet so Samo Rovan and other exceptional wedding photographer Miloš Horvat. Both are top photographers and I consider them to already know me as a great honor - through my writing on the blog and the photos that I post on FB :). Kind words from the masters are always a good prospect. Talikng about FB, I'm just pasting the part of the conversation that took place yesterday on my wall - for my memory! :)

Wish you all a wonderul weekend.

Med besedami

2011-11-16T22:13:00.000+01:00

(or Between the words)

Ta vikend sem, tako kot mnogi drugi, tudi jaz podlegla enemu izmed novembrskih virusov. Vsekakor vedno upoštevam takšno stanje in če se le da, prehlad preležim. K temu zraven spada pitje ogromnih količin čaja z medom in limono (dodanima seveda, ko je čaj že ohlajen na sobno temperaturo :)), za kosilo so obvezne domače juhice in med počivanjem branje kakšne knjige, ki sem jo do sedaj predolgo odlagala. Čeprav res veliko berem, se mi vseeno zdi, da že predolgo nisem prebrala česa za mojo dušico. Kakšnega poštenega romana! Prav veselim, da naredim še izpit ali dva in se potem posvetim kakšni res dobri ljubezenski zgodbi! Pa sem le priznala! Jaa, to bi bilo krasno. :)

Do takrat pa bom med študijskimi besedami. Ostanite zdravi! :)

Eng: This weekend I, like many others, succumbed to one of November's viruses. In any case, I always take notice of this situation and if possible, stay in bed, which means drinking lot of tea with honey and lemon (added, of course, after the tea has cooled to room temperature:)), eating homemade soup and reading one of the books I have been postponing to read for too long. Although I read a lot, I haven't read anything for "my soul" in a while. Like a novel, a great novel! I look forward passing an exam or two and then dedicate my time to a great love story! There - I said it! Yeah, that would be just awesome. :)

Until then, I'll be between the "study" words. Stay healthy! :)

Pirina enolončnica

2011-11-11T09:28:00.001+01:00

(or Spelt Stew)

Pravijo, da je danes poseben dan. Vsekakor upam, da ga boste uživali. Da boste vdihnili nekaj svežega zraka, prisluhnili zvokom ulice ali bližnjega gozda, se dotaknili česa prijetnega (kot Amelie, ko potopi roko v semena na tržnici), čutili jesen na svojih licih. Ob vsem tem pa si vzeli čas, da si skuhate nekaj jesensko preprostega. In to bi čisto zares lahko bila pirina enolončnica. Ker je preprosto dobra. :)

In preprosta za kuho. Sestavine za obrok, ki nahrani dve osebi, so sledeče:

- 150g (oluščene) pire
- nekaj žlic olivnega olja
- 200g korenja
- zelenjavna kocka za v juho
- 50g čebule
- 6 dcl vode
- veliko peteršilja
*priporočam uporabo ekološko pridelane hrane

Piro najprej sperete pot tekočo vodo. Prepražite čebulo in dodate vodo ter kocko. Ko voda zavre, zmanjšate ogenj in dodate piro. Oluščena pira se kuha 30 min. Pokrijete lonec in jo kuhate 20 minut in nato dodate še korenje - dodate lahko seveda še kakšno drugo zelenjavo - recimo koromač ali brstični ohrovt. Čisto na koncu, ko je juha že v krožniku, dodate še sveže narezani peteršilj in žlico olja. To je to. Več kot okusno jesensko kosilo! :)

Eng: They say that today is a special day. I certainly hope that you will enjoy it. That you will breathe in some fresh air, listen to the sounds from the street or the nearby forest, touch something nice (like Amelie, when she puts her hand in the seeds in the market) and let the autumn touch your cheeks. And besides all this, taking the time to cook something simply "autumn - like". And this would surely be spelt stew. Because it is simply good and brown with a little bit of orange. :)

The ingredients for a meal that feeds two people are:

- 150g of spelt
- a few tablespoons of olive oil
- 200g of carrots
- vegetable soup cube
- 50g of onion
- 6 dcl of water
- a lot of parsley
* I recommend using organic food

First rinse liquid water over spelt. Fry the onions and add the water. When the water boils, reduce heat and add the spelt. Spelt is cooked for 30 min. Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes, then add carrots - of course you can add some other vegetables - such as fennel or brussels sprouts. At the very end, when the soup is already in the dish, add fresh chopped parsley and a tablespoon of oil. That's it. More than a delicious autumn lunch! :)

Želim vam prav posebeno okusen vikend! :)

Eng: I wish you all a very delicious weekend! :)

Maja Križnik

2011-11-09T09:50:00.000+01:00

Prav morala sem to objavo poimenovati z imenom in priimkom :). Pred tedni sva se namreč z Majo pogovarjali o fotografiji, o tem, kako ujeti pristnost in iskrenost v osebi v nekem tako kratkem trenutku. Skozi mesece učenja fotografiranja in skozi vsa ta leta učenja, kako biti "boljša jaz", kako vzeti in sprejeti slabo, kako rasti, se resnično slišati, biti iskrena s seboj, sem seveda našla svoj način, kako priti blizu svojim portretirancem. Nasmehi, ki jih fotografiram so lahko le iskreni, le takrat vem, da sem ujela tisti pravi trenutek, sproščenost, delček resnice te osebe same. Trenutek, v katerem ne paziš na pozo, "popolnost", na podobo, ki jo želiš pokazati, temveč preprosto si.
Ko sva dobili nekaj dni po tem pogovoru dobili na gradu, sem na hitro naredila nekaj njenih portretov, pokazala sem ji, kje se skriva moja najljubša svetloba, kako delam z njo. Vse je bilo nekako "organsko", iskreno, v momentu - enostavno prav. Pogovarjali sva se, jaz sem pazila na svetlobo, jo prosila za nekaj korakov to ali ono smer in posnela spodnje fotografije. In te so bile najjasnejši odgovor na to, kako jaz najdem iskren moment. Zdaj razume tudi ona. ;) Love ya* :)

Eng: I simply had to name this post with full name and surname. Weeks ago I talked with Maja about photography, how to capture the authenticity and sincerity in so short amount of time. Through months of shooting and learning and through all those years learning how to be a better "me", how to take and accept bad, how to grow, really listen to yourself, to be honest with myself, I of course found my way to get close to the subjects. I want my photographs to have sincerity in them and if I catch a true smile, I know that I caught that moment, a fraction of the truth of that person alone. Moment in which they don't think about posing or being "perfect", but simply are.
When we get together a few days after this conversation and went to the castle, I quickly made some of hers portraits, I showed her where my favorite light is, how to work with it. Everything about that shooting was "organic", sincere, in the moment - just right. We talked, I watched the light, it asked her to move for a few steps to this or that direction and took the photos below. And these were the clearest answer to her about how can I shoot candid and honest moment. And now she knows! :) Love ya *:)

Želim vam prekrasen dan!

Eng: Wish you all a wonderful day!

Ulixes - Trois Saudades

2011-11-07T10:20:00.001+01:00

Danes je pred vami obljubljeni videospot skupine Ulixes, pri katerem sva sodelovali Maja in jaz. Jaz sem posnela kadre in Maja je poskrbela za njihovo montažo. Maja je opravila resnično neverjetno delo in prav vesela sem, da sedaj sodelujem z njo na še enem projektu. Sama se sicer ne odpravljam v "snemalne" vode :) (fotografija je moja prva izbira :)), a za to skupino sem si resnično želela posneti videospot, ker jo sestavljajo sami prekrasni ljudje in več kot samo nadarjeni glasbeniki. Vsekakor upam, da vam bo všeč. In, fantje, upam, da bo ta videospot dobra promocija za vašo skupino ter lep spomin. :) Videospot si lahko ogledate spodaj ali pa na tem linku.

Želim vam čudovit začetek tedna!

Eng: Maja and I made a video for a group named Ulixes. I was "the camera" and Maja made it all work together. And she did a magnificent job. This is not my attempt to be a videographer (I sure am sticking with photography :)), but I just wanted this particular group to have a video to show, because I respect them as musicians and they all are really great, some of them I can call my close friends. Guys, hopefully this video will be a good promotion for you and a nice memory as well. :) You can see the video below or by clicking on this link.

To all of you, I wish you a nice start of the week.

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Dejan Lapanja - el.kitara, guitar
Gašper Peršl - bobni, drums
Luka Jerončič - bas kitara, bass guitar
Luka Vehar - el.kitara, guitar
Mitja Kavčič - klaviature, keyboards

Snemala: Iva Novak Photography
Montaža: Maja Križnik

Družinsko fotografiranje: Maša + Mina

2011-11-03T10:08:00.001+01:00

(or Family Photography: Maša + Mina)

V začetku oktobra sem se za družinsko fotografiranje zmenila s sestrama Mašo in Mino. Mašo poznam iz srednješolskih klopi, kjer se je najino prijateljstvo začelo, a se zares razvilo šele, ko se je srednja šola končala. Maša je resnično čudovita ženska - iskrena, z dobrim smislom za humor in unikatnim stilom - vam moram enkrat pokazati nekaj njenih kreacij. :) Mino sem bolje spoznala ravno na sešnu in včasih res ne vem, "komu" naj se zahvalim, da imam priložnost spoznati tako lepe osebe, kakršna je tudi ona. Maša in Mina - upam, da so fotografije vse, kar sta si želeli ;). Kisses! * :)

Eng: It was the beginning of October Maša, Mina and I met for a family/ sister photo session. I know Maša from highschool, where I friendship began and grown ever since. Maša is an incredible person - totally love her - she has this great sense of humor, is always honest and has the most unique and amazing cloth style - I have to show you her creations one day. I got to know Mina better on this photo session we had and sometimes I really ask myself who do I owe a "thank you" to for bringing such amazing people in my life. Maša and Mina - hope you loooove the photos! Kisses to both of you! ;)

Bil je res lep jesenski dan in Tivolija se nikakor ne morem naveličati! Dekca, kostanj, zelenje, vonj po svežem in čudovita družba!

Eng: It was a really lovely autumn day and I can not get tired of Tivoli - a blanket, chestnuts, a fresh scent and a wonderful company!

Č.U.D.O.V.I.T.O!

Eng: You are both so beautiful!

Na koncu sem želela ujeti še nekaj njunih detajlov in mislim, da sem s spodnjo fotografijo ujela še več. Ena mojih najljubših fotografij.

Eng: I wanted to get some details at the end and a photo below is even more that just a detail - I love this one, really.

Maša in Mina, hvala vama, da sta mi zaupali to "nalogo" :) . Uživala sem vsako sekundo! Vsem skupaj pa želim čim več sestrske ljubezni! ;)

P.s.: danes je tak "sestrski dan" - in ob tej priložnosti tebi, moja draga sestra, vse najboljše * :)

Eng: Maša and Mina, thank you for trusting me with this "assignment" :) - I have enjoyed every second of it. To all of you out here - wish you lots od sister love! ;)

P.s.: since today is this kind of a "sister day" - I just want to say: happy B day, my dear sister! Lovvve you!*

Rumeno

2011-10-31T09:50:00.000+01:00

(or Yellow)

V soboto sva šli z Majo na majhen potep po Tivoliju z namenom, da ji pomagam pri spoznavanju njenega novega dslr-ja, da se meniva še o vseh ostalih fotografsko-snemalnih projektih, ki naju družijo. Bil je oblačen dan in rumeno obarvani listi ter preostale rumene cvetlice so res klicale po tem, da jih opazim :). Tako je nastala foto zgodba o rumenem nekega oblačnega sobotnega popoldneva v ljubljanskem Tivoliju.

Eng: Maja and I went on a short walk in park Tivoli with agenda me explaining few features of her new dslr to her and to gather some ideas we have on our new upcoming projects together. It was a cloudy day so everything yellow just "called" me to notice it.:) And so there is a short photo story about yellow in some Saturday's afternoon in park Tivoli in Ljubljana.

Želim vam lep dela prost dan in miren praznik.

Eng: I wish you all beautiful holidays.

Družinsko fotografiranje: Družina Pupis

2011-10-28T10:07:00.004+02:00

(or Family Photography: Family Pupis)

Pred nekaj tedni (kako čas beži) sem se ustavila v Logatcu na klepetu pri Metki. Vreme je bilo super, sonce je ravno zašlo, Mija se je zbudila in naredili smo kratko družinsko fotografiranje. Uživala sem, ko smo se sprehajali po vrtu in res je lepo videti, ko se otrok nasmeje, ko ga pogledaš izza fotoaparata. Spodaj pa nekaj fotografij, ki upam, bodo zapolnile še nekaj strani njihovega družinskega albuma. Vsekakor je bila to izjemno prijetna izkušnja in se veselim naslednjega družinskega fotografiranja. Kids seem to adore me! :) In obratno tudi, seveda! :)

Eng: I visited Metka few weeks ago in Logatec to make some family photos. The weather was amazing, sun just set and Mija woke up minutes prior to "perfect" light. I enjoyed walking in the garden and making funny faces and playing hide and seek in front of my camera :). I am posting few photos that will - hopefully - make yet another beautiful memory in their family album. I am looking forward to another family photo session! Kids seem to love me! ;) And vice versa. :)

Prav res je neverjetno ujeti tak moment med otrokom in staršem. Si verjetno sploh ne znam predstavljati, koliko bo to nekoč pomenilo Miji! :)

Eng: It it simply amazing to catch this kind of moment between a parent and a child. I can't possibly imagine what will this photo mean to Mija years later. :)

Tako vesela sem, da sem ujela ta moment! :)

Eng: So GLAD I caught this moment! :)

Na hitro sem "izkoristila" še trenutek in naredila nekaj njunih portretov! Lovely!

Eng: I took the opportunity and make some of their portraits as well! LOVELY! :)

Rada sem družinska fotografinja. Metko in Leva sem spoznala leta 2010, ko sem fotografirala njuno poroko - mojo prvo! :) In od takrat naprej smo v kontaktu. Vse, kar lahko storim je to, da se vama zahvalim za zaupanje - takrat in danes. Hvala.

Imejte lep vikend!

Eng: I enjoy being a family photographer. I first met Metka and Lev in 2010, when I was photographing their wedding - MY FIRST!! And since then we are in touch. There is nothing else I can say then thank you for your trust - back then and now! :)

Have a nice weekend!

Testiranje testa

2011-10-26T12:32:00.000+02:00

(or Testing the Dough)

Pred nekaj dnevi sem se odločila, da poizkusim narediti "the testo" za pico, kar v mojem jeziku pomeni - hrustljavo na zunaj in nežno, lahko, puhasto in mehko znotraj :). Zdi se, da se je serija poizkusov začela zelo obetavno, saj mi je že prvič uspelo narediti testo, ki je bilo slastno. Tu je treba vedeti, da jaz vedno uporabljam pirino moko in zelo pogosto delam testo in kruh brez kvasa. In v toliko so taka testiranja, preden v goste povabim svoje prijatelje, nujna! :) Tokrat sem se gostila samo jaz - pica je bila prekleto okusna in do naslednjega fotošutinga bom zagotovo izpopolnila recept v toliko, da ga bom lahko delila z vami! :) Ja, res vedno velja: Practice, practice, practice! In kot vedno tudi tokrat dodajam: Enjoy while you're doing it! ;)

Eng: I decided to try to make The Dough for my pizza few days ago, which translates into a dough being crusty on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. :) It seems that a series of tests started quite all right - because I actually made a dough that was really good. Well, I am trying to make a delicious dough using only spelt flour and without using yeast, so practicing is really important, before I invite some one over to test it. This time it was only me eating it and I need a few more rounds to make it even better. And when I do, I'll be sure to let you know how I made it. And still the best advice is: practice, practice, practice! Me adding: And enjoy while you're doing it! ;)

Imejte čudovit dan!

Eng: Have a delicious day! :)

2. rojstni dan

2011-10-24T10:06:00.001+02:00

(or 2nd Birthday! :))

Natanko danes pred dvema letoma sem objavila prvo fotografijo na tem blogu! Jeej! Od takrat pa sem imela že več kot 60.000 ogledov, ogromno lepih komentarjev, pohval, spodbud in podpore. Največja zahvala gre vsem vam, ki me spremljate in mi stojite ob strani tako ali drugače! Hvala vsem! Želim vam ČUDOVIT dan!

Eng: My blog is celebrating today! It's 2nd Birthday! Wii! And It has been exactly one year since I've started writing English "subtitles"! :) I am most thankful to all you for your support, comments and your smiles! Thank you so much! I wish you a gorgeous day!

P.s.: Fotografijo je posnel Andrej Korenč! Hvala tudi tebi! ;)

Eng: This is a photo by Andrej Korenč! A special thanks to you to! ;)

Joga, prvi vtisi.

2011-10-20T09:16:00.000+02:00

(or Yoga, first impressions.)

Prejšnji teden sem šla prvič na jogo and I fell in love! :) V resnici si nikoli nisem mislila, da mi bo tak način vadbe ustrezal, saj sem bila navajena na vadbo, ki je zahtevala veliko premikanja, hitenja. In že sedaj (seveda sem še čisto na začetku in komaj vem, kako se stvari streže, ampak prvi vtisi so res super) lahko rečem, da je to nekaj, kar me bo spremljajo v vsakdanjem življenju (za začetek vsaj 2x na teden). Sproščenost po vadbi je res nekaj, za kar je vredno delati položaje in poslušati navodila pri izvajanju. Lahkotnost glave in telesa pa je tisto, za kar si prizadevam vsak dan in joga je sedaj postala/ postaja del načina, kako to doseči. Kot vedno pa je pri tovrstih zadevah pomembno, kdo je učitelj/ učiteljica, ki ga/ jo imaš. In po sreči je moja učiteljica postala moj "bivša" nevesta Irena, ki se z jogo ukvarja že dolgo časa. To, da je sama čudovita oseba doda še en plus k mozaiku ostalih plusov, ki jih že ima kot oseba in učiteljica: natančnost, zavzetost in dobra volja.
Ko sem svoje delo kot poročna fotografinja opravila :), sem se z veseljem odzvala povabilu Irene na njene ure joge. Prosila sem jo tudi, če lahko strne nekaj misli o jogi in napisala je takole: "Joga je združitev duha in telesa. Ko to dvoje zaživi skupaj, lahko rečemo, da zares živimo. Živeti svoje življenje ne pomeni le biti unikaten, ampak to unikatnost tudi sprejeti z vsemi plusi in minusi. Iyengar joga je meditacija v gibanju. Koncentracija v položajih pride spontano, hkrati pa naredimo vadbo za telo (vprašajte vadbenike, je zelo zabavno, a ni enostavno :) ) in um (sprostitev je zagotovljena)."

Eng: I went to yoga fo the first time last week and I fell in loooove! :) I have never thought that this kind of exercise would fit - I had no idea what was I thinking, beacuse it involves exercising body and mind and surely is a perceft combination! :) I think I'll stick to it.
I have mer my teacher Irena more tha half a year ago when we met to beacuse of photographing their wedding. And now when I accomplished my work I was more than happy ro respond to Irena's invitation to her yoga classes. I asked her if she could give ma a though or two about yoga, this are her words: "Yoga is a merger of mind and body. When this comes together, we can say that we are really living. Living your life doesn't only mean being unique, but this uniqueness also has to be taken with all advantages and disadvantages. Iyengar Yoga is meditation in motion. Concentration in positions arises spontaneously and it is an exercise for the body (ask the students: it is great fun, but it isn't easy:)) and mind (relaxation is guaranteed). "

Fotografije so bile posnete avgusta, ko smo se dobili za zaročno fotografiranje. Takrat še nisem vedela, kako zelo dobro bo imeti te fotografije :). Želim vam čudovit četrtek! :)

Eng: The photogaphs were taken in avgust when we got together for enggament photo session. I didn't knowback then how good it will be to have this particular photos :). I wish you a gorgeous Thursday! :)

Trebušček

2011-10-18T08:43:00.002+02:00

(or A belly)

Imela sem lep vikend, dobro sem jedla, veliko sem spala, brala, fotografirala, študirala in bila na zraku. I doesn't get better that that! :) Prihajajo tisti meseci, ko se (zaradi svoje zmrzljive narave) bolj zadržujem med štirimi stenami in študiram, se učim novih stvari, pišem in berem. Ta jesen in zima bosta zagotovo prinesli mnogo novih spoznanj in dogodivščin! Se že veselim :). Nekaj novega pa se je zame zgodilo tudi konec septembra, ko sem prvič fotografirala nosečnico. Pravzaprav sem odšla k Metki na kavico in pogovor. Ko pa se je zbudila Mija (nogice spodaj :)), smo na hitro (res na hitro) naredili še kratek družinsko-nosečniški fotosešn.
S temi fotografijami sem tako spet dodala (vsakič, ko se vidimo namreč naredim nekaj posnetkov - in to resnično z največjim veseljem :)) nekaj novih spominov v družinski foto album. Več fotografij pa kmalu. Tako ali tako sem vam dolžna že kar nekaj fotosešnov! ;)

Eng: I had a really calm and nice weekend - I made some great lunches, I slept a lot, read, wrote, studied and was outside (literally catching the last sun shines) on a photo session. I just doesn't get better than that! :) Those months are coming now, when I'll be more or less inside reading and learning - and am really looking forward to everything new that awaits for me. Just like it did few weeks ago, when I had a chance for the first time to take some photographs of a pregnant woman, my friend Metka. I went there to talk and have a cup of tea and when Mija woke up (little feet below :)), we made one fast (a really fast :)) family photo session.
I am really glad to be making a "book" of their visual memories with all my photographs. I take some photos whenever we meet and I do it with all my pleasure :) every time. Keeping track of something so beautiful as love between two persons (with a wedding and then with family photos) is just priceless. More photos are coming! :)

Želim vam lep torek!

Eng: I wish you all a gorgeous Tuesday!

Prosena kaša

2011-10-13T13:43:00.000+02:00

(or Millet Porridge)

Za dober začetek dneva je včasih potrebno poskrbeti že kakšen dan prej. En izmed načinov, kako osrečiti sebe ali svojega dragega ob zgodnji jutranji uri, je vsekakor dober, zdrav in zelo okusen zajtrk. Ponavadi za to poskrbim z doma narejenim kruhom (spečenim večer prej), tokrat pa sem se odločila za proseno kašo. Nanjo me je spomnil recept na Ireninem blogu. Vsekakor ga sedaj ne bom pozabila in bo redno na mojem jutranjem jedilniku.

Recept sem nekoliko preoblikovala, saj ponavadi kuham za dve osebi. Uporabila sem sledeče sestavine:

- 150g prosene kaše (namočene v vodi z limono čez noč)
- 5 suhih marelic, sliv in datljev (ravno tako namočenih v vodi z limono čez noč)
- vrček (verjetno je to okoli 2,5 dcl) mandljevega mleka
- nekaj vode, v kateri se je namakalo suho sadje
- ščepec vanilijevega sladkorja
- precej cimeta
* priporočam uporabo ekološko pridelanih živil

Suho sadje in proseno kašo sem čez noč namočila v vodi z limono. Žita je vedno dobro namakati, saj s tem poskrbimo, da se kuhajo hitreje. Če pa jih namakamo v kisli vodi, pa s tem poskrbimo, da se z njih odstranijo tudi morebitni "strupi", ki se v njih nahajajo. In brez skrbi, nekaj žlic limoninega soka ne spremeni okusa.

Postopek: Zavrela sem mandljevo mleko, dodala oprano proseno kašo in jo kuhala približno 20 min na zmernem ognju. Na koncu sem dodala še na koščke narezano suho sadje in cimet. In zajtrk je bil pripravljen.

Res vse bolj uživam v kuhi. V tem, kako lahko pripravim res okusne jedi, jih potem postavim, pofotograiram in pojem. Prepričana sem, da bo fotografiranje hrane postalo opravilo, ki sem mu bom posvečala vse več in več. :)

Želim vam prekrasen dan in dober tek! :)

p.s.: Fotografijo desno spodaj je naredil Matej Lunder.

Eng: Sometimes in order to have a wonderful beginning of a day, you have to take care of it in advanse. One of »how to« is to prepare a good, healthy, delicious breakfast at an early hour. Usually I do this with bread baked the evening before, but this time I made millet porridge. The post on Irena's blog. I surely will keep this receipt in my mind from now on.

I transformed the receipt a bit, since I normally cook for two persons. I used the following ingredients:

- 150g of millet porridge
- 5 dried apricots, plums and dates
- 2,5 dcl of almond milk
- some water from dried fruits
- a bit of vanilla sugar
- a lot cinnamon :)
* I recommend ecological ingredients

I soaked the millet and fruit in water with lemon juice in it over night. And cooked millet in almond milk for about 20 minuter. I added later chopped fruits and cinnamon. Took some photos and enjoyed my morning treat. :)

I have stared to enjoy cooking so much! I think you'll be seeing in the future some nice receipts on this blog! :)

I wish you all a wonderful day!

p.s.: The left photo above was made by Matej Lunder.

Jesensko sonce

2011-10-10T16:36:00.002+02:00

(or Autumn Sun)

Prejšnjo sredo sem se z Mašo in Mino dobila v Tivoliju na družinskem (natančneje sestrskem) fotografiranju. Naredile smo si čudovito popoldne. Ko je sonce posijalo skozi krošnje, so se barve prelivale iz rjave v jantarjevo z zlatim odtenkom :) - kot nekakšen topel objem narave. Zabavna družba pa je ravno tako dodala svoj košček k temu, da je bilo popoldne tako
finofinofino! :)

Že v sredo sem z namenom, da ne pozabim na toploto jesenskega sonca, posnela ti dve fotografiji, ki mi sedaj služita kot spomin na tople jesenski dni. Upam, da kmalu spet! :)

Eng: I met with Maša and Mina for family (or more accurately "sister") photo session in Tivoli the previous Wednesday. We made ourselves a wonderful afternoon. Firstly, the colors were amazing, the warmth of the Sun made the temperature just perfect. And above all, when the company is so much fun to be around, there is every reason that everything turns out so fine, fine, fine :)

Knowing of the weather forecast for this week I intentionally took these two photos to remind myself of how nice the previous weeks were and having them as a memory will make it easier to wait for another sunny afternoon like this to come. :)

Želim vam lep začetek tedna!

Eng: I wish you all a gorgeous start of the week!

Keep calm and snap on

2011-10-06T09:48:00.000+02:00

(ali Ostani mirna in fotografiraj naprej)

"Pravo" različico tega napisa "Stay calm and carry on" sem prvič videla v Londonu prejšnje leto, kjer sem bila tudi poučena o zgodovini tega plakata. Visela je v jedilnice hiše, kjer sem "živela", ko sem bila tam na obisku. Pred nekaj tedni pa sem našla tole različico - and how cute is that? ;) - v vijolični barvi (moja barva! ;)). Upam, da najdem kdaj tak plakat. Ga takoj kupim in uokvirim! :)
Do takrat pa bo izmenično gostoval kot ozadje na mojem ekranu. Vsekakor dobro geslo, ko se odpravljam na pomembne fotosešne. :)

Eng: I saw the first and the "real" version of this poster, when I was in London the previous year. There is where I also learned about the history and the meaning of this posters. And I few weeks ago I found this version. It is so hauntingly cute. The color (purple! :)), the small camera and above all a good advice I keep in mind all the time. ;)

Vsem želim čudovit in sončen četrtek!

Eng: I wish you all a gorgeous Thursday!

2011/ 2012

2011-10-05T10:41:00.000+02:00

Fotografijo sem posnela v kavarni Filozofske fakultete nekaj mesecev nazaj, kjer sem se pridružila sestri in njeni kolegici na jutranji kavi in rogljičku med predavanji. Fotografiji nisem posvečala posebne pozornosti do včerajšnjega dne, ko se je tudi zame začelo (zadnje) "študentsko" leto. Kot absolventko me čaka še nekaj izpitnih obveznosti in končna diploma. In z začetkom študijskega leta sem tudi jaz sedla nazaj za svojo mizo, na kateri me vsako jutro čakajo knjige, raznobarvni flomastri, izpiski, litri zelenega čaja in (I do try) resnično samo dobra volja :), da se prebijem še čez zadnje obveznosti. Ker vprašanje "Kaj bom počela kasneje" že ima svoj jasen odgovor. Če bo sreča, seveda :).

Eng: I took this photo some months ago at cafeteria of Faculty of arts, where I joined my sister and her colleague on a coffee break between classes. I didn't notice the photo until yesterday when suddenly this moment stuck with me. It is my last year of college and I have only few exams left. And since yesterday (the beginning of 2011 /2012 school year) my mornings and early afternoon hours are reserved for studying. My table is now a surface filled with books, colorful markers and empty/ half full/ full cups of green tea and (I do try) with a lot of good will to get pass these last exams. Because after "this" I already now what I really want to do. Hope my aspirations do come true ;).

Vsem "študirajočim" pa želim uspešno leto! :)

Eng: I wish a great year to all of you who are too searching for knowledge :).

Čokoladni muffini

2011-10-01T09:56:00.000+02:00

(or Chocolate Muffins)

Pred nekaj tedni sva z Matejem pekla muffine za njegove sodelavce. Peči sva jih začel ob 11ih zvečer in jih pekla dobri dve uri. Naredila sva jih okoli 40. Muffini so bili narejeni po "Matejevem" receptu. Ko jih bom naslednjič pekla zase, bom zamenjala nekaj sestavin in videla, če bodo ravno tako okusni :). Že dolgo se nisem tako zabavala, ko sem fotografirala nekaj tako ljubkega. In muffini pač so ena mojih najljubši sladic (takoj za jabolčno pito in jabolčnim štrudljem, ob čemer verjetno ni težko ugotoviti, da je jabolko moje najljubše sadje :)).

Sestavine za te muffine so (pekač za 12 muffinov):

- 100g bele moke
- 200g polnozrnate pirine moke
- 2,5 dcl mleka
- pecilni prašek
- vanili sladkor
- 50g rjavega sladkorja
- 85g stopljenega masla
- 2 jajci
- 150g Nutelle (tri velike žlice)
- mrvice

V veliki posodi najprej zmešate sladkor, maslo in jajca. Temu kasneje dodate 300g presejane moke in vse ostale sestavine. Dobro zmešate in masa je pripravljena. V pekač za muffine položite papirnate "podstavke" za muffine in jih napolnite z maso. Pečico prej ogrejete na 180C in jih pečete približno 23 minut. Voilà! :)

Eng: Few weeks ago Matej and I made around 40 muffins for his coworkers. We started baking them around 11 pm for nearly two hours. We made around 40 muffins. And I borrowed three of them for the one.day.after ;) muffin photo session. I+ll try soon and bake some more with my choice of ingredients to see if they'll be just as tasteful. Well, muffins are one of my favourite deserts (right after an apple pie and an apple strudel :))

Ingredients for these muffins were:

- 100g of white flour
- 200 g of whole grain spelt flour
- 2,5 dcl of milk
- baking powder
- vanilla sugar
- 50g of brown sugar
- 85g of melted butter
- 2 egs
- 150g of Nutella
- chocolate chips

First you mix together the sugar, eggs, melted butter. Than you add flour and all other ingredients and the dough is ready. At the end you put the dough in the muffin baking tray in the preheated oven (180C) and bake them for 23 minutes. Voilà!

Želim vam čudovit vikend!

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Kranjska gora, poroka: Irena + Miloš

2011-09-28T15:10:00.003+02:00

(Kranjska gora Wedding: Irena + Miloš)

Drugo soboto v septembru sta ljubezni rekla "da" Irena in Miloš. Imela sem to čast, da sem smela biti njuna poročna fotografinja. Vsak trenutek poroke je bil naravnost čudovit. Družina, svatje in vsi, ki so pomagali, da je bila ta poroka izjemna, si resnično zaslužijo pohvalo. Poroka je se je začela pri Ireni doma. Za make up je tudi tokrat s svojim izjemnim okusom in brezhibnimi nanosi poskrbela Aleksandra Nikolić.

Eng: Irena and Miloš said YES to love on the second Saturday in September. I had an honor to be their wedding photographer. Every moment of this wedding was just so amazing since everybody was so lovely, helpful and full of joy and love. The wedding started at Irena's home where Aleksandra Nikolić took care of her with her beautiful make-up.

Civilni obred je potekal na vrtu Liznjekove domačije v Kranjski gori. Resnično prijeten prostor, kjer so svatje poroko lahko opazovali z balkonov in rahlo dvignjenega pobočja na vrtu te domačije.

Eng: The ceremony took place at Liznjekova domačija in Kranjska gora. It was a nice place with balconies from where the guests were able to see the wedding.

Irena in Miloš sta za portrete po poroki izbrala resnično dih jemajočo lokacijo - jezero Jasna. Tam je bilo dovolj dreves, da so lahko, kljub zelo močnemu popoldanskemu soncu, nastale čudovite fotografije. Irena in Miloš, vsak trenutek z vama je bil zabaven, sproščen in nepozaben. Čudovit par sta.

Eng: Irena and Miloš picked the most amazing place for photo session after the wedding. The sun was still pretty high, but the shades from the trees created this gorgeous light. You are just an amazing couple! :)

Svatba se je nadaljevala v Hotelu Lek v Kranjski gori, kjer so se zelo potrudili z dekoracijo, strežbo in okusno hrano. Irena in Miloš sta poskrbela za neverjetno sproščenost s svojo prisotnostjo. Svatje so se jima takoj po prvem plesu pridružili in tako so se zabavali še dolgo v noč.

Eng: The party took place at Hotel Lek in Kranjska gora, where they created a great atmosphere with service, food, kindness and decoration.

Irena se je za "plesni del" poroke preoblekla v drugo obleko, ki jo je dobila v Poročnem kotičku. In tudi v tej je izgledala božansko. Resnično si prelepa, Irena.

Eng: Irena changed the dress for the party. And she was just gorgeous in this one as well. You truly are a beautiful lady, Irena.

Irena in Miloš, od trenutka, ko smo se spoznali sem upala, da se bosta odločila zame in vsekakor upam, da bo tudi zaradi teh ujetih trenutkov poroka za vedno ostala eden najlepših spominov. Pozdrav v Španijo in še naprej uživajta svoje medene tedne! :)

Če želite videti še več fotografij, kliknite sem za ogled SLIDESHOWA ali si ga poglejte spodaj.

Eng: Irena and Miloš, from the moment that we met I wanted to be your wedding photographer and I am truly honored that I was a part of your wedding day. Hopefully this documented moments will also contribute to never forgetting how wonderful this day was. I wish you all the best and enjoy you honey moon! :)

If you want to see more photos, CLICK HERE for a SLIDESHOW or watch it below.

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Make up: Aleksandra Nikolić

Frizura: Frizerski salon Monika, Mojstrana
Šopek: Cvetličarna Gardenia v Šentivdu
Poročna obleka 1: Nevestina ideja
Poročna obleka 2: Poročni kotiček
Nevestini čevlji: Trgovina Salsa
Ženinova obleka: C&A
Prstana: Zlatarstvo Lavtižar, Jesenice
Vabilo: Bella Rosa
Snemalec poroke: DB Biro
Lokacija poroke: Liznjekova domačija, Kranjska gora
Lokacija svatbe: Hotel Lek, Kranjska gora
Fotografija: Iva Novak Photography

Rdeče grozdje

2011-09-26T09:39:00.000+02:00

(or Table grapes)

Jesen je resnično tu, listje že dobiva svojo zlato barvo, sadje na drevesih je dozorelo. Čez vikend se je moj oči udeležil trgatve in domov prinesel goro rdečega namiznega grozdja. Resnično sladkega! Joj, kako imam rada domače (ja, domače ;)), sveže sadje. Naložila sem si ga na krožnik, ga dobro oprala in počasi jedla. Letos je zelo sladko in okusno. Vsekakor je bilo tole darilo narave lep uvod v jesen. Na čim več takih sladkih daril :). Podarite si kakšnega.

Eng: The fall truly is here, leaves are getting its golden color and fruits are ripe. My father went on a grape harvest this weekend and brought us a lot of red table grapes. And this year it is really sweet - my kind of fruit. :) And I absolutely love homegrown food. I put grapes on my plate, give them a good wash and slowly ate them. It was a good introduction to fall. And hopefully to many more sweet gifts like this. Treat yourself with some :).

Želim vam lep začetek tedna! :)

Eng: I wish you all a gorgeous start of the week. :)

Razstava LOMOnada

2011-09-24T12:33:00.001+02:00

V torek se je v Incognitu v Ljubljani odprla prva razstava fotografij narejnih z "toy cameras". Mankica Kranjec, Sunčan Stone in Simona Varnalieva so organiziralipiknik imenovan LOMOnada, na katerem se je zbralo mnogo ljubiteljev analogne fotografije. Rezultati druženja so predstavljeni v prostorih Incognito trgovinice na Gallusovem nabrežju. Vsi ste zelo lepo vabljeni na ogled. :)

Brez limoninih napolitank pač ni šlo :). Prav vsem razstavljalcem in obiskovalcem so na obraz prilepile nasmeh. Bile so prava sladica ob razstavi teh sanjsko-mehkih fotografij.

Eng: On Tuesday there was on opening of exhibition of photos made with toy cameras in Incognito shop in Ljubljana. Mankica Kranjec, Sunčan Stone and Simona Varnalieva organized the LOMOnada picnic event in Tivoli Ljubljana. A lot of toy cameras fans gather there and made some awesome photos which are now exhibiting in Incognito. You are all very welcome to come and have a look.

It just wouldn't be right not have lemon wafers as a desert with this opening (the word Lomonada resembles the Slovenian word limonada, which means lemon juice). They brought smiles on people's faces :).

Mankica je razstavo odprla s kratkim uvodnim pozdravom in željo, da se takšno ustvarjanje in razstavljanje čim večkrat ponovi. Obisk ob odprtju razstave je bil velik in sumim, da je to šele začetek vsega druženja, fotografiranja in razstavljanja teh resnično lepih, na film ujetih, trenutkov. :)

Eng: Mankica opened the exhibition with a short introduction speech, welcome everybody, thanked all that helped her and expressed a wish to have many more events of this sort. The visit was pretty big and I think that this really is just the beginning of all the getting together, having fun, photographing and exhibiting this beautiful moments caught on film.

Želim vam čudovit vikend!

Eng: I wish you all a beautiful weekend.

Speed Freak V2.0

2011-09-21T11:40:00.001+02:00

Tole torbo sem naročila pred dobrimi tremi tedni preko spletne trgovine in se takoj, ko sem jo dobila v roke, navdušila nad njo. Res, celo tako, da sem se odločila, da ji namenim eno kratko objavo s fotografijami, ki opišejo lastnosti, ki so me na tej Speed Freak V2.0 torbi najbolj prepričale. Grajena je resnično intuitivino, vse je na dosegu roke, ima dva zunanja žepa za fleš in flaško vode, ki je z mano ne glede na to, kaj fotografiram. Za svojo velikost je izredno lahka. In razlog, zakaj sem si jo kupila? Razlog je ta, da jo lahko zapnem čez pas oz. boke, kar pri celodnevnem fotografiranju resnično pomaga, da se ne utrudim toliko in zgornjemu delu hrbta prihranim ogromno "bremena" oz. teže. All in all, res čudovita torba, ki si zasluži tole objavo :).

Eng: I ordered this bag couple of weeks ago through an internet shop. The moment I got it I was totally impressed. So much that I decided to give it its own post. Well, yes! It is a marvelous bag named Speed Freak V2.0! :) It is built from some super I-don't-now-the-names fibers and it is really light, everything is easy accessible. And it has two outside pockets on each side, one for my flash and the other for a bottle of water which I carry with me no matter what or who I am photographing. But the main reason for ordering this bag was belt strap, which helps to reduce the weight on my shoulders. And at th end of the day it means a lot to me. So for me this bag turned out to be a great buy.

Želim vam čudovito sredo!

Eng: I wish you all a gorgeous Wednesday!

Sonce in nasmeh

2011-09-19T12:22:00.002+02:00

(or The Sun and a smile)

Ko se odpravljam fotografirati poroko, je ena izmed skrbi tudi vreme. In predprejšnji teden sem prav zagreto spremljala napoved. Vreme je potem v soboto ne samo "zdržalo", ampak je bilo prečudovito. Druga misel, ki jo imam v glavi teden pred poroko, je ta, da želim speljati portretno fotografiranje totalno "iskreno". Da ju želim dobiti, ko se smejita, v gibanju, ko se zabavata, ko se nevesta igra s svojo obleko, ko zapleše pred objektivom. Gre za manevriranje med "zarisanimi" idejami, ki jih imam v glavi, ter naključnimi momenti, ki se odvijejo tekom fotografiranja.

Ob deževnem ponedeljku se verjetno prav prileže sončna in nasmejana fotografija, kot je ta spodaj! Imejte prelep dan! ;)

Eng: When I am preparing to photograph a wedding one of my concerns is of course the weather. The week before previous week my morning ritual was checking the weather prognosis for last Saturday. And the weather didn't just keep up, but turned out marvellously! Since that was covered my second thought was keeping the photo session "honest". Meaning taking photographs of them while they are laughing, while they are in motion and having fun. I love it, when a bride feels gorgeous in front of my camera, dancing and playing with her dress. It is all about maneuvering between ideas I have in my head before the photo session and the moments that unfold while I am photographing.

A rainy monday surely deserves a photo like this ;). I wish you all a gorgeous day!

Sladko jutro

2011-09-15T09:54:00.003+02:00

(or Sweet Morning)

Zadnja dva tedna sem bila resnično zakopana v delo, ogromno sem študirala, brala in fotografirala. Včeraj pa sem se odločila, da poskusim speči piškote iz pirine moke z drobljenimi mandeljni in cimetom. Ker sem pekla zvečer, tokrat dobrote ob sebi nimajo recepta. Ga pa dodam, ko jih bom pekla naslednjič, saj so res odlični in bi rada to delila z vami. :)

Želim vam ravno prav sladko jutro!

P.s.: Recept za te piškote lahko najdete TUKAJ.

Eng: For the last two weeks I've been studying, reading and photographing a lot (can't wait to share some of this photos with you all ;)). But yesterday I decide to make cookies from spelt flour with crumbled almond and cinnamon. Because I was baking late at night I didn't took photos of the process, but I'll certainly do so, when I bake them for the second time, because they are just swell. :)

I wish you all a sweet morning!

Grad Bistra, poroka: Brigita + Sandi

2011-09-07T16:24:00.000+02:00

(or Castle Bistra Wedding: Brigita + Sandi)

Brigita in Sandi sta se poročila junija v Gradu Bistra. Spodaj je nekaj fotografij, ki sem jih naredila ob boku prvega fotografa na tej poroki, Andreja Korenča. S fotografiranjem sva začela pri njih doma in jih potem spremljala skozi civilni in cerkveni obred. Vse skupaj je bilo tako srčno in nevesta je morala večkrat zadržati solze ob vseh majhnih in lepih presenečenjih, ki so jih pripravili svatje in družice.
Vesela sem, da sem imela tudi tokrat možnost biti druga fotografinja, se učiti in hkrati dodati nekaj k poroki Brigite in Sandija.

Eng: Brigita and Sandi got married in June at the Bistra Castle in Vrhnika. Below are some photos I took as a second photographer with Andrej Korenč. We started photographing at their home and covered both ceremonies. Everything was so heartfelt that Brigita had to hold back the tears quite often.
And I am truly glad that I had another opportunity to be a part of this wedding as a second photographer, learning and contributing to this wedding.

To je bila Brigitina reakcija, ko je zagledala svoje prijateljice/družice, ki so se oblekle v iste obleke in tako dodale k poroki tisti občutek enosti in povezanosti. Tudi zame je bilo to res lepa izkušnja, ko sem prvič videla, kako je na poroki imeti družice in moram reči, da so bile fantastične. :)

Eng: This was Brigita's reaction to seeing her friends/bridesmaids dressed in the same dress. This really added to the feeling of unity at this wedding. And I was surprised as well, because I have never before seen bridesmaids and I thought the were absolutely fantastic. :)

Civilni obred je potekal v Gradu Bistra na Vrhniki. Takole ju je pripeljal oldtimer in svatje so celotno pot do matičarja okrasili z milnimi mehurčki.

Eng: The civil ceremony took place in the Bistra Castle in Vrhinka. An oldtimer brought them and the guests decorated the way to the pavilion with soap bubbles.

Cerkveni del obreda pa je potekal na majhnem hribu nad Vrhniko, v cerkvici na Logu.

Eng: The ceremony took place in a small church above Vrhnika.

Ob zdravici sva z Andrejem zaključila svoje delo in jima zaželela čudovit dan še naprej, v kar sploh ne dvomim, da se je zgodil. Bila sta lepa obreda v lepem vremenu in prijetni druščini. Vsekakor sem hvaležna, da sem smela biti del tudi tega obeleženja ljubezni. What a wonderful job I have ;).

Želim vam čudovit dan!

Eng: After the toast Andrej and I finished our work and wished them all a beautiful day and I have no doubt that they had a day exactly like that. Both ceremonies were totally nice, the weather was perfect and the company lovely. I am grateful to have been a part of another "Say Yes to Love" day ;). What a wonderful job I have! ;)

I wish you all a gorgeous day!

Gozd Martuljek, zaroka: Irena + Miloš

2011-08-29T19:53:00.002+02:00

Približuje se prvi šolski dan in okoli odhoda v novo okolje se z modrimi nasveti vedno oglasijo mame, tete, bratje in sestre. "Pridno zapisuj", "Bodi prijazen do svojih novih sošolcev", "Ne razgrajaj preveč" - takšne in drugačne "zadnje nasvete" dobimo vsi, preden prvič sedemo za šolske klopi, naj bodo to osnovnosolške, srednješolske ali pa klopi fakultete.
In ravno tako je Milošev brat ponudil nasvet, za katerega pa je težko vedel, da bo Milošu in Ireni tako zelo oblikoval življenji. Njegove besede so namreč bile, da naj se usede zraven študentke, od katere si bo lahko sposodil zapiske, ki mu bo lahko rezervirala sedež ali mu tako ali drugače pomagala. Bratov nasvet je Miloš upošteval in tako je po spletu okoliščin prisedel zraven Irene - ne dvomim, da je pomagalo tudi to, da je Irena lepotica :). In se je zgodil prvi prevoz domov po "daljši poti", povabilo na čaj, srečanja kar tako. Postala sta prijatelja, best friends in love :). Vse ostalo je sedaj tu pred vami: čudovit par. Ljubezen, spoštovanje, predanost in zaupanje.

Zaročno fotografiranje smo začeli pri Ireni doma. Za brezhiben make-up je poskrbela Aleksandra Nikolić. Prav razveselilo me je, ko sem izvedela, da se bosta tako ekstra potrudili že za zaročni fotosešn. Medtem ko je Irena uživala med ličenjem, je Miloš skuhal kavon in pripravil piškote.

Eng: It was a "first day in faculty" advice that joined their lives together. Miloš's brother told him, he should find a girl who will help him get "through the" college. And he did (a life changing advice that was - go brother!! :)) - he sat on the seat next to Irena's seat and they bonded. Firstly, it was just a ride home, then there were coffees, talks, hanging together, holding each other hand when times were tough. They were friends at first and continue to be to this day. Best friends in love.

The engagement photo session started at Irena's home. Aleksandra Nikolić took care for the flawless make-up. I was pretty excited when I found out that Irena decide to do her make-up in engagement photo shoot already. While Irena was having here make-up done, Miloš made a coffee and gave us some biscuits.

Odšli smo na potep po jasah pod Špikom, kjer sta se želela fotografirati, in narava je bila res neverjetna. Irena in Miloš sta se sprostila tako hitro in skozi zaročno fotografiranje smo se imeli res odlično.

Eng: We went to take a walk on the meadows under the mountain Špik. The nature was just amazingly beautiful. Irena and Miloš were so relaxed from the beginning and the photo shoot was just a blast.

In še vedno mi taka fotografija pomeni največ: iskren nasmeh! So Lovely! :)

Eng: And still this kind of photo means so much to me: an honest smile! Priceless! :)

Prosila sem ju, če se lahko sprehodita - proti meni in nazaj in tja na travnik, kjer sta se potem sama od sebe usedla (I just looove it, ko se pari sami odločijo, da se bodo imeli enostavno čudovito in me spustijo res blizu :)).

Eng: I asked them to take a walk and they decided to have a sit in the middle of this lawn and let me tell you that I just LOVE when couples decide to have a wonderful time and they just let me document it. :)

Vsak trenutek tega fotosešna je bil tako iskren, njun in poseben. Uživala sem, ko sem ju fotografirala in štejem si v veliko čast, da sta me izbrala tudi kot svojo poročno fotografinjo. Če želite vidite še ostale fotografije, si lahko ogledate njun SLIDESHOW.

Eng: Every moments of this engagement photo session was so special, theirs and honest. I enjoyed taking photos of them and consider to have a real honor to be photographing their wedding in this month. If you want to see some more photos, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Gorska svežina

2011-08-25T15:44:00.000+02:00

(or Mountain freshness)

V soboto sem popoldne preživela na jasah pod Gozdom Martuljkom. Sonce je zahajalo in temperatura se je spustila ravno dovolj, da sem lahko zadihala s polnimi pljuči. V senci je prijetno zahladilo, sončni žarki pa so čudoviti pokrajini dodali res pravljični moment. Trenutek, na katerega se je v tej vročini res osvežujoče spomniti. Spomin, ki bil lahko imel tudi svojo oznako: gorska svežina. ;) Poleg prijetnih temperatur pa sem imela možnost fotografirati tudi Ireno in Miloša. Vsak trenutek preživet z njima je bil res čudovit in tale objava je samo napoved prihajajočega post-a z njunega zaročnega fotosešna. Te objave se res veselim! :)

Eng: I spent Saturday afternoon in the meadows of Gozd Martuljek. The sun was just setting and the temperatures cooled down enough so you could call them "very pleasant". The setting sun gave such a fairytale look to the already beautiful nature od Gozd Martuljek. This are definitely the moments to remember in this summer-Ljubljana-heat. I could even call the moments by its own name: mountain freshness. ;) Besides the very enjoyable temperatures I had an opportunity to take photos of Irena and Miloš which was in every aspect a totally gorgeous experience ;). And this photo is just a coming soon post of their engagement photo session. I am really looking forward to this post! :)

Želim vam dovolj sence in prijeten dan! :)

Eng: I wish you a pleasantly cool day ;)!

Delavnica #2

2011-08-22T12:06:00.001+02:00

(or Workshop #2)

V četrtek je Incognito Ljubljana organiziral drugo delavnico, na kateri so se naši udeleženci učili fotografirati s t.i. "toy cameras". Na prvi delavnici, ki je potekala v prostorih BI KO FE-ja, smo se posvetili primerom in razložili vse možnosti fotografiranja s temi analognimi fotoaparati. Tokrat pa smo se odpravili ven in fotografirali Ljubljano. Marin in Dino sta razlagala in skušala kar najbolj nazorno in natančno razložiti, kako se delajo dvojne ekspozicije, kako videti svetlobo in delati s flešem. Jaz sem se jim pridružila in dokumentirala dogodek skozi moje oči.

Eng: On Thursday the Incognito shop in Ljubljana had the second workshop where our students learned how to take photos with "toy cameras". The first workshop was about the examples and possibilities and this one was trying to make it work for real :). Marin and Dino were trying to explain everything what we saw in examples: double exposures, flash technique, low light experimenting and other "good-to-know" techniques. I came along and documented the event through my lens ;).

Obožujem take spontane trenutke! :)

Eng: I adore moments like this. :)

Odšli smo tudi v temnejše prostore, da smo videli, kako je s svetlobo in kakšna ekspozicija bi bila primerna, če bi želeli tam posneti fotografijo.

Eng: We went also to places where there wasn't so much light, so that the students could see how to work in such lightning conditions.

Barve ob sončnem zahodu - prelepo! :)

Eng: The sunset colors! Well, just loooove them! ;)

In vaja dela mojstra! Brez dvoma ;). Uspele fotografije posnete s "toy cameras" bodo v doglednem času objavljene tudi na Incognito FB profilu. Do naslednjega javljanja pa: bodite kreativni! ;)

Eng: Practice makes perfect! No doubt ;). The photos that turned out ok made with "toy cameras" will be posted within a reasonable time on Incognito FB profile. And until the next post: be creative! ;)

Polhov Gradec, poroka: Špela +Tomi

2011-08-19T13:11:00.003+02:00

(or Polhov Gradec Wedding: Špela + Tomi)

Na poroki Špele in Tomija sem bila prisotna kot druga fotografinja. Pri dokumentiranju detajlov in svatov sem pomagala fotografu Andreju Korenču . Poroka se je zgodila v začetku junija na sončno sobotno popoldne v Polhograjskem parku. S fotografiranjem sva začela pri njih doma in jih spremljala skozi cel dan.
Biti druga fotografinja je vsekakor zelo zanimiva in poučna izkušnja. Upam, da bom vsako leto lahko tudi na tak način izpopolnjevala svoje veščine, ker je način, kako fotografiram drugačen - še vedno sicer moj, a malenkost drugačen :). Mesto druge fotografinje me "prisili" gledati in videti še vse ostale stvari, ki se dogajajo na poroki in iskati različne fotografije od tistih, ki jih je morebiti že posnel prvi fotograf. Do čistih detajlov in zanimivih kompozicij.
Ta poroka je bila zelo sproščene narave in izjemno dinamična. In takšne so tudi fotografije. Vsekakor pa nisem izpustila tistih detajlov, ki so meni najbolj pri srcu :).

Eng: I was a second photographer in a wedding of Špela and Tomi. Andrej Korenč was the first shooter and I "gave him a hand" in covering this wedding. It was a really interesting and educational, because being a second photographer challenges you to try to see thing differently and to capture other events, details than a first photographer. But still I wasn't able to "resist" the details I just love. So here are some photos from the wedding.

Pred začetkom obreda je ženinova priča poskrbela še za zadnje popravke.

Eng: Before the start of the ceremony the best man made some last adjustments.

Detajl, za katerega sem izjemno vesela, da sem ga ujela. Svetloba je bila ob tisti zgodnji popoldanski uri kar zahtevna in na tej fotografiji se je vse prav lepo izšlo. Med poroko sem se posvetila tudi svatom in tako ujela nekaj iskrenih trenutkov. Četrta fotografija v tem sklopu pa je zagotovo ena mojih najljubših tistega dne.

Eng: I am so glad I got this detail. The light during the ceremony wasn't the easy but in this photo everything turned out just perfectly. I especially love the last photo from this section. Just love it :)

Po poroki je sledilo nazdravljanje in nekaj poziranja. Nikakor se nisem mogla upreti, da ne bi naredila te fotografije nog neveste in njenih prijateljic. :)

Eng: Well not taking this sweet photo of the bride's and her friends just wasn't an option. :)

Spodnje fotografije so bile posnete pred/v bližnji gostilni, kjer se je svatba nadaljevala še pozno v noč. :)

Eng: Photos below were made in front/ in the restaurant where the party was. This certainly was a really dynamic wedding.

Po tej poroki sem bila druga fotografinja še na eni in se prav veselim, da vam pokažem tudi nekaj utrinkov iz tiste poroke. Do takrat pa bodite zelo lepo! :)

Eng: After this wedding I was a second photographer in one other and I am looking forward to showing you the photos from that wedding as well. Until then: have a really nice time. :)

Rdeči čeveljci

2011-08-12T21:19:00.000+02:00

(or The little red shoes)

Ta detajl sem posnela že nekaj časa nazaj z mojo Holgo na Gallusovem nabrežju v Ljubljani in prav presenečena sem bila, ko sem dobila razvito fotografijo. Ujela sem točno to, kar sem želela. Vijolično kolo in njene rdeče čeveljce. :) To so ti mali detajli, ki ponavadi končajo na foto papirju spravljeni med dve naključni strani v dnevniku (ali pa na blogu ;)). Na zadnjo stran bi bil pripisan datum in sporočilce: "Rdeči čeveljci - a HUGE I like ;)

Eng: I took a photo of this detail quite a while ago with my Holga one afternoon on Gallosovo nabrežje in Ljubljana. When I developed the photo I was pleasantly surprised. The motif on the photo was excatly what I wanted. Her violet bike and little red shoes. :) This are those lovely and tiny details that usually end up printed on a photo paper and stashed in between the pages of a diary. This one would have a short thought written on the back: "Little red shoes - a HUGE I like."

Želim vam zelo prijeten in sproščen vikend!

Eng: I wish you all a lovely and relaxed weekend!

Morje - joy, joy, joy!

2011-08-09T14:09:00.000+02:00

V nedeljo sem se odpravila na morje za en dan. Šla sem iskat sestro, ki si je privoščila teden dni morja, sonca, miru in knjig :). Če bi šla na obalo in se ne bi skopala, bi si to dejstvo strašno zamerila. :) Da sem se izognila slabim občutkom, sem se vrgla v vodo in plavala, kolikor dolgo sem le lahko. Naredila sem tudi nekaj random posnetkov tistega popoldneva na plaži in potem (kot običajno ;)) nastavila fotoaparat in prosila (tokrat) sestro, da naredi še kakšen moj posnetek. Drugič letos se kopati v morski vodi je le tak dogodek, da si ga je vredno zapomniti. :)

p.s.: Zadnja fotka mi je noro dobra! Toliko dogajanja na tej asfaltni plaži. Poletje pač! :)

Eng: I went to the seaside this Sunday for just a day. I went to pick up my sister who stayed at the seaside for a week enjoying the sea, sun, peace and reading books/studying. I would be extremely angry with myself if I wouldn't take a swim when coming to the seaside. So to avoid any bad feelings I jumped into the water and swam for as long as I could. In between I made some random beach photos and ask my sister to take one of me as well. Well, taking a swim in a sea for the second time this year is a moment worth remembering :).

p.s.: Just love the last photo. There just so much going on this asphalt beach. Oh, summer! :)

Želim vam čudovit torek!

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful Tuesday.

Nikkor AF 35/2 D

2011-08-04T10:38:00.000+02:00

Kar nekaj vprašanj sem že dobila glede tega majhnega, lahkega in cenovno ugodnega objektiva. Jaz ga imam sedaj doma že dobro leto in ga na svojem Nikonu d300s uporabljam zelo pogosto. Kadar vzamem aparat s seboj, ne da bi vedela, ali ga bom uporabljala ali ne, je to moj objektiv to go. Ravno tako pa ga zelo pogosto uporabljam na vseh zaročnih in poročnih portretnih fotografiranjih.
Ta objektiv je z mano povsod, ker je lahek in dober. Ravno tako ga lahko uporabljam na svojem Nikonu F100, s katerim se sploh dobro ujameta :).

Tole je objektiv, o katerem sem govorila in spodaj sem objavila še nekaj fotografij, ki sem jih posnela ravno s tem objektivom, pod njimi pa sem zapisala specifikacije, da lahko točno vidite, kako je bil uporabljen.

Eng: In last months I got many questions about this lens, so I prepared a blog post with photos I have taken with this lens. I find this lens great - it is small, light and not a huge financial burden. I have it for about a year now and I do use this lens very often. Actually, anytime I take my Nikon d300s with me with no special intention to shoot, I always take this lens with me. Is it my lens to go :). I do use it a lot as well on my portrait session during the engagement session or wedding.

This is the lens I am talking about and I am posting few photos with information below them.

Obe fotografiji: 35mm, f/2.0, 1/800s, ISO 200

Zgornja fotografija: Nikon F100, film Kodak ISO 400, 35mm, f/2.8

Obe fotografiji spodaj: 35mm, f/2.8, 1/2500s, ISO 200

Zgornja fotografija: 35mm, f/2.0, 1/50s, ISO 200

Spodnja leva fotografija: 35mm, f/2.0, 1/320s, ISO 200

Spodnja desna fotografija: 35mm, f/2.0, 1/640s, ISO 200

Upam, da sem vam ta objektiv vsaj nekoliko predstavila. Pogosta uporaba z moje strani in fotografije same pa zagotovo povedo največ. Želim vam čudovit četrtek! :)

Eng: I hope I introduced this lens just a bit. The photos and my often usage of this lens actually tell the most. I wish you all a wonderful Thursday! :)

Tips & Tricks: Bulb + fleš

2011-08-01T10:12:00.000+02:00

(or Tips & Tricks: Bulb mode + flash)

Zadnjič sem vam obljubila novo Tips & Tricks objavo, v kateri bom razložila, kako so nastale fotografije objavljene v objavi naslovljeni O barvah in radovednosti.
Prvo, kar moram razložiti so osnovne nastavitve fotoaparata, s katerim sem fotografirala te posnetke. Diana F+ je plastična kamera srednjega formata in uporablja film z oznako 120. Na fotoaparatu imaš nekaj možnosti izbire. Lahko izbiraš med časom zaklopa (shutter speed) in pa zaslonko (aperture). Časa zaklopa sta dva. Prvi je označen kot N (to je 1/60s) in drugi kot B (bulb, kar pomeni, da je zaklop odprt toliko časa, dokler držite sprožilec).
Ravno tako lahko izbirate med različno količino svetlobe v okolju ali sličicami "vremena". Oblačno, zmerno oblačno in sončno. Vsaka sličica pomeni drugačno zaslonko. Pri najbolj "temnem" vremenu je zaslonka najbolj odprta (f/11), pri zmerno oblačnem je malo bolj zaprta (f/16) in pri soncu je najbolj zaprta (f/22).
Tretji pomemben faktor pa je ISO vrednost filma ali z drugimi besedami občutljivost filma na svetlobo. Višja kot je številka, bolj je film občutljiv na svetlobo.

Eng: I promise a new Tips & Tricks post the other day in which I'll explain how I made the photos in the post titled About colors and curiosity.
First thing I need to explain a bit are the basic settings of the camera I am using. Diana F+ is a plastic medium format camera. You have few options on the camera. you have two shutter speeds: "N" stands for 1/60s and "B" stand for bulb - which basically means that the shutter is open as long as you hold the shutter release button.
You can also choose an aperture. You have three pictures the cloud (f/11), the cloud&sun (f/16), the sun (f/22). When the weather is the darkest (the cloud) the aperture is more open than when there is sunny outside.
The third important factor is the ISO, the film's sensitivity for light. The higher the number the more film is sensitive to light (you can get more light on the film).

To fotografijo sem si izbrala za pomoč pri razlagi. Fotografija je bila posneta z nastavitvami, ki "ustrezajo" nastavitvam pri Diani F+: 5 sek, f/10, ISO 200. Na koncu petih sekund pa sem v roki sprožila še Dianin fleš, da me je svetloba fleša izostrila in izrisala. In ravno tako se to naredi z Diano. Nekje med petimi in desetimi sekundami je odprt zaklop (takrat lahko s fotoaparaom rišeš, krožiš, poiščeš svetlobni vir (luč) in s fotoaparatom rišeš vzorce). Potem lahko sprožilec spustite in filma ne prevrtite naprej, pripravite fleš (na kameri ali v roki) in naredite še drugi posnetek, da izostrite, osvetlite še vaš subjekt. Tej tehniki se reče tudi dvojna ekspozocija (double exposure). Kar pomeni le to, da dvakrat pritisneš na sprožilec, ne da bi film prevrtel naprej. Vse fotografije v objavi O barvah in radovednosti so bile narejene na način dvojne ekspozicije.

Že tako imam občutek, da je tale objava mnogo predolga in je bolje, če jo počasi zaključim. Upam, da veste ravno dovolj, da se boste radovedno podali v raziskovanje svojih fotoaparatov, digitalnih ali analognih. In še eden boljših nasvetov, kar sem jih dobila: "practice, practice, practice" in jaz dodajam "+ enjoy while you're doing it" ;).

Eng: I chose the photo above so I can guide you through the explanation/settings. The photo above was made with the settings (according to the settings of Diana F+): 5 sec, f/10, ISO 200. After the 5 seconds I triggered the flash with my hand (I counted the five second and made a lucky guess ;)) and give light to my face. The process is the same with Diana. You leave the shutter open from 5 to 10 sec to get in some ambient light and that at the end you trigger the flash. You can also do this in two separate steps (which I was doing in with all the photos from About colors and curiosity) a.k.a. double exposure. You make the first photo (ambient light - drawing with you camera :)) and then don't rewind the film on and just make a second photo with the flash.

I already think that this post is far too long :). I hope you now know just enough to be able to start experimenting with your own analog or digital camera :). And one of the best advice I got, when I started: "practice, practice, practice" and I am adding "+ enjoy while you're doing it" :).

Budilka

2011-07-29T10:36:00.003+02:00

(or Alarm clock)

Preprosta random objava v petek zjutraj, ko megla še zastira pogled na Golovec in Ljubljanski grad. Na pločnikih še ni veliko ljudi. Poslušam Esperanzo Spalding in uživam ob jutranjem zelenem čaju in času, ki danes teče počasi. Budilka, ki sem jo prehitela, s tihim tiktakanjem opozarja nase.

Na čas, ki teče počasi in nam dovoli ujeti trenutek tišine in vsakdanje lepote. Imejte magičen dan! :)

Eng: Just a random Friday morning post when the fog still veils the view to Golovec or castle of Ljubljana. There are little people on the street right now. I am listening to Esperanza Spalding and enjoying my morning green tea and the time, which runs slowly today. And the alarm clock is very quietly ticking the time away.

Let the time runs slowly today to let us catch the moments of silence and all the everyday beautiful things. I wish you all a magical day. :)

O barvah in radovednosti

2011-07-28T13:09:00.000+02:00

(or About colors and curiosity)

Vedno sem verjela v to, da mora človek v sebi vedno znova odkrivati otroškost. Pustiti barvam, da ga prevzamejo, teči po travnikih, se loviti z vetrom, risati preproste vzorce, prepevati... In predvsem biti radoveden. Barve, igra svetlobe in radovednost so se tokrat "naselile" vame preko majhnega fotoaparata, ki sem ga dobila za svoj 25. rojstni dan od dveh mojih dragih prijateljev (vam ga pokažem kmalu :)). Incognito je organiziral svojo prvo foto delavnico za t.i. "toy cameras" in jaz sem tam pomagala z nasveti in dokumentirala dogodek. Igrala sem se z lučmi, ambientalno svetlobo in flešem. Preizkušala fotoaparat in lahko rečem, da sem navdušena nad barvami ter ujetimi trenutki.

Digitalno fotografijo in njene možnosti imam resnično rada in uživam, ko delam z digitalnim fotoaparatom. Najlepši čar analogne fotografije pa najdem ravno v tem občutku radovednosti, v drugačnem načinu dela - v tem, da fotografiram drugače in se preko "igre" učim videti svetlobo na nov način. Vsekakor imam strašno srečo, da lahko uporabljam oboje. :)

V prihodnjih dneh bom pripravila še tips & tricks objavo za vse tiste, ki vas bolj podrobno zanima, kako priti do takšne fotografije. Do takrat pa: bodite radovedni! ;)

Eng: I have always believed that a person should continuously discover his/hers "childishness". To let the colors take him/her over, run on the meadows, catching the wind, draw simple structures, to sing... And above all to stay curious. The colors, the play of light and curiosity 'visited' me through a small camera that I got for my 25th birthday from two of my dear friends. (I will show it to you soon :)). Incognito has organized its first workshop for this so called "toy cameras" and I was there to help, advise and document the event. I played with lights, ambient light and flash. I tested my new camera and I can say that I am impressed by the colors and the moments that I captured.

I really like digital photography and its possibilities and enjoy a lot when I work with a digital camera. And I find the best charm of analog photography precisely in that sense of curiosity, in a different way of working - that I photograph differently and learn to see light in new ways through "games". I am certainly lucky that I can use both. :)

In the coming days I will prepare the Tips & Tricks post for all you who are interested in more detail how to get such photos. Until then: stay curious! ;)

Ringlojev kolač

2011-07-24T22:09:00.000+02:00

(or Gage's cake)

Deževen dan, ki se začne s sadnim zajtrkom v postelji, dobrim filmom, prebiranjem časopisa, s prisluškovanjem dežju, ki trka na balkonsko polico in prijetno hladi stanovanje. Ne vem, kdaj sem si nazadnje privoščila tako leno nedeljo. Enostavno mi je bilo jasno, da bo potrebno dan končati z nečim sladkim in domačim :). Tako sva s sestro popoldne spekli ringlojev kolač iz pirine moke. In recept/potek gre nekako takole. :)

Sestavine:

ringloji
cca. 150g pirine moke
2 jajci
2 jogurta (v lončku)
70g stopljene kokosove maščobe
3/4 skodelice rjavega sladkorja
vanilin sladkor
pecilni prašek

Eng: A rainy Sunday, which started with a fruit breakfast in bed, a good movie, reading the newspaper, listening to rainy, which was knocking on balcony's shelf and pleasantly cooling the apartment. I don't know when was the last time I had such a lazy Sunday. :) But it was clear to me that the day should have a sweet finish to it. So my sister and I made a gage's cake.

Ingredients:

gages
cca. 150g of spelt flour
2 eggs
2 cups of yogurt
70g of melted coconut fat
3/4 cup of brown sugar
vanilla sugar
baking powder

Tokrat nisem imela izmerjenih vseh sestavin. Na koncu uporabili le polovico pirine moke na tej tehtnici. Dodali sva tudi nekaj pecilnega praška in vanilijevega sladkorja.

Eng: This time I didn't measure all the ingredients. We only used half of the spelt flour on the scale. That we added some baking powder and vanilla sugar.

Namesto masla sva stopili kokosovo mast in jo primešali moki ter prej dodanim jajcem, jogurtu in polovici skodelice (tiste rumene skodelice v ozadju) rjavega sladkorja. :)

Eng: Instead of butter, we melted the coconut fat and added it to the bowl where there was flour, eggs, yogurt and sugar.

Ringloje sva še posladkali, jih prelili s testom in vse skupaj postavili v pečico ogreto na 170 °C ter pustili, da se peče približno 45 minut.

Eng: We put some more sugar on the gages, poured the dough on them and put everything into the oven heated to 170°C for 45 minutes.

Ko se je pecivo ohladilo, sva ga položili na krožnik, ga še malo posladkali z domačim medom in uživali v nedeljski pozno popoldanski malici. :)

Želim vam čudovit začetek tedna!

Eng: When the cake cooled down, we put it on the plate, added a bit of home-made honey on top of it and enjoyed the late afternoon Sunday snack. :)

I wish you all a wonderful start of the week! :)

#2 camera obscura

2011-07-21T17:19:00.000+02:00

Letos sem se udeležila foto delavnice na Slovaškem, kjer sem pod vodstvom Williama Mokrynskega fotografirala s camero obscuro. Za projekt sem si izbrala avtoportret, ker sem v času foto delavnice praznovala svoj 25. rojstni dan. Bil je čas namenjen začetkom fotografije, počasnim gibom in razmisleku - konec koncev 1/4 stoletja le ni tako malo :).

Najprej je sledila izdelava camere obscure iz dovolj velike pločevinke, v katero je bilo potrebno zvrtati luknjo, jo znotraj pobarvati s črno barvo in polepiti s črnim lepilnim trakom, da ne bi nikjer prepuščala svetlobe.

Eng: I participated in the summer school of photography in Slovakia under the mentor William Mokrynski, where I've learned how to make a camera obscura and take photos with it. For my project I did an auto portrait, because I celebrated my 25th birthday when I was there. It was a time for the beginning of photography, slow movement and reflection - well, being 1/4th of a century old isn't such a small thing ;).

First we had to make a camera obscura from a tin, drill a hole into it, paint it black and tape it, so the light couldn't get in.

V učilnici smo imeli tablo, na katero sem izpisovala citate in pregovore. Tale je bil še posebej primeren za teden učenja rokovanja s camero obscuro. Drugače pa je mogoče njegovemu izvoru slediti vse do maroške puščave, kjer je bil izrečen moji sošolki na tej delavnici. Vsekakor sva se ga s sošolko Tanjo držali :).

Eng: We had a board in the classroom, where I wrote down the quotes and sayings. This one I really liked, since it is really appropriate for a course dealing with camera obscura :)

Naša skromna temnica, kjer smo razvijali in sušili posnete fotografije.

Eng: Our modest darkroom where we developed and dried our taken photos.

Zadaj za šolo je bilo malo parkirišče, nekaj bele stene in ravno dovolj sence. Tu sva si s Tanjo napravili "studio", kjer sva (se) fotografirali. (fotografija spodaj: Tanja Ušaj)

Eng: Behind the school there was a small parking lot with some white walls and just enough shadow, where Tanja and I made ourselves a "studio". (a photo below by Tanja Ušaj)

Sledilo je zahtevno izbiranje fotografij in razmišljanje o sami postavitvi za končno razstavo. Vsekakor zanimiva izkušnja, kjer nam je bil naš mentor v veliko pomoč, saj ima s takimi izbori več izkušenj in nam je lahko pomagal pri tem, kako se lotiti priprav na razstavo.

Eng: After we had the photos, there was time for getting them in order for the exhibition. It wasn't an easy job, but our mentor helped us through.

Spodaj Tanjin projekt naslovljen "Preprosto Iva / Simply Iva". Serija portretov s camero obscuro - vsekakor je bilo zanimivo biti model pri fotkanju s camero obscuro. Fotografija pod to pa projekt Dušana Beláňa - nekakšen "dopoldanski in popoldanski look". Sama sem sodelovala kot "model" pri nekaterih projektih - vedno sem vesela, če imam možnost biti na "drugi strani". Da se vsake toliko spomnim, kaj "potrebujejo" in kako se počutijo moji pari, ko so na "drugi strani" :).(fotografiji spodaj: Tanja Ušaj)

Eng: The Tanja's project was titled "Preprosto Iva / Simply Iva". It is a portrait study of me :). It was a great experience being a model for somebody taking pictures with camera obscura :). And the photo under this one is a project of Dušan Beláň. It is always interesting being a model for me, since I get to experience what my couples are feeling on the other side of a lens. :) (two photos below by Tanja Ušaj)

Moj projekt je bil naslovljen "25". Oddaja projekta je bila ravno na moj rojstni dan in cel teden sem s camero obscuro skušala napraviti zgodbo s fotografinjem obraza, rok, predmetov, s katerimi sem na nek način povezana - ni bilo vedno lahko, saj camera obcura ne da vedno tistega, kar si želiš, pričakuješ - je nekoliko bolj "muhasta" in zahteva kar nekaj potrpljenja :). Vsekakor sem zadovoljna s končnim izdelkom, ki bo zagotovo lep spomin na delavnico in 25. rojstni dan.:)

Eng: My project was titled "25". We had to give in our project on my birthday and so the number 25 seemed a perfect title :). I was trying to take photos of parts of my body as well as things that represent something special to me. Sometimes it worked, other times not so much, but I am very pleased with the end result. It will be a nice memory of the workshop and my 25th birthday.

In še fotografija mene in moje "fotografinje" Tanje, zaradi katere bo Slovaška zagotovo ostala v lepem spominu. Vsi pogovori, sprehodi, kosila in nenazadnje skupne urice pred ali za "objektivom", v "studiu", temnici in učilnici. Trenutki, ki zares ostanejo v spominu. In takole zaključujem objavo in grem naproti novim fotografskim izzivom v svojem 26. letu starosti ;). Komaj čakam! :) (fotografija spodaj: Dušan Beláň)

Eng: And the photography of Tanja (my photographer) and me. Because of her the photo school will always stay a sweet memory - all the words, walks, lunches and the hours spent infront/behind "the lens", in studio, the darkroom and the classroom. And I am finishing this post with this photo and am heading towards new challenges in my 26th year of life. Just can't wait ;). (photo below by Dušan Beláň)

Imejte čudovit dan! :)

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful day! :)

#1 Camera obscura

2011-07-12T07:34:00.000+02:00

Trenutno sem na foto delavnici na Slovaškem, kjer se učim o čistih začetkih fotografije in ustvarjanju s camero obscuro pod vodstvom mentorja Williama Mokrynskega (Kanada). Vsekakor zelo zanimiva, poučna in kreativna izkušnja, o kateri vam poveč nekaj več, ko se vrnem nazaj v Slovenijo (tretji teden v juliju). Do takrat pa bo moj blog še malo počival. Za pokušino pa moja prva fotografija s camero obscuro :).

Eng: From 7.7. I have been in Slovakia, where I am visiting a photo workshop held by a great photographer and mentor William Mokrynski from Canada. I am learning abut beginnings of photography and working with camera obscura. A very interesting experience about which I will tell you more, when I come back to Slovenia (in the begging of the next week). Until then my blog will rest a bit more :) And here is the first photo of mine with camera obscura.

Želim vam čudovit teden! Be creative! ;)

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful week! Be creative ;)!

Stara Ljubljana: Saša + Tomaž

2011-07-06T10:23:00.000+02:00

(or Old part of Ljubljana: Saša + Tomaž)

Pred osmimi leti sta se spoznala prav na tem mestu. Saša je odšla na sprehod s prijateljico in ker se že dolgo nista srečali, sta v zamišljenosti naredili dvakrat isto pot. Na klopci ob Ljubljanici so sedeli fantje, se zafrkavali in ju ogovorili. Eden med njimi je bil vedno posebej drzen in vabil dekleta naj se pridružijo. Ko je šla Saša s kolegico drugič mimo te klopce, sta se ustavili. Moral je reči nekaj takšnega, da je Sašo malce "razjezilo", ni želela dovoliti, da gre stvar drugače mimo kot je sama mislila, da je prav in sta prisedli. Predstavili so se - "drzni" je predstavil tudi Tomaža, za katerega je trdil, da ima dekle, čeprav je bila resnica takrat drugačna.
Začeli so se pogovarjati in v trenutku, ko so se odločili, da gredo in so vstali, je "drzni" ugotovil, da je Saša mnogo višja od njega - bil je smešno-neroden trenutek, ob katerem se še danes vsi nasmejejo :). Odšli so do Galerije, kjer sta Saša in Tomaž sedela skupaj. Sledilo je še eno srečanje, žuranje, pogledi in pogovori. Mnenja in iskrice. In zgodila se je ljubezen, ki traja že osem let.

In še so mnenja in iskrice in nagajivi poljubi, držanje za roko in nasmehi. Skupaj smo preživeli dobro uro in se v sončnem popoldnevu sprehodili po stari Ljubljani, kjer sta onadva obujala stare spomine in jaz delala nove :).

Eng: They met at this very spot eight years ago. Saša and her friend were walking around the city and pass by the same street twice. And there was a bench by the river Ljubljanica were guys were sitting, having fun and trying to make a contact with this two ladies. One one of them was bold enough to invite them over - and Saša and a friend took the offer. The introduced and "the bold one" said that Tomaž has a girlfriend, which wasn't the truth. When the time came, they stood up and "the bold one" realized that Saša was much higher then him (and to this very day this still remains a joke among all of them) :). So they went to a bar, where Saša and Tomaž sat together - and he said that it was something in the was she looked at him, the was she talked - there were sparkles and many words between them. And through time they fall in love. And in love they are for eight years now.

Any they are still sparkles and glances, words and great energy. We went on a walk through the city - holding hands they were restoring memories and I was making some new memories for them. :)

To je klopca, kjer sta se Saša in Tomaž spoznala.

Eng: This is the bench where Saša and Tomaž met.

Zelo hitro sta se navadila moje družbe in v takem sproščenem občutju je nastala tudi spodnja fotka. Čudovita, res!

Eng: They got accustomed to my company in no time and in environment so relaxed it was not hard to make a photo like this. Looooving it! :)

Pred Križankami sem "našla" tale vrata in ju postavila pred njih za nekaj drugačnih portretov.

Eng: I found this door and they just seemed such a great place to make photos in front of them.

Saša - res gorgeous! Lepotica!

Eng: Saša, you are so beautiful! Really.

Neverjetno imam rada vse stvari, ki vsaj malo spominjajo na "toskanske" občutke - do barv, predmetov, hiš. In ko sem našla tale stol, sem ju prosila, če lahko malo posedita na njem. In z veseljem sta :).

Eng: I just adore all things that have a glimpse of "Tuscany" feeling - colors, things, houses. And when I found this chair (I just love finding chairs!), I asked the to share one and they were happy to do it :).

Saša in Tomaž, še enkrat hvala za prijetno družbo, vajino iskrenost in sproščenost! Če želite videti še več fotografij, pa kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: Saša and Tomaž, thank you again for your great company, being honest and relaxed! :) If you want to see more photos, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Šatulja

2011-07-04T12:35:00.000+02:00

(or A box)

V juniju sem imela priložnost biti druga fotografinja na dveh porokah z Andrejem Korenčem - "the mentorjem" ;). Bila je izjemno poučna, zanimiva in na trenutke zelo zabavna izkušnja. :) Naučila sem se mnogo novega, skušala gledati drugače, ujeti trenutke, ki se dogajajo za "hrbtom" prvega fotografa. Iskala sem detajle, ki bi morda drugače ostali neopaženi. Trudila sem se ujeti kote, ki jih prvi fotograf ni pokril in biti tam za prenašanje torbe (čeprav me s tem res ni preveč mučil ;)) in držanje odbojnikov.
Vsekakor izkušnja za katero sem vesela in hvaležna in je ne bi nikoli želela zamuditi. Prav tako zkušnja, ki bi jo priporočila vsem, ki se trudijo postati dobri poročni fotografi.
Zagotovo bom z vami delila še kakšno fotografijo, do takrat pa nevestin šopek in šatulja - darilo, ki ga je dobila nevesta Špela. Ta home-made šatulja me je tako impresionirala in z njo dejstvo, da se je nekdo tako zelo potrudil in izdelal tako lično darilo. Resnično čudovito.

Eng: I was a second photographer of Andrej Korenč ("the mentor" ;)) at two weddings in June. It was the most informative, interesting and at times very entertaining experience. :) I learned many new things, try to look at events that were developing differently, to capture moments that happened behind the "back" of the first photographer. I looked for details that might otherwise go unnoticed. I tried to capture angles that the first photographer did not cover, to be there and to carry bags (though he really didn't bother me not too much with them ;)) and hold the reflectors.
Certainly an experience which I wouldn't like to miss. Experience I would recommend to anyone who is trying to become a good wedding photographer.
I will certainly share with you some more photos, but in the meanwhile here is bride's bouquet and a box - a gift that was given to the bride Špela. I was so impressed by this home-made box with and with the fact that someone has put so much effort in creating such a neat gift. Truly wonderful.

Želim vam čudovit začetek tedna! Be creative! ;)

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful beginning of this week. Be creative! ;)

Coming soon: Saša + Tomaž

2011-07-01T19:22:00.000+02:00

Sašo poznam že nekaj let in vedno sem bila navdušena nad njeno energijo in pogledom na življenje. Tudi ta torek je bilo tako - srečanje je bilo sproščeno, nekje med sprehajanjem, pogovarjanjem in fotografiranjem. :)
Sašo sem spoznala nekaj let nazaj, ko sem začela hoditi k njej na učne ure klavirja. Iz te moje želje "znati igrati klavir" je najbolje zazvenelo nekaj Bachovih menuetov in Satiejeva Gymnopédie No.1. Potem so se najine "klavirske" poti razšle in jaz nisem našla nikogar, h kateremu bi si želela še naprej hoditi na učne ure klavirja. Morda kdaj kasneje :). Ostali sva v kontaktu in tako smo se mimogrede domenili tudi za torkov zaročni fotosešn.

Ko sem videla njen zaročni prstan, sem se odločila, da bo tale diptih ravno pravšnji za petkovo coming soon objavo! :) Gorgeous! Več o prijetnem druženju v stari Ljubljani pa zelo kmalu. :)

Eng: I known Saša for few years now and I always enjoyed her company. And our photossesion on Tuesday it was just as such - so enjoyable and fun. :)
I met Saša when I was trying to learn how to play piano. Well, the wish "being able to play piano" ended with playing Bach's menuets and Satie's Gymnopédie No.1 (all the time). :) Our path of being a piano mentor and student separated, but we stayed in contact and agreed on an engagement photossesion in no time.

When I saw her engagement ring I knew this dyptich would be just perfect for a "friday coming soon" post :). It is just gorgeous. And more about a lovely afternoon in old part of Ljubljana is coming soon. :)

Lep vikend! :)

Eng: Have a nice weekend! :)

Večer pred.

2011-06-28T11:20:00.001+02:00

(or The evening before.)

Večer, preden grem fotografirati poroko, imam svoj obred pripravljanja oblačil in opreme, listam po reviji Moja poroka in razmišljam o paru, ki ga fotografiram. Svoja oblačila in čevlje skrbno izberem ter ob napovedi slabega vremena pripravim še več dodatnih kosov oblačil. In včasih se zgodi, da mi zmanjka idej, kaj in koliko vzeti s seboj. Če sploh imam prave čevlje, ki bodo dovolj tihi za cerkev in ne bodo premočili, če bo zunaj deževalo. Ja, tudi na to je treba pomisliti. :)

S sestro si deliva avto in tako sem morala nekaj tednov nazaj na večer pred poroko po svoje »prevozno sredstvo«. :) Napoved vremena za naslednji dan je bila slaba in tako sem razmišljala, kaj naj res vzamem s seboj. Ko sem se usedla na avto, me je tam čakalo sporočilo, da me na zadnjem sedežu čaka presenečenje. Sestra mi je namreč pripravila cel "wedding survival kit for photographers (or me)". Tam je bila najprej vrečka s hrano: to pomeni jabolka, moji najljubši piškoti, voda in krekerji. V torbi zraven so bili trije pari čevljev (nekaj za toplejši del dneva, nekaj za v dež in cerkev), dodatna majica in dežni plašč v primeru dežja. In – last but not least – v cd playerju me je čakal moj najljubši cd Dave Matthews Band-a! Like – I have the best sister ever and I feel like bragging today ;).

Eng: The evening before the wedding I have my little rituals: getting ready, checking my camera, packing the additional clothes, reading "wedding magazines" and thinking about the couple I will be working with the next day. I choose my clothes very carefully and think twice about the shoes I'll be wearing id the weather prognosis is bad. Because they gave to be more or less "waterproof" and quiet so there is no sound from me, when we are at the altar :). Well, yes, I have to think about this things too :).

Me and my sister share a car, so I went to get the car (we weren't living at tha same place at that time). The weather prognosis was bad for the next day and I was still trying to find "the right clothes" for the wedding. I sat into the car and there was a note inside saying that there is a surprise waiting for me in the trunk and the back seat. My sister actually prepared the best "wedding survival kit for photographers (or me)" :). There was a bag with food inside: apples, my favourite cookies, water and crackers. In the bag there were three pair of shoes (on for the warm part of the day, the other for the rain and cold) and a rain coat in case of heavy rain. And last but not least - there was my favourite cd from Dave Matthews band in the cd player!. Yes, I have the best sister ever and I feel like bragging today ;).

In še fotografija :). Jaz sem jo posnela in kasneje jo je sestra uredila po svoje. :)

Eng: And the photo :). I made this one two months ago and sister "pimped" it a bit :).

Lomography in Polaroid

2011-06-24T12:01:00.000+02:00

(or Lomography and Polaroid)

Pred tednom dni sem imela "projekt" pofotografirati večino fotoaparatov v Incognito trgovini v Ljubljani, kjer prodajajo res najbolj funky, luštne, analogne "toy cameras" (Lomography) in pa "popravljene" stare Polaroide + vse vrste dodatkov (filmi, objektivi, fleši, albumi, ...), ki jih potrebuje resen "Lomo" fotograf :).

Okenska svetloba poletnega popoldneva, bel zid (ali pa pisana vrečka za ozadje po načelu: "znajdi se") in odprta zaslonka. Totally my kind of feeling ;). Prav uživala sem, ko sem jih prestavljala, postavljala in na malem prostoru skušala narediti kar največ postavitev teh fotoaparatov.

Eng: A week ago I had a "project" to take photography of almost every camera from Incognito shop in Ljubjana. They sell so called "toy cameras" (Lomo) over there, which really are so funky, cute and analog (another + ;)). They have all the accessories as well: the lenses, films, flashes, albums. Ang they also hold refubrished Polaroid cameras - crazy! :)

The summer-afternoon-window-light, a white wall (or a bag for a colorful background) and shooting open wide. Totally my kind of feeling ;). I enjoyed making "the scenes" and placing them like this or like that to get the most from them and the place I was working in. And I do like the outcome ;).

Plaža

2011-06-22T11:51:00.001+02:00

(or The Beach)

Včeraj je bil prvi poletni dan in v mislih sem čez dan imela morje, počitek, lenost, romane in družabne igre v prijetni družbi nekje na neki plaži. Naj bo ob reki, na morju ali jezeru. Če pa bi že morala izbirati, bi vseeno izbrala morski zrak in ob večerih paradižnikovo solato z baziliko in domačim olivnim oljem. In romane - pa naj bo na tej ali oni plaži :).

Prav lepo pozdravljeni v poletju! ;)

Eng: Yesterday it was the first day of Summer and was thinkig about sea, resting, being lazy, reading novels and playing games sorunded with some nice people. By the river, sea or the lake. But if I had to choose I would nevertheless chose the sea air with an evening portion of tomato salad with basil and homamade olive oil. And with pile of novels - either on this or that beach :).

Welcome to the summer! ;)

Portorož, poroka: Urša + Niki

2011-06-17T15:30:00.000+02:00

(Portorož Wedding: Urša + Niki)

Zadnja nedelja v maju. Sonce, morje, Portorož in "ravnokar" mož in žena v poročnih oblekah. Ljudje so nas ustavljali na ulici, ker so ju hoteli fotografirati. Urša in Niki sta oba izgledala izjemno, kljub temu da smo se dobili samo dobrih 12 ur po koncu njunega poročnega slavja. Priprave smo začeli v hotelu Riviera v najlepšem apartmaju, kar jih imajo.

Eng: The last Sunday in May - sea, sun, Portorož and "just married" husband and wife in their wedding dresses. People couldn't stop starring at this beautiful couple. Urša and Niki - they both still had so much energy, even though we met only arund twelve hours after their wedding day. We started the preparation in the most beatiful suite in Hotel Rivera.

Za čudovito družbo in make-up "neveste" je poskrbela vizažistka Aleksandra Nikolić. Še enkrat hvala za pomoč in izjemno delo. Urša je bila cel čas fotosešna nasmejana in vem, kako pomembno je make-up vplival na tiste "ekstra" nasmehe in sproščene trenutke. :)

Eng: Aleksandra Nikolić was a make-up artist, who took care of Urša and was a great company. Thank you so much again for providing beautiful make-up!

Urša je nosila čudovito obleko Maje Ferme.

Eng: Urša wore a gorgeous dress made by Maja Ferme.

Ko sta bila oba pripravljena, smo odšli na sprehod v mesto in jaz sem poiskala zanimive stene in lokacije ter lovila sem mehko in toplo svetlobo. Urša, čudovita si. Resnično!

Eng: When they were ready, we took a walk downtown and I tried to find interesting walls and locations with the most soft and warm light. And, Urša, you truly are stunning!

Toliko spontanosti in smeha - res je bilo lepo popoldne in tako vesela sem, da sem uspela narediti nekaj tako sproščenih trenutkov. Hvaležna sem za moje pare, ki mi popolnoma zaupajo, kar omogoča ravno takšne nasmehe. Loving it! :)

Eng: We had the most amazing afternoon - so much laughter and spontaneity. I am so glad that I cought those kind of moments. And I am truly grateful for all my couples, who trust me, because that is the reason I am able to catch those smiles. Loving it! :)

Urša in Niki: upam, da so vama fotografije všeč. Da so to, kar sta si želela in da sem ujela vse tiste trenutke "vmes", za katere sama ne vesta, da so se zgodili, a so ravno to tisti najslajši! Hvala vama za vse.:)

Če želite videti več fotografij, kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: Urša and Niki: I hope you loooove the photos. That they are everything you wanted them to be, that they have caught those moments (the most important ones) "in between". Thank you for everything!

If you want to see more photos, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

One-day-after session

2011-06-13T22:27:00.000+02:00

(ali Fotosešn en dan po poroki)

Moja draga prijatleljica Urša se je ravno tako poročila zadnjo soboto v maju. Ker sem bila takrat že zasedena, sem Urši in Nikiju predlagala, da se dobimo na "one day after" fotosešnu in oba sta bila takoj za. In tako sem lahko prvič v življenju fotografirala par v poročni obleki na "neporočni" dan :). Tak fotosešn je res super, saj je napetost poročnega dne že mimo in vse, kar paru preostane je to, da se ima noro lepo, preden odide na poročno potovanje. :) In to smo naredili tudi mi. Ker jima Portorož pomeni veliko, smo se sprehali po glavni portoroški ulici, iskali pravo svetlobo in se imeli čudovito. Bilo je sproščeno nedeljsko popoldne in še en spomin na dan, ki si ga bosta zapomnila za vedno.

Spodaj pa predogled prihajajoče objave. :)

Eng: My dear friend Urša got married on the last Saturday of May. I was already booked on that date, so I asked Urša and Niki, if they wanted to have a one-day-after photo session with me and they were immediately in. :) And so I got a chance to take photos of a married couple in wedding dresses! :) It was so much fun! It was a great experience for me as well, because there is no wedding day pressure, no ordered moments to catch - well - I just have to catch their love :). And they both had a wonderful, relaxed Sunday afternoon in Portorož making even more memories connected with their wedding day.

Here is just a sneak peak from a soon coming post. ;)

Kulinarična zidanica Opara, poroka: Mojca + Marko

2011-06-10T13:30:00.001+02:00

(or Culinary vineyard cottage Opara Wedding: Mojca + Marko)

Zadnjo soboto v maju sta se poročila Mojca in Marko. Cel dopoldan je bilo v zraku toliko pričakovanja. Domačija, kjer živi Mojca je bila v polni pripravljenosti - na hodnikih je vse dišalo po domači peki, cvetlicah in ljubezni, ki si jo je Mojčina številna družina tisti dan poklanjala vsako sekundo. Ves čas se je nekaj dogajalo. Družinski člani so iskali te ali one srajce, pripravili so lažne neveste in se imeli prav ves čas "čakanja na ženina" čudovito. In prišel je čas, ko se je Mojca morala obleči in pri tem ji je pomagala njena tesna prijateljica in tisti dan tudi priča.

Eng: It was the last Saturday in May, when Mojca and Marko got married. Hours before the groom arrived were full of anticipation and excitement. Homestead, where Mojca lives was fully "prepared" - the corridors had this scent of freshly baked cookies, flowers and love. There were so many things going on - the familiy members were looking for shirts, pants, they were preparing "false" brides. And were having a wonderful time all along. When the time came made of honor helped her got dressed.

Te prekrasne piškote domače peke sem fotografirala, ko so se odprla vrata v prostor za pogostitev. V tem času je ženin že prispel in si uspel izboriti svojo pravo nevesto Mojco. Svatje so se nabirali, muzikantje so igrali in mi smo si vzeli pol ure časa za sprehod po velikem vrtu domačije, kjer sem želela narediti nekaj njunih fotografij.

Eng: I took this photo of home-made cookies, when the doors to banquet reception opened.The groom has already arrived at that time, so we went to homestead's big backyard to take some photograph of the bride and the groom.

Cerkev v Prečni pri Novem mestu je bila tako lepo pripravljena za poroko. Sveže cvetje in beli stoli so le dodali še nekaj posebnega k tej prelepi, veliki in svetli cerkvi. Obred je bil resnično tako lep, vse misli in besede, darovi - vse je bilo namenenjeno njima in cerkev ter svatje v njej so "dihali" z njima do njunih "da-jev", ko so svatje ploskali in ploskali. Obred se me je, priznam, večkrat dotaknil tako, da bi se lahko tudi meni orosile oči. Prelepo. :)

Eng: The church in Prečna near Novo mesto was so beautifully prepared for the ceremony. And the ceremony it self was so moving, sweet, honest that it has gotten to me - and I admit - I could shade a tear :).

Cel dan je bil oblačen, deževen. Potem pa smo prispeli v Kulinarično zidanico Opara, kjer se je za slabih 15 minut prikazalo sonce. In resnično nisem mogla verjeti svojim očem. Nebo, vinogradi - vse je žarelo v zlati barvi. Odšli smo do bližnjih vinogradov, kjer sem uspela ujeti nekaj tako sproščenih in lepih trenutkov. Mojca in Marko - upam, da bodo te fotografije lahko priklicale spomin na vajin "first married" sončni zahod skupaj. :)

Eng: The weather that day was cloudy until the moment we arrived to Culinary Vineyard Cottage Opara. I couldn't believe my eyes. Everything was shining! Amazing. So we went near by and made some photos of them. :) Mojca and Marko - I hope that this photos will do justice to your first "married" sunset together! :)

Ko je sonce zašlo, smo odšli v prečudovit ambient Kulinarične zidanice Opara. Tokrat v objavi delim z vami prvi poljub prvega plesa in zadnjo fotografijo, ki mi je ravno tako zelo pri srcu, saj pokaže točno to, kar onadva sta. Lep, sproščen, ljubezni in energije poln - čudovit, čudovit - par. In zdaj mož in žena. :) Mojca in Marko - to, da sem smela biti vajina poročna fotografinja si štejem za veliko čast. Vem, da imam srečo, ker sem imela možnost biti poročna fotografinja tako čudovitemu paru, kot sta vidva.

Eng: When Sun went down, we went inside. This time I'm shearing a photo of a first kiss of a first dance and a photo below I like as well, because it shows everything they are. A beautiful, relaxed couple, a couple full of love and great energy. And now a husband and wife :). I consider myself a very lucky person to be able to be a wedding photographer of a couple such as you are. Thank you again!

Za vse, ki želite videti več fotografij, le kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: To see more photos, just click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Češnje

2011-06-07T11:19:00.002+02:00

(or Cherries)

Ne spomnim se, da bi že kdaj jedla bolj sončne, okusne, tako temno rdeče češnje kot te danes. Eno sem razpolovila in njen njen sok obarval moje prste z najlepšo bordo rdečo - tako zelo živo barvo. Njihov okus je okus "poletja", lahko bi rekla spomin na jutro na leseni verandi s staro ograjo zbledele rumene barve. Na levi pa majhen, zaraščen vrt. Na sredi stoji stara češnja, nekaj metrov za njo pa grmičasti rožmarin in lavanda. Spomin ali sanje - ni pomembno. Te češnje v sebi nosijo oboje.

Eng: I don't remember ever eating cherries so juicy and delicious as this today. I halved one cherry in half and the juice had this amazing lively dark red color. They taste like "summer", I could say that they carry a memory of an early morning on a porch with a pale yellow fence. On the left there is a overgrown little garden and in the middle there stands this old and big Cherry tree. Few steps behind her there are Rosemary shrubs and Lavender. A memory or a dream - it doesn't matter. This cherries carry the both.

Coming soon: Poroka Mojca + Marko

2011-06-04T13:14:00.001+02:00

(or Coming soon: Wedding Mojca + Marko)

Mojca in Marko sta si prejšnjo soboto izmenjala zaobljubi in prstana. Morala sta čutiti vse tisto, kar je najlepše, ko sta se po stopnicah cerkve spustila do svatov. Zaigrali so glasbeniki in nazdravljajo se je mladoporočencema, ki sta sprejemala čestitke, darila in lepe želje vseh njunih najbližjih.
Okoli osmih so svatje prispeli na kulinarično zidanico Opara. In so nazdravili, poiskali svoje mize in se okrepčali. Band štirih glasbenikov je poskrbel za neverjetno vzdušje skozi cel večer. Plesišče je bilo veliko in luči so oddajale dovolj svetlobe, da sem si lahko dovolila fotografirati tudi brez fleša. Vedno, kadar imam to možnost, jo zagotovo izkoristim, ker enostavno obožujem fotografije, ki so narejene s svetlobo, ki je na voljo. Ko sta Mojca in Marko odplesala prvi ples, sta na plesišče povabile svate in plesalo se je. In res se je plesalo, plesišče je bilo ves čas polno in sama sem čutila toliko ljubezni, ki se je sproščala z vsakim njunim korakom, s pogledi in šepetanjem besed na uho drug drugemu. In ujela sem ta trenutek - pogled, ki ga lahko nameni le ženska, ki ve, da gleda v oči moškega, ki jo ljubi.

Eng: Mojca and Marko got married last Saturday. They had to feel all the most beautiful things, when they were walking down the stairs. The guest and the musicians were in front of the church waiting for them. Flowers, music, laughter. Saying congrats to newlyweds, giving them presents and wishing them all the best.
Around 8 pm they arrived to Culinary vineyard cottage Opara. And toasted to Mojca and Marko, found their seats and refreshed themselves. They had a band, which made such great atmosphere. The dance floor was big and there was enough ambient light. I let myself take a lot of photographs without flash as well. Because I just love the feeling of those kind of photos. After Mojca and Marko opened the dance floor with their first dance, there ware so many guest dancing. And they really danced, the dance floor was full all the time and while I was photographing newlyweds I could feel the love with each step they made, each smile and word they were whispered to each other. And I caught this moment - a look only a woman, who knows she is looking into the eyes of a man that loves her, can have.

Želim vam čudovit vikend. Več fotografij pa kmalu. :)

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful weekend. And more photos are coming soon. :)

Nova "poletna" profilna fotka

2011-05-31T19:10:00.001+02:00

(or A new summer-like profile photo)

Včeraj se mi je zazdelo, da imam že malo predolgo tole "zimsko" profilno fotko. Plašč enostavno ni več v koraku z vremenom, ki ga imamo sedaj pri nas. In tako sem prosila prijatelja Mateja, če bi mi lahko naredil nekaj fotografij. Sama ga učim fotografirati, da bo v Zambiji znal delati s fotoaparatom in bo tam v okviru medicinsko-humanitarne odprave lahko napravil nekaj dobrih fotografij. Tako se je danes že kar hitro znašel z lovljenjem fokusa in upoštevanjem ostalih navodil. Poskusila sva na dveh lokacijah in ta se je izkazala za "lažjo" glede na svetlobo in ozadje. Tako sva vztrajala na tej poziciji, dokler nisem bila prepričana, da imava vsaj kakšno dobro fotografijo. Danes sem bila zahtevna učiteljica in nisem nič popuščala. :)

Matej, hvala za pomoč in voljo! Prav všeč so mi! ;)

Eng: I have decided yesterday that I need a new more summer-like profile photo. The coat was just getting a bit to warm for the weather we are having here. And so I asked my friend Matej to take few photos of me, since I am teaching him, how to handle this kind of cameras, so he will be able to make some photos while living/helping in Zambia with medical humanitarian mission. Today he was a good student and I a tough teacher, so at the end he got the feeling of getting all the bits (focus, moving, looking at the bacground) together. :)

Thank you, Matej, for help and good will! :) I really like them! ;)

Villa Andor, Ankaran, poroka: Taja + Jure

2011-05-30T15:12:00.000+02:00

(or Villa Andor Ankaran Wedding: Taja + Jure)

Prejšnjo soboto sta se v Villi Andor poročila Taja in Jure. Jaz sem tja prispela okoli pol enajstih in si ogledala okolico, da sem vnaprej vedela, s čim bom lahko delala. Svatje so prispeli okoli dvanajstih, s pričami pa smo odšle v sobo pol ure prej, ker je bilo treba nevesto še obleči. Priča in njena sestra sta ji pripravili "poročni-prvo-nočni" survival kit, ki je (si lahko predstavljate) vseboval vse nujno potrebne sestavine za čim bolj "divjo" prvo noč ;).

Eng: Taja and Jure got married last Saturday in Villa Andor in Ankaran. I got there an hour before we were supposed to meet, so I could see the place and know what I can work with. The guest arrived around twelve and I went upstairs with the bride, maid of honor and a friend, because the bride had to get ready for this important day! :) She got a lovely present for them, a "first-wedding-night" survival kit for having as much fun you could possibly have in the first night of being married. :)

Ko sta prišla pozdravit svate, je bilo med njima toliko dobre energije. Sprehajala sta se med svati in vsakič, ko sta se spet srečala, sta si namenila najlepša nasmeha in ogromno toplih poljubov.

Eng: When they came to say hello to all the guest, there was so much warm energy between them. They walked around and whenever them met, they poured smiles and kisses to each other.

Obožujem vse detajle, ker v malem povedo tako veliko o tem, kaj jima je všeč. Namesto cveta so vsi svatje dobili srce, ki so si ga pripeli na svojo srajco. V Villi Andor so pripravili ljubke krožnike s slaščicami. Urška Zornada pa je poskrbela za aranžmaje, nevestin šopek in šopek za prstana.

Eng: I love all details, because they tell so much about what they like and what is important to them. Instead of having flowers, each guest got this beautiful heart-shaped ornament to put on his/hers dress. In Villa Andor they prepared plates with little sweets on them. And Urška Zornada made simply beautiful bouquet of red roses for the bride and made this little bouquet for rings as well.

Okoli pol dveh se je nebo pooblačilo in je začelo deževati in je bilo tako potrebno prostor za obred prestaviti pod obok Ville Andor, svatje pa so se stisnili pod velike senčnike, ki so stali na dvorišču.

Eng: Around half hour before the ceremony the rain started to fall, so the ceremony had to be under the vault and the guest stood under big sunshades in the court.

Po dveh "da-jih", ki sta ju izrekla najprej en drugemu in se potem oba obrnila še k svatom in zaklicala glasen "ja", smo se odpravili le nekaj korakov stran od dvorišča, kjer smo naredili prve poročne fotografije. Ker sta bila takrat prvič "sama", sem ima "pustila", da se začutita, objemata in zabavata, kolikor si le želita.

Eng: After two "yes-es" they said to each other they also turned to the guest and said it one again even louder :). Then we parted from the guest and took some time to make their first "married" photos.

Za zadnje portrete sem uporabila še bližnji zid in ju kmalu zatem "pustila" nazaj do svatov, kjer se je dogajanje že razživelo. Band je namreč že prispel in svatje so čakali, da se gospod in gospa Ravnik vrneta nazaj k njim. :)

Eng: I used this wall for the last few portraits and let them back again, because the band has already arrived and the guest wanted to see Misses and Mister Ravnik again. :)

Hvala vama še enkrat za to, da sta mi zaupala to pomembno nalogo biti vajina poročna fotografinja. Hvala, ker sta me že od začetka sprejela tako toplo in vsekakor upam, da neizmerno uživata na vajinem poročnem potovanju! ;)

Če želite videti več fotografij, pa kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: Thank you both again for trusting me and letting me be your wedding photographer. Thank you for accepting we with so much warmth from the very first time we met. I hope you are having a blast on your honeymoon! ;)

If you want to see more photos click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Moje priprave

2011-05-26T14:06:00.000+02:00

(Or Me getting ready)

Pred spanjem sem dvakrat preverila, če imam vso opremo. Fotoaparat (+ en rezervni), polne baterije, polnilce, objektive in ostale nujno potrebne stvari. Preden sem šla sem še enkrat preletela celo torbo, si na listek izpisala naslove in mobitele. Potem sem bila pripravljena in sem šla na pot. V soboto me je na poti na poroko spremljal moj najljubši CD Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King by Dave Matthews Band. :)
Vsaka poroka ima drugačno dinamiko - veliko je odvisno od vnaprejšnje pripravljenosti, števila gostov, vremena in ostalih nepredvidljivih dejavnikov. A vsem porokam je skupno to, da je to eden najlepših dni v življenju para, ki reče "da" skupnemu življenju, spoštovanju, ljubezni. Vzemirjenje, ki je prisotno cel dan, veselje, solze in vsa ostala čustva, ki se zberjo na kup na ta poseben dan. In prejšnjo soboto je bil dan ravno takšen. Štejem si v veliko čast, da sta me Taja in Jure izbrala za njuno poročno fotografinjo.
Tukaj pa samo dve fotografiji, ki smo jih naredili po obredu pod oblačnim, malo deževnim nebom v Ankaranu. To je bil prvi trenutek dneva, ko sta bila na samem, stran od svatov, in "pustila" sem jima, da se popolnoma sprostita in poljubljata, kolikor želita ;). Več fotografij pa kmalu.

Eng: I checked my bag twice, before I went to bed. Camera (+ another one for just-in-case situations), full batteries, charger, lenses and all other necessary stuff. Before I went, I checked the bag again, wrote down the addresses and phone numbers in my notebook. And I was ready to go.
Every wedding has it's own dynamics - it all depends on how many guest there are, how everything was planned, what the weather is and all other unpredictable things that can happen. But the common ground of all the weddings is that this is one of the most beautiful days in the lives of a couple that is just about to say "yes" to living together, respecting and loving each other. And all the emotions that are there - from excitement to laughing and crying. And last Saturday was too full of love, laughter, hugs and a lot of kisses.
I was honored to be photographing the wedding of Taja and Jure. Today I am posting these two photos, which were made just after the ceremony under the grey sky in Ankaran. These were the first moments that they were away from the guests, so I "let" them totaly relax and kiss as much as they wanted to. :) More photos are coming soon.

Obet poletja

2011-05-24T11:38:00.000+02:00

(or The promise of Summer)

V zadnjih nekaj tednih sem se večkrat odpeljala na Primorsko zaradi dela. In čisto vsakič me morski vonj in resnično toplo sonce prijetno spomnita, da poletje ni več daleč. In potem se zalotim, kako razmišljam o napihljivih blazinah, badmintonu, lubenici in mivki. In v mislih že berem romane in ležim pod senčnikom.
In morda res ni več tako daleč dan, ko bom zjutraj odprla polkna (morda podobna tem) in na drugi strani zagledala morje. :)

Eng: In last few weeks I've been to the seaside quite a few times, due to photographing. At every time I was remembered by the sea smell and a really warm sun that the Summer is so close already. And then I find myself daydreaming about inflatable beach mattresses, badminton, watermelon and beach sand. I am already thinking about reading novels under a sun umbrella. :)
And a day, in which I'll open a window shutter (maybe resembling to this one below) in the morning to see the sea, just might not be that far away. :)

Želim vam zelo prijeten dan! :)

Eng: I wish you all a very pleasant day! :)

Ljubljana, zaročni fotosešn: Urša + Niki

2011-05-22T14:21:00.002+02:00

(or Ljubljana Engagement Session: Urša + Niki)

Urša in Niki sta se spoznala, ko sta začela obiskovati Fakulteto za farmacijo v Ljubljani. Minilo je le prvih nekaj dni, ko ga je Urša opazila, ker ga res ni težko zgrešiti (Niki po moji oceni meri v višino kar nekaj centimetrov čez 1,90m). In tudi Niki je trdil enako - I think that reasons are more than obvious ;). Posebej pa se mu je v spomin usedel pogovor Urše in njene prijateljice v klopi za njegovo. Urša je namreč prijateljici razlagala, kako zelo so ji všeč visoki moški. Niki se je takrat obrnil nazaj obrnil in vprašal: "A res?". In res! :) In sta se zaljubila, preselila skupaj, povila prvo dete ter se zaročila.

Tokrat sem zares imela možnost opazovati, kako zelo se imata rada - koliko bežnih dotikov, koliko nasmehov, zašepetanih besed in pozornosti je med njima. Preden sem se dobila z njima, sem (priznam) imela kar precejšnjo tremo, saj sem jima resnično želela narediti najlepše zaročne fotografije. Ker se z Uršo poznava že tako dolgo in mi zaupa ter verjame vame, sem se želela še posebej izkazati. Vsekakor sem preživela z njima čudovito popoldne in ko sta mi rekla, da sta se počutila, kot da sta bila na zmenku, sem mi je samo nasmejalo (Way to go, Iva! ;) ). Hvala vama za te besede! :)

Eng: Urša and Niki met, when they started visiting the Faculty of pharmacy. Just after a few first days went by, when Urša noticed him - he is hard to miss, my guess is that he is a even higher than 1,90m. And Niki said the same thing for her - I think the reason for noticing her are more than obvious ;). But Niki remembers one conversation that happened in the bench behind his, when Urša said to her friend, that she really likes tall guys. And he turned around and said: "Oh really :)?". And yes, she does. :) They fell in love, move in together, had their first child and got engaged.

This time I really had an opportunity to see just how much they love each other. They so gentle with one another, whispering words, kissing all the time, saying beautiful things to one another. Before we met, I admit, I was a bit nervous, because I just wanted to give them the best photos and give them time just to be with each other. I spent a marvelous afternoon in their company and when they said it felted like a date, it brought a smile on my face (Way to go, Iva! ;) ). Thank you both for your words!

Z Uršo sva prišli v Botanični vrt malo pred Nikijem in takrat je nastala zgornja fotografija levo. In poljubček na desni je bil čudovit začetek zaročnega fotosešna v tem vrtu.

Eng: Urša and I entered the Botanic garden in Ljubljana a bit before Niki did. And a kiss in the right photo was the perfect start of a wonderful engagement photo session.

Ko smo prehodili ves Botančni vrt, smo se odpravili še za Bežigrad - tam sta se preoblekla (both are just gorgeous!), ker sta imela željo narediti nekaj fotografij na tamkajšnjem igrišču. Pred tem pa sem ju še postavila blizu stene, za katero sem bila prepričana, da bo čudovito ozadje za nekaj portretov.

Eng: When we circled the Botanic garden, we went to Bežigrad, where they changed their clothes (both are just gorgeous!). They wanted some photos in the near by playground. And before that I used this wall, because I thought it would be a nice background for some portraits.

Spodaj levo moja najljubša fotografija! Čista spontanost in najlepši nasmeh! :)

Eng: The photo below on the left: my favorite of the day. Spontaneity and an honest smile! :)

Še enkrat: hvala obema za čudovito popoldne. Če želite videti več njunih fotografij, kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: Again: thank you both for a wonderful afternoon. If you want to see more photos of them, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Coming soon: Urša + Niki

2011-05-18T12:13:00.000+02:00

Urša je bila moj čisto prvi fotomodel. Bili sva stari okoli 14 let. Spomnim se še svojega prvega digitalnega fotoaparata Sony Cybershot DSC-P9, s katerim sem jo fotografirala. Takrat sem z delom med počitnicami privarčevala dovolj denarja tudi za knjigo, ki je nosila naslov Adobe Photoshop 7.0. In se tako učila: neumorno sem jo fotografirala in potem urejala fotografije. Bila je potrpežljiva z mano in že takrat mi je vedno govorila, da imam resnično dober občutek za fotografijo. Vedno sva bili iskreni druga z drugo, zato ni nobeno presenečneje, da sem imela z njo in njenim zaročencem sedaj tudi zaročno fotografiranje.
Ko sem se pred dvema letoma spet (ali sploh zares) začela ukvarjati s fotografijo, je bila resnično vesela in me od takrat naprej iskreno spodbuja.

Tukaj pa le dve fotografiji za okus, več pa kmalu :). Želim vam čudovit dan!

Eng: Urša was my very first photo model. I think we were around fourteen back then, when I made numerous photos of her with my first digital camera Sony Cybershot DSC-P9, which father won at some lottery. I have been working back then as a waitress in some local bar and put all the tips I got in one box and later on bought myself a book about Adobe Photoshop 7.0. That was the way I learned: I took photos of her constantly and then tried to 'photoshop' them :). Well, she surely was patient with me and always told me a had this feeling for photography. We were always honest with each other and so there is no surprise, that I had an honor to shot an engagement photo session with her and her fiance Niki.
When I went back (or actually started for real with/) to photography she was really happy and she has been encouraging me ever since.

Here is just a sneak-peak of last week engagement photos session I had with them. More photos are coming soon. I wish you all a wonderful day! :)

Piran zaročni fotosešn: Taja + Jure

2011-05-16T21:23:00.002+02:00

(or Piran Engagement Session: Taja + Jure)

Poznata se že več kot pet let, ampak približno eno leto in sedem mesecev nazaj je podjetje, v katerem sta oba zaposlena, pripravilo zabavo. In občutek "prepovedanega" je zagotovo še dodal kanček vznemirjenja, ko se je zgodil prvi poljub, ki je kasneje prerasel v ljubezen in željo, da preživita celo življenje skupaj. Oba sta polna energije in se smejita drug drugemu, hkrati pa sta si vedno nežno blizu in pazita en na drugega. Vesela sem, da sem ju spoznala in se resnično veselim njune poroke, ki jo fotografiram to soboto.

Preko maila smo se dogovorili, da se ob šestih dobimo na Tartinijevem trgu v Piranu. Ko sem ju prvič videla, moram priznati, nisem mogla skriti navdušenja nad tem, da sta se potrudila in se oblekla v tako cute outfits! :) Po kratki pijači smo odšli na sprehod po mestu, v katerem sta oba tudi nekaj časa živela.

Eng: They know each other now for more that 5 years, but a year and seven months ago company, in which they both work had a party. The feeling of "something being just a little bit forbidden" must have made the first kiss even more exciting, after that they have fallen in love and now they are less than a week apart from saying "yes" to one another. They were both full of positive energy, when we met and were laughing all the time. There this sens of safety around them and they are so gentle with one another. I feel honored to be their photographer and I am very exited to be photographing their wedding this Saturday.

We arranged everything through email and we met at 6 pm at Tartini square in Piran. When I saw them, I have to say, I was so happy to see them so nicely dresses and prepared for the photo session. After the short drink we went around the city, in which they have lived for awhile.

Piran je zelo lepo mesto in v vsaki ulici je veliko kotičkov, kjer se da narediti resnično izjemne fotografije.

Eng: Piran is truly a beautiful city and in every ally you can find several spots, where you can make gorgeous photos.

Zahajajoče sonce v ulici je poskrbelo, da sem lahko naredila točno take portrete, kot jih imam najraje. Vsekakor pa mi spodnja dva portreta pomenita veliko tudi zato, ker bosta vedno spomin na čudovito popoldne, ki smo ga preživeli skupaj in trenutke, ko sta se oba resnično zabavala. :)

Eng: I love this light and was so happy that I could use it to make some portraits. I really adore this light. And the photos below mean a lot, since they are a memory of a beautiful afternoon we spent together. And they obviously had a lot of fun! Way to go, Iva ;)!

Taja me je prosila, da naredimo eno fotografijo, na kateri bo vsaj malo morja, saj je sama doma z obale. In, Taja, upam, da te nisem pustila na cedilu.

Eng: Taja said she wanted to have one photo of them and the sea. And I hope I didn't let you down.

In spodaj zagotovo najlepši portret dneva. Taja, gorgeous! :)

Eng: Love the photo below. Taja, you look stunning!

V dobri uri smo sledili soncu, vonjali morje, se imeli super in naredili nekaj čudovitih portretov. Hvala obema za resnično prijetno družbo.

Če želite videti več fotografij, pa si oglejte njun SLIDESHOW.

Eng: In an hour we followed the Sun, smell the sea, had a lot of fun and made some great portraits. Thank you both for a really nice company.

To see more photos of them, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Coming soon: Taja + Jure

2011-05-13T19:45:00.001+02:00

Res imam neverjetno srečo s pari, ki jih fotografiram. Imajo svoj stil, lepo se oblečejo, pred aparatom se res hitro sprostijo in prav vsi se zabavajo v moji družbi. Zadnjič sem dobila pohvalo, da imam res dober smisel za humor! I felt head over heels!
Jeej! ;) To je res lep kompliment, saj pove ravno to, da par res uživa v moji družbi in to mi je zelo pomembno.

Včeraj in v sredo sem imela dva zaročna fotosešna in na obeh sem resnično uživala. Kot sem že napisala: res sem hvaležna za dobro energijo, ki je med nami, ker so potem tudi fotografije tako iskrene, lepe in preprosto »njune«.
Včeraj smo se sprehajali po Piranu, kjer sta Taja in Jure nekaj mesecev živela in prehodili poti, po katerih sta se sprehajala ob jutrih in večerih. Dobili smo se ob šestih, ko se je sonce spet ravno pokazalo izza oblakov in so tako uličice oblekle v najlepšo in najbolj mehko svetlobo, ki je zagotovo ena mojih najljubših. V dobri uri se je sonce že odelo v oranžno-rumene barve (moja druga najljubša svetloba), poiskali smo še eno drevo ob obzidju in tam naredili nekaj zadnjih portretov. Tukaj pa le nekaj za okus. Več pa kmalu! :)

Eng: I truly am a lucky with the couples I am photographing! :) They have their own style and are always dressed so nicely, they relax in front of the camera so quickly and they all enjoy my company and laugh with me all the time. I got a compliment the other day from one couple that I have a great sens of humor! I normally felt head over heels! Yeah! ;) That is a huge compliment saying that my clients are really enjoying my company and that is so important to me.

I photographed two couples in the last two days and had a great time with both of them. Like I have already written : I am so grateful for the good energy we have, because the photos always turn out so honest, beautiful and »theirs«.
We met in Piran yesterday, since Taja and Jure lived there for some time and walked the alleys they walked every morning and evening. We got together at 6pm, when the Sun just looked through the clouds again and the streets were filled with the most beautiful light. In an hour the Sun got its yellowish-reddish glow so we made a few more portraits in the shade of a tree we found at the top of the hill. And here just a taste of yesterday's engagement photo session. More photos are coming soon :).

P.s.: Opravičujem se vsem tistim, ki ste v zadnji dneh želeli komentirati, a tega niste mogli storiti, saj so imeli na Bloggerju nekaj tehničnih težav, zaradi katerih tudi sama nisem mogla objaviti nobene fotografije.

Eng: P.s.: I want to apologize to all of you, who wanted to commnet on my blog in the last few day because it wasn't possible since the Blogger had some tehnical problems and due to them I wans't able to post any photographs as well.

Need no reason

2011-05-10T11:07:00.001+02:00

(ali Ne potrebujem nobenega razloga)

Prejšnji teden sem bila v Konzorciju, kjer sem kupila nekaj knjig za prijateljev rojstni dan.Napotila sem se proti izhodu, ko je moje oko ujela mala črna knjiga (vsak jo mora imeti ;)) z naslovom F**k it avtorjev Johna C. Parkina in njegove žene Gaie Pollini. Odprla sem jo, najprej malo prelistala in naletela na ta stavek spodaj. In tak stavek vedno pride prav - v vsakem trenutku :). V knjigarni sem stala na mestu toliko časa, dokler nisem prebrala cele knjige, potem sem vzela svoj mobitel in naredila tole fotografijo - da ne pozabim mojega prvega srečanja s to malo črno knjigo. In to je bilo moje darilo tisti dan! Priporočam: zabavna, da misliti in te sprosti na pravi način ;).

Želim vam en srečen dan! ;)

Eng: Last week I went to a bookstore, where I bought few books for my friend's birthday. I was leaving the building, when i noticed this little black book (everyone should have it! :)) titled F**k it written and illustrated by John C. Parkin and Gaia Pollini. I have opened it and skimmed through it, when I found this sentence below. Every moment is just perfect for a thought like this - or thought like this is just perfect in every moment no matter, how are you feeling, what state are you in. I said PERFECT! :) So I stood there in that bookstore until I read the whole little black book, then I took my cellphone out and made this memory of it. That was my present that day :). I recommend this book: fun, relaxing, makes you wanna hug people and be a better you.

I wish you all one happy day!

Prosti prevod: Imaš vse razloge za to, da si nesrečen/nesrečna, ampak ne potrebuješ nobenega razloga za to, da bi bil srečen/srečna.

Srečelov

2011-05-08T01:09:00.002+02:00

(or Lottery)

Spodaj nekaj utrinkov iz današnjega srečelova na Ilirija mitingu, o katerem sem že pisala v objavi Medicinsko-humanitarna odprava Zambija 2011.
"Odprava" je svoj kotiček našla pod tobogani in ga dobesedno do kraja napolnila z raznovrstnimi nagradami. Bilo je veliko obiskovalcev in med njimi precej tistih, ki so prišli in kupili vsaj eno srečko. Gre za dober namen! ;)

Eng: I am just posting a few photos from today's lotery at Ilirija miting, about which I have already written in my post named Medical humanitarian mission Zambia 2011.
"The mission" found their spot under the slides and filled it with so many prizes. There were many visitors and a lot of them came and bought at least one ticket. Well, it's fora good cause! :)

Iz tiskarne so prišle tudi najlepše majčke! Jaz že imam svojo! :) Več o barvah, velikostih in oblikah pa na njihovem FB profilu.

Eng: They have just received their T-shirts! I already have my own! :)To see more of the shapes, colors and sizes, you can visit their FB profile.

S sestro sva skupaj kupili sedem srečk in med njimi zadeli tudi posodico in največjo skokico, kar sem jih kdaj videla. Sestra pa je (ona ima resnično vedno srečo pri takih stvareh! :)) zadela tudi drugo glavno nagrado in sicer Omegawave testiranje telesne pripravljenosti. Tudi jutri (v nedeljo, 8.5.2011) bodo tam med 9. in 12. uro in prepričana sem, da vas bodo veseli. :)

Eng: My sister and me bought seven tickets together and I won this cute bowl, and my sister got the biggest jumping ball I have ever seen. And she won the second prize as well Omegawave body testing - she is always so incredibly lucky with this stuff! :). They will be there tomorrow (5/8/2011) as well from 9am till noon. I am sure they will be glad to see you. :)

Želim vam lepo nedeljo!

Eng: I wish you all a sunny Sunday! :)

Mentor

2011-05-06T12:43:00.001+02:00

Pred dvemi leti sem nekako začutila, da bi se zares rada ukvarjala s fotografijo. Našla sem blog FotoBLOGatec Andreja Korenča in vsak dan spremljala objave na blogu. V tistem času sem našla objavo na njegovem blogu - povabilo na foto delavnico/tečaj, ki je bila objavljena vsaj mesec dni nazaj. Tako sem še zadnji hip prosila (mesta so bila že zasedena in datum že prekoračen), če me lahko vzame na tečaj, ki ga je pripravljal takrat. It was just a must - vedela sem, da moram na ta tečaj in pika.

Obiskovala sem tečaj in se učila, učila, brala, fotografirala, poslušala, delala, vsrkavala znanje in se pri tem počutila super! :) Po tečaju z Andrejem stikov nisva prekinila in še naprej nadaljevala "učni proces" - no, vsekakor je imel bolj malo možnosti, ker včasih se je zgodilo, da je dobil celo kopico vprašanjev na mail - vsak dan! :) Vztrajna pa sem, ja! :) Z meseci sva postala prijatelja in vprašanja so se skrčila na približno en mail tedensko (you just have to be good to your friends) :).

Srečo imam, da sem se uspela vpisati na tečaj, da sem spoznala resnično dobrega, sposobnega in zanesljivega fotografa, upravičeno prepričanega v svoje znanje in (najpomembnejše) dobrega človeka. To je tisto, iz česar so "sestavljeni" najboljši mentorji. Delijo vse znanje, ki ga imajo in to počnejo z iskrenim nasmehom na obrazu. Verjetno lahko rečem samo: "Hvala ti!"

Spodnji fotki sta nastali včeraj, ko sva se dobila, da Andrej naredi nekaj mojih fotografij !!! :) Komaj čakam, da vam kakšno pokažem! :)

Do takrat pa: lep vikend!

Eng: Two years ago I had this strong feeling that I just need to go back/start again with photography. I found a blog FotoBLOGatec by Andrej Korenč and saw that he was offering a photography class - I was a month late with application and the class was actually already full, but it was a must for me and we worked it out :) Yeah, I am a lucky person! :)

I have learned so much by visiting the class, but I guess I learned even more, when the class ended and we became friends later on and he was still answering so many of my questions - on a daily basis! :)

I know - I am very lucky to even get a spot in the class and meeting this really good, competent and reliable photographer, who is reasonably confident in his knowledge and (the most important thing) a really great person. And this is what the best mentors are made of. They openly share all the knowledge they have and do it with honest smiles on their faces. I guess all I can say is just: "Thank you!"

The photos above were made yesterday, when we meet so he could make so photos of me!!! And I can't wait to show you few of them soon! )

Till then: have a fabulous weekend!

Pirin hlebček

2011-05-03T10:38:00.000+02:00

(or A loaf of bread from spelt flour)

Privilegij je, da lahko za zajtrk jem čisto svež in doma narejen kruh iz pirine polnozrnate moke s semeni. Ob sedmih zjutraj sem ga zmesila in zabeležila potek, da lahko delim ta recept tudi z vami tudi. I rock! ;) Kruh je (s pripravami vred) pečen v eni uri, saj ne vzhaja, ker v njem ni kvasa.

Sestavine:
250 g polnozrnate pirine moke
10g semen
polovica vrečke pecilnega praška
žlička soli
žlica olivnega olja
1/4 litra mineralne vode

Eng: I consider this to be a privilege, that I can eat a freshly baked bread in the early morning from spelt flour. I woke up at 7am and decided to bake myself some healthy bread and I took some photos along the way, so that I can share this morning-baking story with you all. How cool is that! :)

Ingredients:
250g of spelt flour
10g of seeds
half the bag of baking powder
a teaspoon of salt
a spoon of olive oil
1/4 l of mineral water

Najprej sem si izpisala, kaj potrebujem in vse prinesla na kup (bilo je šele malo čez sedmo uro zjutraj! ;) ). Na tehtnici sem odmerila količino moke, nato pa sem po občutku dodala še semena. Sama sem uporabila sezamova in konopljina semena. Dodala zličko soli in več kot žlico domačega olivnega olja.

Eng: The first thing I did, was to write down all the stuff that I needed (well, it was quater past seven in the morning ;) ). I put 250g of flour in the bowl with some seeds - I used sesame and hemp seeds. Put in a teaspoon of salt and a little bit more than just a spoon of homemade olive oil.

Ostalo je je samo še 1/4 litra mineralne vode, ki sem jo dodala na koncu in vse skupaj zmešala v zelo rahlo maso. Na začetku priprav sem prižgala tudi pečico na 200 stopinj. Ko je bila ogreta, sem postavila testo na peki papir za 40 minut.

Eng: The only thing left was the 1/4 l of mineral water, which I poured in at the end and mixed everything together in a smooth and soft dough. I heated oven to 200 degrees and put the dough in on a baking paper for 40 minutes.

Nekaj čez osmo uro zjutraj sem vzela pečen hlebček iz pečice, ga namazala z maslom in domačim cvetličnim medom ter se zahvalila za vse dobrote, ki jih imam. :)

Naj tekne tudi vam! Recept mi je poslala prijateljica Maja, ki ga je našla na spletni strani Moj EKO svet.

Eng: A little bit after 8am in the morning I took this loaf of bread out, put some butter and honey on and said a big thanks for all the treats that I have. :)

Enjoy ;).

Okoli enajstih

2011-04-30T13:04:00.000+02:00

(or Around 11am)

Prespala sem današnje jutro, ker me tudi danes mobitel ni zbudil. Včasih pač ne zvoni in ko ga prižgem, piše da smo 1.1.2008. Kadar se to zgodi, si vedno rečem: "Že mora biti tako, verjetno sem se morala naspati" ali "It's obviously time for a new beginning".:) Jaz imam tako nov začetek večkrat na leto :).
Včeraj pa se je zgodil nov začetek oz. (bolje rečeno) novo poglavje v knjigi I love you ;) avtorjev Williama in Catherine. Tudi sama sem se nekaj časa pridružila milijonom, ki so preko televizije gledali njuno poroko. Želim jima vso srečo v zakonu.

Danes je moj 1.1.2008 okoli enajstih zjutraj in je čas za kakšen nov in lep začetek! ;)

Eng: I overslept this morning, because my alarm clock on my cellphone didn't ring - again. Sometimes it just doesn't ring and when I turn it on, it says we are on the 1/1/2008. And I always say to myself: "I guess I just needed these few hours of extra sleep" or "It's obviously time for a new beginning".:) I am having many new beginnings a year ;).
There was another special new beginning or (better said) a new chapter in a book named I love you by William and Catherine. :) I have joined millions in front of television for an hour to see a little bit of glamour of their wedding day. I wish them a happy marriage.

Today is my 1/1/2008 around eleven o'clock in the morning and it is definitely time for some sort of new beginning. To beautiful beginnings! ;)

Imejte čudovit vikend poln ljubezni! ;)

Eng: I wish you all a great weeked full of love! ;)

Na obali. Prvič letos.

2011-04-27T11:10:00.003+02:00

(or At the seaside. The first time this year.)

Vsako leto znova, ko se prvič po zimi peljem proti morju, se najbolj veselim trenutka, ko prispem na cilj, odprem vrata in zavoham morje. To je vonj, ki me tako sprosti, ki prikliče toliko lepih spominov na brezskrbne trenutke, na dobro hrano in družbo. Mešajo se vonji rožmarina s sosednjega vrta, veter prinaša s seboj vonj po soli in Sunmix kremi za sončenje, ki je zame že od otroštva sinonim za poletne dni. V času najhujše zime jo včasih še vedno odprem in se z njo namažem po roki - ker enostavno diši "po morju". :)

Fotografije so bile posnete na sprehodu po obali in gneča je bila za praznike res velika. Prvič letos sem stala bosa v mivki in stopila v morje (poslala svoje korake v širno morje, sestra pa je to storila še z mojim imenom :) ), uživala v "morskem" soncu in zvoku valov.

Eng: The most exciting moment of first ride to the seaside after a long winter is a moment, when you open the door of a car and you get to smell the sea. This scent relaxes me so much, it bring back so many memories of careless moments, good food and company. Scents of rosemary from the neighbor's garden, salt from the sea and the Sunmix sun cream, which is a synonym for the sea from my childhood days, since that was the sun cream we used all the time. When the winter is at its peak, I sometimes still open this sun cream and put it on my arm - because it smells like summertime. :)

The photos were made on the walk by the seaside, there were so many people here during the holidays. It was the first time this year that I stood barefoot in the sand and stepped into the sea (sending my footstep all around the world and my sister did the same thing with my name :) ), enjoyed the "sea" sun and the sound of the waves.

Upam, da ste imeli lepe in mirne velikonočne praznike. Prav tako pa vam želim lep današnji praznik.

Eng: I hoped you had a nice and peaceful Easter. And I wish you a nice day today as well. :)

Medicinsko-humanitarna odprava Zambija 2011

2011-04-22T13:33:00.003+02:00

(or Medical humanitarian mission Zambia 2011)

Nataša Pekolj, Mojca Bizjak, Karla Berlec, Nina Kravanja in Matej Lunder sestavljajo skupino, ki bo letos jeseni odšla na trimesečno odpravo v Zambijo, natančneje v vasico Nangoma, kjer bodo po njihovih najboljši močeh pomagali domačinom v tamkajšnji bolnišnici. Študentje zadnjih letnikov medicine (Karla, Mojca in Nina) in Zdravstvene fakultete (Nataša in Matej) odpravo načrtujejo v okviru Sekcije za tropsko medicino pod okriljem Medicinske fakultete v Ljubljani. Prvič so se vsi skupaj sestali v začetku januarja in od takrat zelo zagnano pripravljajo različne dogodke, na katerih bodo zbirali denarna sredstva, ki jih potrebujejo za nakup zdravil in ostale opreme za pot v Zambijo.

Z namenom poglobitve znaja so se prejšnji vikend udeležili tudi t.i. "tropskega vikenda", kjer so cel vikend potekala predavanja in priprave na temo tropske medicine. Tale fotosešn se je zgodil po končanih predavanjih "tropskega vikenda". Kljub napornemu urniku, so me pričakali polni energije in idej. Dinamika te skupine je enostavno neverjetna. Med njimi se ves čas pletejo ideje, en drugega popolnoma sprejemajo. V parih mesecih so že razvili svoj "jezik" in svoje hece. Dobijo se vsak teden, imajo razdeljene naloge, zelo dobro so organizirani in imajo jasne cilje. To precej prispeva k pozitivni naravnanosti skupine, kljub temu da jih čaka še veliko dela z organiziranjem najbližjih dveh projektov, s katerima bodo zbirali denarna sredstva. Projekta, o katerih govorim sta:

- 7. maja organizirajo SREČELOV na Ilirija mitingu na letnem kopališču Ilirija v Ljubljani, kjer bodo prodajali srečke ves čas tekmovanja in vsaka od njih zadane! ;)

- 2. junija pa se obeta koncert v kavarni Sputnik na Viču, s katerim si bodo ravno tako pomagali pri zbiranju denarja s pomočjo slovenskih glasbenikov.

Poleg tega so se seveda lotili tudi pošiljanja stotine pisem različnim podjetjem v upanju na kakšen pozitiven odgovor, za valentinovo so prodajali doma narejene voščilnice za zaljubljence, v tisk so ravno poslali majice, ki jih bodo prodajali, čaka jih še dražba dresov najboljših slovenskih športnikov. Idej jim vsekakor ne manjka in resnično verjamem, da jim bo uspelo zbrati potrebna sredstva.
Njihova spletna stran je na tem naslovu. Podporo pa lahko izkažete izkažete tudi tako da "I like-ate" njihovo Facebook spletno stran, pridete na miting in kupite srečko ali dve in pa v Sputnik na koncert. ;)

Eng: Nina Kravanja, Mojca Bizjak, Karla Berlec (students of Faculty of Medicine), Nataša Pekolj and Matej Lunder (students of Faculty of Health Sciences) are members of a group that is gonig to Zambia this fall for three months. They are gonig to a village Nangoma, where they will try to do their best to help the locals in their hospital. They are planning the mission with the help of Medical Faculty (Departement of tropical medicine). They have met for the firts time in January and ever since they are very enthusiasticly peaparing all sortf of events to help raise the money they need to buy medical supplies and medicines.

They have all attended the so called "tropical weekend", where they got even more detailed and specific knowledge about tropical medicine. This photo session took time at the end of the "tropical weekend" and although their schedule was really busy, they were full of energy when I arrived. Dynamics of this group is unbelievable. In few months time they have developed their own "language", their own jokes. They meet every week, they are well organised and aware of their goals and duties. This surely helps and fills the group with all the energy that they need to complete their projects, which will help them raise the money they need. The projects I'm talking about are:

- May 7th: LOTTERY on Ilirija miting. And all the tickes are winning. :)

- June 2nd: Concert in wordly cafe Sputnik in Vič, where slovenian musicians will help them with raising the money.

They have also send hundreds od letters to slovenian companies, have sold home-made Valentines's day cards, they have just send T-shirts to print and are preaparing a big auction of jerseya of important slovenian athletes. They have no lack of ideas and I truly believe that they will succed in raising the money.
They website is not yet made. But you can show them your support with pressing the I like button on their Facebook profile and of course with attending the lottery on Ilirija miting and visiting the concert. :)

Dopoldanski užitki

2011-04-20T13:40:00.000+02:00

(or Morning delights)

Razvajanje. Zeleni čaj iz daljnih krajev z okusom vrtnice, breskve in manga. Besede iz te ali one knjige, iz te ali one revije. Tišina. Piškot.
Ko sem prvič pila pravi zeleni čaj, sem si zapisala misel, ki je šla nekako takole. V tem trenutku razumem, kaj pomeni "imeti (ali raje pustiti, da je) čas zase", kaj pomeni uživati v slehernem trenutku, ki traja in prehaja v naslednjega v vsej njegovi intenzivnosti brez presledka in s čisto milino. Sedeti na kavču, piti zeleni čaj. Brati. Imeti možnost učiti se, imeti jutro zase, biti v miru, pri sebi.

Trenutki, v katerih je hvaležnost edina prava beseda. Ker sem (lahko) hvaležna za čudovite ljudi, zaupanje, dobre knjige, najboljšo "job-to-be" (fotografiranje :) ), iskrenost, zeleni čaj in čas zase. :)

Eng: Enyoing. A green tea from places far away with a taste of roses, peach and mango. Words from this book or another, words from this magazine or another. Silence. A cookie.
When I first took a sip of a green tea few years ago I wrote a thouhgt, that went sometnig like this. In this very moment I understand what it means to "have a moment for myself", to enjoy in every single moment that last and passes into the next one with all its intensity, without ever really stopping in beetween in all its grace. Sitting on a couch, drinking green tea. Reading. Having a possibility to learn, having a morning for myself, being in peace.

Moments, in which the gratitude is the only right word. Because I am grateful for all amazing people, trust, good books, job-to-be (being a photographer :) ), honesty, green tea and time for myself. :)

Želim vam čudovit dan, v katerem boste našli svoj trenutek tišine. :)

Eng: I wish you all a beautiful day, in which you'll be able to find a moment just for yourself. :)

Čoln in vrba

2011-04-18T09:57:00.000+02:00

(or A boat and a Willow tree)

Tudi ta dva posnetka sta bila narejena ob Ljubljanici. Rahlo je pihalo in vrba je prav plesala. Želela sem, da je tudi posnetek ravno tako mehek in nežen. Svetloba je bila čudovita. Vedno iščem svetlobo zahajajočega sonca in topel sij, ki ga taka svetloba oddaja.

Vrba je drevo, ki me spominja na otroštvo in jo na nek način vedno razumem kot "svoje" drevo. Pod vrbo smo se pogosto igrali, saj je bila na drugi strani cestice od našega vrta. Preden so jo porezali (saj je rasla nad cestico) in je imela najdaljše vejice, je tako plesala, ko je pihalo. Lahko sem jo gledala skozi okno naše hiše. Vedno sem si jo predstavljala kot simbol modrosti in trdnosti. Ravno takšno kot je v Disneyevi Pocahontas - modra stara mati, ki svetuje (in pleše) :).

Eng: These two photos were also made on the shore of Ljubljanica river. The wind was blowing a bit and Willow tree was dancing on the notes of wind. I wanted the photo to be the same: soft and gentle. The light was gorgeous. I always look for the light of the sunset and it's warm glow that comes when the Sun is setting.

Willow tree is a tree that remindes me of my childhood. I think of this tree as my "own" :). We often played under the Willow tree, witch grew on the opposite side of the road from our garden. Before they cut the branches (it was just beside the road) and they were as long as they could get, she danced, when the wind was blowing. I could watch her form our house. This tree always seemed so strong and wise to me. Just like that Willow tree in Disney's Pocahontas - the wise old grandmother, that gives advices (and dances) :).

Ljubljana: Mojca + Marko

2011-04-16T17:21:00.002+02:00

Za fotosešn smo se zmenili kar preko maila. Pogledala sta moje delo na blogu in se odločila, da bi se rada dobila z mano. Preko maila smo se še dogovorili, kje bi se Mojca + Marko rada fotografirala in izbrala sta nekaj lokacij. Za začetno lokacijo sta izbrala Metelkovo. Ko sem ju zagledala sem vedela, da se bomo imeli cel čas fotosešna super :). Tu sta se kot študenta kar veliko zadrževala in nad njunim stylingom sem bila res navdušena. To lokacijo sta želela obarvati z "when we were students" filingom :).

Mojca in Marko sta se spoznala v svojih študentskih letih. Začelo se je na Markovi zabavi za rojstni dan: Marko živi na veliki domačiji in je vsako leto ob svojem rojstnem dnevu pripravljal veliko zabavo za svoj rojstni dan. Markova znanka se je odločila, da bi rada šla na zabavo in je s seboj povabila Mojco - tako sta "ne-zares-povabljeni" prišli na zabavo in se tam zabavali do jutra. Vmes so se spoznali in ob odhajanju je Mojca rekla: "To bi se pa še splačalo ponoviti." Ko sta mi v avtu na poti na drugo lokacijo razlagala, kako sta se spoznala, je Marko rekel, da je bilo točno v teh besedah nekaj tako zapeljivega, nekaj drugačnega, da je bil način, kako je to povedala tisti, ob katerem je pomislil, da bi se to pa res še splačalo ponoviti.
In se je, a na nekoliko drugačen način. Bila sta na sladoledu v Ljubljani, sedela na klopci in uživala v soncu, ko je k njima pristopila ženska, ki je iskala statiste za snemanje reklame, ki je potekala v nedeljo. Marko je rekel, da nima časa, Mojca je rekla, da ima čas. In Marko je rekel, da ima čas :). In imela sta čas biti blizu drug drugemu, se pogovarjati in početi ljubke stvari celo nedeljo na snemanju reklame :).

In prejšnjo nedeljo ni bilo tako zelo drugače. Bila sta pred aparatom: bila sta si blizu, se pogovarjala in ves čas počela ljubke stvari. :) Uživala sem vsako minuto preživeto v njuni družbi.

Eng: We arranged the engagement photossesion through email. They have seen my work on my blog and decided that they want to have a photosession with me. We started at Metelkova city, where they used to hang out in their student years.

Mojca and Marko when they were still both going to collage. Marko used to have big parties for his birthdays and one acquaintance of his invited Mojca to come with her so they "crashed" to the party and stayed there until the morning. Mojca and Marko met during the party and at goodbye Mojca said something that resonated with Marko in such a special way, because she said it with such sexy vibe. She said: "We should do that again."
And they did. They went on an ice cream, when a woman approached them offering them a role in commercial next Sunday. Marko said no, Mojca said yes. Marko (thought again) said yes. :) So they had all Sunday to spent time together, talk and do cute things - like falling in looove. :)

And previous Sunday wasn't so different. They were both in front of camera, spending time together, talking and donig cute things - making their love even stronger. :) I have enjoyed each minute spent with them.

Res je lepo videti nasmeh in sproščenost na njunih obrazih. Res uživam, ko se moji pari popolnoma prepustijo trenutku in se imajo radi ter počnejo vse tiste lepe in ljubke stvari :).

Eng: It was so nice to see them laughing and having a great time. I love, when my couples let themselves go and enjoy the moments doing cute things ;)

Po kratkem premoru in zamenjavi oblačil smo nadaljevali fotosešn. Lovili smo sonce, ker resnično obožujem svetlobo zahajajočega sonca. Ljubezen z njegovo pomočjo le še bolj žari :).

Eng: After a shor brake and changing their clothes we continued the photosession. We were chasing the sun, because I really love the light of the sunset.

Both looking gorgeous!

Imeli smo čudovit dan. Hvala vama za zaupanje in vse nasmehe :). Če želite videti več fotografij: na tem linku SLIDESHOW.

Eng: We had the most wonderful day. Thank you both for your trust and smiles. If you want to see more photos click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Holga: Portreta

2011-04-14T12:36:00.000+02:00

(or Holga: Two portraits)

Enostavno imam rada Holgo. Pri drugem filmu že vem, kako se "upravlja" s to malo gmoto plastike, da se posnetki ne prekrivajo :). (Je bila čisto moja krivda, da so se prekrivali prvič. ;)) To sem posnela na tistem noro-utrganem-čudovitem fotosešnu, ki sem ga imela z Barbaro. Na prvem posnetku je double exposure, na drugem pa ujet nasmeh. Love it! Film, ki sem ga uporabila je bil Lomography black and white film ISO 100. Naslednji bo barvni in komaj čakam, da vidim, kakšni posnetki bodo uspeli.

Eng: I just love my Holga! This is my second film I have shoot with it and now I already know, who to work with this small piece of plastic, so that the frames aren't overlaping eachother :). (It was totaly my fault the previous time. ;)) These two shoots I made on that crazy-wonderful photosession I've had with Barbara. There is a double exposure on the first frame and on the second I caught her smile. Love it! The film used is Lomography black and white film ISO 100. The next one will be color film and I can't wait to see the outcome.

Imejte lep, lep četrtek!

Eng: I wish you all a wondeful Thursday!

Coming soon: Mojca + Marko

2011-04-12T19:55:00.000+02:00

V nedeljo sem preživela popoldne v družbi čudovitega para. Mojca in Marko sta zaročena (in zaradi tega smo tudi naredili ta super-cute zaročni sešn) in se poročita 28. maja. Jaz imam to čast, da bom njuna poročna fotografija (juuhej!). Resnično se veselim tiste sobote, ker sta enostavno čudovita, sproščena, polna pozitivne energije in they thought I was fun to be around ;).

Po mailu smo se zmenili, da se dobimo na Metelkovi, kjer sta oba skupaj preživela kar nekaj lepih trenutkov. Potem pa smo pot nadaljevi na Trnovski plaži, Koseški bajer pa je bila naša zadnja destinacija. Več fotografij pa: they're coming soon ;).

Eng: I had a pleasure to spent Sunday's afternoon in a company with Mojca and Marko. We had a super-cute engagemnet photosession and I also have an honour to be their wedding photographer on May 28th. Super exited! I am really looking forward to that Saturday, because they are such a wonderful, relaxed couple, full of great energy and they thought I was fun to be
around ;).

We aranged the engagement sesssin through mail and met at Metelkova city, where they have spent many beautiful moments togehter. We went to Trnovska beach afterwards and finised the session at Koseški bajer. And other photos are coming soon ;).

Tips & Tricks: Odsevi sonca

2011-04-10T10:59:00.000+02:00

(or Tips & Tricks: Sun's reflections)

Rada delim znanje, če ga le lahko. In internet je res dober prostor, kjer lahko delim to, kar sem se do sedaj naučila. Prav tako se sama naučim veliko, ko delim svoje znanje še s kom drugim. Tips & tricks je kategorija, v kateri bom objavljala svoj pogled na fotografiranje. Vsekakor upam, da bodo komu takšni nasveti koristili in omogočili, da še bolj razvije svoj lasten stil in najde svoj fotografski izraz. Pomagam pa lahko le tako, da razložim svojo pot in svoj stil. :)

Tisti, ki spremljate moj blog, se Ide zagotovo spomnite. Dobili sva se dva tedna nazaj in imeli čudovito popoldne, v katerem sva naredili nekaj res lepih portretov. In to sta edina dva, na katerih se ne smeji :).

Fotografija je bila posneta na stopnicah Herkulovega vodnjaka pred Akademijo. Iz mesta sva šli proti Trnovem, ko sem videla, da je svetloba ob vodnjaku rahlo drugačna. Ura je bila štiri popoldne in sonce še kar visoko na nebu. Svetloba v ulici je bila super, a želela sem si, da bi lahko kar najbolj poudarila njene iskrive, modre oči. Ker sem bila pozorna, sem opazila, da se sonce odseva v oknih desno, okna pa mečejo odsev ravno pred vodnjak. In ta svetloba se je odbija zopet gor. Vedela sem, da če bom prosila Ido, da se usede na tisto mesto, bom imela svetlobo, ki bo prihaja od spodaj in res lepo osvetlila njen obraz. Z veseljem se je usedla na tisto mesto in tako sem dobila sonce v njene oči. :)

Sama najraje delam z naravno svetlobo. In ta odsev sonca na tleh mi je omogočil, da sem dobila v tisti ulici popolnoma drugačno osvetljen obraz. In v tem primeru sem morala biti pozorna na rahel odsev sonca na tleh pred vodnjakom.

Upam, da imate zdaj le še večjo željo iskati "pravo" svetlobo za vaše portrete. :)

Eng: I really like to share my knowledge, if I only can. And internet is a really good space, where I can do that. Tips & tricks is a category, in which I will post my view on photographing. I honestly hope, that this tips will help somebody and make it possible for him/her to develop his/her style even more. And the only way I can help is by explainig my own photographic style. :)

For those of you, who follow my blog, you surely remeber Ida. We met two weeks ago and had a wonderful time, made some beautiful portraits. And this are the only two photos in which she is not laughing out loud :).

The photos were made on the steps of Hercules fountain in Stari trg. We were going to Trnovo, when I saw that the light infront of the fountain was slightly different. It was 4 pm and the sun was still pretty high. The light in the ally was beautiful, but I wanted to highlight her sprakling blue eyes. I paid attencion to the light and saw that the sun is reflecting in the windows on the right and and the sun's light in the windows is reflecting on the ground infront of the fountain. And this light is again reflecting upwards. I knew, that if I ask Ida to sit there, I will have the light that is coming from the ground and will lit her face beautifully. And this is how I got (even more) sun into her eyes. :)

I love to work wit natural light. And the reflection on the ground made it possible to get differently lit face in that ally. And in this case I had to find a reflection of the sun on the ground.

I hope you have even bigger wish to search for the "perfect" light for your portraits. :)

Nastavitve (zgornja fotografija) / Settings (the photo above): 1/1600s, f/ 2.2, ISO 200

My very own all *

2011-04-07T08:48:00.000+02:00

Pa jih imam! :) Čisto svoje allstarke. Ta objava je kratko nadaljevanje objave O korakih, ki sem jo spisala pred kratkim.

In zdaj lahko tudi v njih hodim naprej po svoji dream-job path, kakor sem imenovala svojo fotografsko pot. Razlog, zakaj so superge na leseni mizi je ta, da so me ožulile :). Sem spočila svoja stopala, se kasneje spet obula in nadaljevala svojo pot. Ni vedno lahko "hoditi po svoji poti", a če si česa tako močno želiš, zmoreš vse. ;)

To je nauk za danes! ;)

Eng: And I have them! My very own All star sneakers. This post is a short continuation of a post I'we written a while ago
titled About steps.

And now I can make a few steps on my dream-job path in these little shoes. The reason why the sneakers are on a wooden table is that I've got blisters walking in them for the first time. I gave my feet a short rest, put the sneakers on again and continued the walk. Well, it's not always easy to walk "on the path that you've choosen", but if you really want to, there is nothing that can stop you. ;)

This is today's lesson. ;)

Skupaj.

2011-04-05T10:46:00.001+02:00

(or Together.)

Nekatere stvari me res ganejo. In v petek zvečer se je zgodilo nekaj takega. Bil je večer, ko smo praznovali prijateljev rojstni dan. Večer se je okoli enih zjutraj zame počasi končeval, razvozila sem prijatelje domov in preden sem "oddala" še zadnjega, sem prejela klic, da je oče na urgenci, ker si je poškodoval koleno. Sestra je bila že na poti tja, jaz pa sem se po klicu tudi odpravila na pot do urgence.
Tam smo skupaj čakali, da ga sprejmejo, pregledajo, povijejo in pošljejo domov. Med tem časom pa - ura je morala biti že okoli druge ure zjutraj - je na urgenco prišel precej star par. Moža so pripeljali na bolniški postelji, ona je hodila ob postelji. Potem je stala zraven, ga vsake toliko pokrila/popravila odejo, prisluhnila njegovemu dihanju. Bila je z njim. Ko se je usedla na klopco, se je usedla tako, da je bila obrnjena proti njemu in imela prijazne, rahlo zaspane oči ves čas usmerjene k njegovi postelji.
Mislila sem si: za njima je že toliko let, toliko spominov. Spraševala sem se, kako se je začela njuna zgodba, kdaj sta se prvič držala za roke, kdaj sta se odločila, da preživita življenje skupaj.
Kljub temu, da ju nisem videla v njunih brezskrbnih trenutkih, sem ju videla skupaj. Po toliko letih. Njo ob njem. Skupaj.

Eng: There are some things that really move me. And something like this happened on Friday late at night. We got together on Friday to celebrate my friend's birthday. For me the evening was coming to an end around 1 am, then I drove my friends to their homes and just before I took the last friend home I got a call, that my father is in the ER, because he hurt his knee. My sister was already on her way to ER and after I got the call I hurried there myself.
Then we waited together that he was accepted, examined, bandaged and sent home. In the meantime - it was almost 2 am - an old couple arrived to ER. He was lying on a hospital bed, she was besides him. She stood there, and every once in a while covered him with a blanket, making small changes and listening him breathing. She was with him. When she sat on the bench, she sat turning her body towards the hospital bed of her husband, looking at him with nice, slightly tired eyes.
I thought to myself: they have so many memories and years behind them. I wondered how their story started, when it was the fisrt time they hold eachother hands, when they decided to spend they life together.
Although I didn't have the opportunity to see them together in their carefree moments, I saw them together. After so may years. Together.

Zgornja fotografija je nastala nekaj ur pred opisanim dogodkom. Zgodba, ki se pravzaprav šele začenja. :)
Želim vam lep dan!

Eng: This photo was made few hours before the described event. A story which is really just beggining. :)
I wish you all a wonderful day!

Ida Plevnik

2011-04-02T15:44:00.001+02:00

Kolikor neverjetno se to sliši iz mojih ust, ampak tale Facebook je super zadeva :). Dolgo sem oklevala s prijavo. In potem je prišel čas, ko sem se po vsaj sedemnajstih vprašanjih ( ;) ) "Iva, a maš FB?", odločila, da si ustvarim svoj profil. Kot vsi veste, ljudje ti lahko pišejo na zid, te pozdravijo, pustijo zasebna sporočila, deliš si videe, povezave in fotografije.
In ni bilo dolgo, ko je dolgoletna znanka pisala na zid mojega profila. Hitro sva se zmenili za kavo in se dobili. Pravzaprav se poznava že deset let, a nikoli prej nisva šli na pošteno kavo, si res izmenjali nekaj več kot le par besed, četudi je bil občutek vedno "she's a nice girl" :).
In sva se dobili. Sedeli sva na kavi v stari Ljubljani, bil je še en lep sončen dan, energija je bila super in Ida preprosto čudovita. Pogovor je bil odkrit, iskren, dinamičen in zabaven - kot bi bili res dobri prijateljici že vrsto let, čeprav je bil to dan, ko se je prijateljstvo šele začelo.
Tudi Ida je absolventka na Filozofski fakulteti, poleg tega pa poje mezzosopran v zboru ljubljanske opere SNG. In veselim se dneva, ko jo bom lahko prvič slišala peti.

Spodaj pa dve fotografiji, ki sem jih naredila tisti dan. Po pijači sva šli še na sprehod in se res veliko smejali. Lep dan in lep spomin. In Facebook RULS! ;)

Eng: I know how strange is to hear this from me, but Facebook is great :). I have hesitated for a long time, before I have finally (after at least seventeen questions "Iva, do you have a FB profile?" ;)) made my own profile. As you all know people can write messages on your wall, say hi, leave private messages, you can share videos, connections and photos.
And it wasn't long before I got a message for my acquaintance of many years. We picked the date quickly and met for a coffee in old part of Ljubljana. We have known eachother for almost 10 years, but never before got together for a proper coffee or talk, althought the feeling was always "she's a nice girl" :).
So we met. It was another sunny day in Ljubljana, the energy was great, the talk honest, fun, dynamic and Ida was wonderful. :) It felt like we have been friends for a very long time, although the friendship have just started off that day.
Ida is in her final year in faculty and she also sing mezzosopran in choir of Slovene National Theatre Opera and Balet. Can't wait to hear her sing one day.

Below two photos I made that day. We went for a walk after the coffee and had so much fun. A beautiful day and a beautiful memory. And Facebook (obviously) RULS ;)!

Cestni srčki

2011-03-30T16:17:00.000+02:00

(or Heart signs)

Kamorkoli grem, je z mano vedno moj Nikon z objektivom Nikkor 35mm f/2D. In tako sem se vozila proti parkirišču pod Šmarno goro, ko sem na vsaki drugi/treji obcestni svetilki zagledala te "cestne srčke". Pravzaprav je bilo prvo "srečanje" malo nevarno, ker me pač zanimajo rdeče, srčkaste stvari z napisi, a ko sem za volanom me take stvari nikakor ne smejo zanimati. :) Zato sem modro vrnila pogled nazaj na cesto in se odločila, da se jim "posvetim", ko pridem s Šmarne gore.
Šla sem pogledat štiri "cestne srčke" in jih zabeležila na CF kartico. Tukaj sta za vas dva - sharing the love and happiness :). Malo bodo morali še delati na slovnici, a sporočila so vsekakor jasna :).

Imejte lep dan!

Eng: Left side: Everything I understand, I understand because I love. Right side: Happiness needs/should be shared.

I always have my Nikon camera and my Nikkor 35mm f/2D lens with me no matter where I go. I was driving towards the parking lot under the Šmarna gora (Šmarna hill), when I saw these heart signs on every second/third streetlamp. In fact the first encounter with these heart signs was a bit dangerous. I am interested in things that are red, heartshaped and have some sort of inscription on them. And trying to read the words and driving a car isn't the best idea. :) So I wisely decided to turn my eyes back on the road and decided to give them some time after returning from Šmarna hill.
So I' ve "visited" four heart signs and took a photo of them. Here are two for you - just sharing the love and happiness ;).

I wish you a happy day!

Stara Ljubljana: Ines + Žiga

2011-03-28T09:58:00.000+02:00

(Old part of Ljubljana: Ines + Žiga)

Bila sta študenta Fakultete za farmacijo, ko sta se spoznala. Žiga je bil študent tretjega in Ines drugega letnika. Kolegica od Ines je povabila Žigo na pijačo in slučajno se jim je pridružila še Ines. Žiga je bil lačen in brez bona, tako mu je Ines posodila svojega, ker je potarnal, da je lačen. Naslednji dan je Žiga kupil bone in ji ga vrnil, ko sta se naslednjič srečala. In takrat se je zgodilo - Žiga je na Ines opazil nekaj neopisljivega, nekaj izjemnega, čudovitega. In po tem srečanju je čas tekel dalje, dokler se nista srečala še tretjič. In istega dan je Žiga naštudiral urnik za drugi letnik, jo naslednji dan počakal pred fakulteto in jo povabil na zmenek. Od tega je že 6 let.

In med njima je še vedno toliko energije, topline in ljubezni. Ves čas fotosešna sta se hecala, smejala in se gledala s toliko ljubezni v očeh. Kot sem napisala že v coming soon objavi: res si ne bi mogla želeti boljšega para za prvo tovrstno fotografiranje. Zagotovo dobita še nekaj + točk zaradi tega, ker sta se mi tako pogosto (na)smejala :).

Eng: They both studied on Faculty of Pharmacy, when they met eachother. Žiga was in 3rd grade, Ines in 2nd. One day a collegue of Ines invited Žiga and her schoolmates to a drink, Ines came along as well. Žiga became hungry, but didn't have any student coupons for food anymore so Ines lent him one. The next day Žiga bought these coupons and gave Ines one back after awhile. It was that very moment, when Žiga saw something utterly indescribable, exeptional and gorgeous in Ines. Time has passed and they have met for the third time. That was the day Žiga looked at the timetable for 2nd grade and waited for her infront of the faculty the next day. He asked her out. That was 6 year ago.

And they still have so much energy, passion, love and kindness for eachother. Throughout the photo rendez-vous session they looked at eacother with so much love, they laughed and joked around. I have said this before in my coming soon post, but I really couldn't ask for a more beautiful couple for my first photo rendez-vous session. And surely they get some + points because they thought I was fun to be around. :)

Photo rendez-vous session smo začeli v stari Ljubljani, kjer je bila svetloba mehka in zares prijazna portretom.

Eng: We stared the session in old part of Ljubljana, where the light was just so soft, perfect for portraits.

Zgornji dve fotografiji sta bili posneti na film. In, Ines, prelepa si.

Eng: These two photos above were taken with an analog camera. And, Ines, you are simply gorgeus.

Obožujem take fotografije, ker je na njih ujeta vsa pristnost trenutka. Hecanje, nasmeh, iskrenost.

Eng: I love these kind of photos, because all the sincerity of the moment is caught in them. Having fun, laughing, being honest.

Čisto vse fotografije nosijo v sebi toliko ljubezni. In res is štejem v čast, da sem smela na film in CF kartico "zapisati" vajino ljubezen. :)

Če želite videti več fotografij, kliknite sem za SLIDESHOW.

Eng: All the photographs carry so much love in them. And I really consider myself extremely lucky to have the oppurtunity to "write" your love on film and CF card. :)

If you want to see more photos, click here for a SLIDESHOW.

Odmerjen čas

2011-03-26T09:46:00.003+01:00

(The allotted time)

In je res prišla pomlad. Juhej ;). Zadnje dni sem se sprehajala po mestu, večkrat zavila v Tivoli, hodila po Šišenskem hribu. Sedela sem v tišini na jasi z obrazom obrnjenim proti soncu. Fotografirala in v mislih "pisala" besede, stavke.
Vse se konča, da se lahko začne nekaj novega. Včasih je to lažje razumeti, drugič skoraj nemogoče. A življenje se sklene in se rodi novo. Včasih le bežno hodi mimo odmerjen čas, ki se ga ne zavedamo, dokler se ne ustavi. Narava, ki jo res imamo pred očmi, a zato nič manj v nas samih (oz. obratno: "ima" ona nas), teče in živi v krogih nastajanja in minevanja - v (nikoli zares končanem) krogu življenja.

Eng: The spring has really come. Wii ;). For the last few days I have been walking around the city, went to Tivoli park and on Šišenski hrib. I sat in silence on a meadow with my face turned towards the sun. I have taken photographs and been "writing" words and sentences in my mind.
Everything is in motion - ending and starting anew - or more just transforming, an endless transformation of live. Sometimes this is easier to understand, sometimes almost impossible. But life is completed and is born anew. The allotted time passes by, sometimes we aren't aware of it until it stops. The nature infront of us, but still deeply in us, runs and lives in circles of formation and passing - in the (never-ending) circle of live.

Želim vam čudovit vikend. :)

Eng: I wish you all a wonderful weekend. :)

Coming soon: Ines + Žiga

2011-03-24T10:10:00.000+01:00

Vreme je že cel teden čudovito. V torek sem se dobila z Ines in Žigo in dve urici popoldne smo sledili sončnim žarkom in trenutnemu navdihu.

Dolgo čas sem si želela fotografirati love session oziroma z mojimi besedami photo rendez-vous session. Ines in Žiga ne bi mogla biti boljša "izbira" za prvi tovrsten fotosešn. Zelo hitro sta se navadila na kamero in ves čas, ki smo ga preživeli skupaj je bil res prijeten, zabavali in smejali smo se. Očitno, a vseeno napišem: oba sta naravnost čudovita :). Veselim se vseh naslednjih takih fotosešnov in ustvarjanja lepih spominov. All with and for love.

Prav komaj čakam, da vam bom lahko v naslednjih dneh pokazala še več fotografij. Pridite pogledat! ;)

Eng: The weather has been great for the whole last week. I met with Ines and Žiga on Tuesday for almost two hours. The guideline of the love-session or in my words photo rendez-vous session was following the sun rays and momentary inspiration.

I wanted to do a photo rendez-vous session for a very long time and Ines and Žiga couldn't be a better "choice" fot ther first photo rendez-vous session I have photographed. They got used to me and my camera in a very short amount of time. All the time spent together was pleasant, we had so much fun. And (an obvious statement) they both look good, they are just so beautiful. I am really looking forward to all my future photo rendez-vous sessions and making sweet memories. All with and for love.

Can't wait to show you other photos of them as well. They are coming soon ;).

O korakih

2011-03-22T22:00:00.002+01:00

(or About steps)

Ko sem ugotovila, da si želim fotografirati, se je zdelo, kot bi se mi odpirala popolnoma nova vrata. Vsa vprašanja okoli tega, katero delo je zame, kaj me osrečuje, so počasi začela dobivati odgovore.
Dve leti je, odkar sem začutila, da je fotografija del mene. Da mi je vse, kar je povezano z njo res ljubo. Uživam v tem, da sem del tega, da se spomini ohranijo in tudi v tem, da jih soustvarjam. Dobro se počutim, ko naredim popolnoma random fotografijo "navadnega" dne in s tem dodelim pomen nekemu preprostemu pogovoru na dvorišču pred hišo. Hvaležna sem tudi, ko lahko zabeležim poseben dan v življenju ene/več oseb.
Fotografija je postala moja velika strast. Zraven tega stopajo seveda tudi občutki, s katerimi se verjetno sooča večina ljudi - strah, nezaupanje vase. In vsi ti koraki (naprej, nazaj, levo, naprej, nazaj, nazaj, desno, naprej, naprej ...), ki jih delam na svoji fotografski poti, so vredni, da jih naredim. To si želim početi in kljub "oviram" (lastnim ali zunanjim), s katerimi se sooča vsak ter bom z veliko volje, upanja in poguma stopala proti oz. po (bo to preveč klišejsko?) my dream-job path ;).

Eng: When I realized, that I want to be taking photographies constantly, it seemed like there where new doors openening to me. All the questions: what will I do, what is the job for me, what work makes me happy - they slowely started being answered.
It has been two years since I started to feel, that photography means a lot to me. That everything conected to it, is really precious to me. I enjoy being a part od preserving memories and also making them. I just feel well making a random shoot on a "regular" day, while having a simple conversation infront of the house. I'm grateful that I'm able to preserve people's memories.
Photography has become my passion. Of course I also have to deal with all the feelings many people are having - fear of failure, lack of confidence. And all the steps that I am taking (forwars, backwards, left, forward, backwards, backwards, right, forward, forward, ...) are worth taking. Because I know now, what I want to do and despite "obstacles" (internal or external) that a young soul has to deal with, I'm walking with a lot of will, hope and courage (is that just to cliché?) on my dream-job path ;).

P.s.: in ne bi se branila nekaj teh korakov naprej, nazaj, levo in desno narediti v teh supergicah ;).

Eng: P.s.: and I wouldn't think twice of making some of my steps in this little shoes ;).

Barbara Matijašič

2011-03-20T13:05:00.000+01:00

Z Barbaro sva se dobili v začetku tega tedna in naredili nekaj promo fotografij. Barbara je plesalka hip-hopa v Kazini, občasno obiskuje ure jazz baleta, redno pa hodi na učne ure baleta. V Urški Kranj poučuje hip-hop in pa street jazz. Pred kratkim se je vrnila iz Pariza, kjer je zaključevala svoj študij ekonomije (opomba: do diplome je še čisto malo ;)).
Plesati je začela pri petih letih, a opustila plesne urice, ker ji nikakor ni bilo do otroških plesov. Tako se je pri dvanajstih letih zopet vpisala v plesno šolo in od takrat naprej pleše in pleše :).

V dobri uri sva naredili precej fotografij. Jaz sem uporabila vso svojo opremo in tako je objava mix digitalnih in analognih fotografij. Mislim, da boste zlahka prepoznali žmohtnost analogne fotografije. ;)

Eng: Barbara and I met in the beggining of this week to make some promo photos of her. Barbara is a hip-hop dancer in Kazina, from time to time she visits a class of jazz balet and regulary takes balet classes. She also is a hip-hop and street jazz teacher in dance school Urška Kranj. A while ago she came back from Paris (and she really has something Paris-like in her :) ), where she was finishing her study of Economy.
She started dancing, when she was five, but quitted because she just din't like the silly dances they has to dance. So she went back to dance school, when she was twelve and she has been dancing ever since.

In an hour and a half we made many photos. I was using all of my cameras so the post is a mix of digital and analog photos. I think you will have no problem recognizing the feistiness of analog photos. ;)

Takšne fotografije so tiste, za katere sem vedno noro vesela, da jih posnamem. Ker sva se smejali, ker sva se imeli res dobro. In to, da lahko nasmejim osebo pred objektivom - to šteje, res šteje :).

Eng: These are the photos that make me proud and happy to have them. Because we were laughing, really having a good time. And the fact, that the person standing infront of my camera is relaxed and enjoying herself/himself is the biggest achivement for me.

Barbara, loving it! Simply stunning! ;)

Čas, ki sva ga preživeli skupaj je bil res prijeten. Smejali sva se, Barabra je celo plesala, ustvarili res lep spomin in nekaj dobrih promo fotk. Upam, da spet kmalu kaj podobnega.

Eng: Time we have spent together was really pleasant. We had few good laughs, Barbara even danced, we made a great memory and some stunning promo photos. :)

Popita kavica

2011-03-18T21:12:00.004+01:00

(or Finished coffee)

Danes sem bila v mestu. S prijatelji sem bila na kavi, ki je sama sicer ne pijem, resnično pa obožujem njen vonj. Vonj kave me spomni na nedeljska jutra, ko sta starša pripravila družinski, nedeljski, obilen zajtrk, ki se je vedno začel s skodelico kave.

Sam prizor me je pritegnil, ker me je zanimalo, kdo je bila ta oseba, ki je sama sedela na kavici v starem delu Ljubljane ob dveh čudovitih knjigarnah, ki se nahajata v bližini. Ostala je le prazna skodelica kave in čudovita svetloba. (Kakšni čudoviti couple-LOVE-portreti bi lahko nastali na tej kamniti klopci ;) ).

Eng: I was in the city today. My friends and I went to grab a cup of coffee, which I don't drink, but the its aroma must be one of the most beautiful ones. Coffee's smell reminds me on Sunday mornings, when my parents prepared abundant breakfasts for the whole family. And they always started with a coffee.

I was attracted to the scene, because I wondered, who was the person that sat alone and was drinking coffee in the old part of Ljubljana near the two wonderful bookshops. Things left behind were an empty cup of coffee and a gorgeous lihgt. (And what wonderful couple-LOVE-portraits could have been made here on this stone bench ;) ).

Coming soon: Barbara Matijašič

2011-03-17T10:19:00.002+01:00

V torek sva se z Barbaro dobili, da narediva nekaj promo fotografij. Fotkanje sva imenovali "crazy lunch break". Barbara je namesto na kosilo priletela na fotosešn, za lokacijo pa si je izbrala Metelkovo. Všeč mi je, da je sama predlaga prostor, ker je tako lahko sešn še bolj oseben in res njen. V dobri uri sva naredili precej raznolikih in lepih portretov. V naslednjih dneh pa nekaj več fotografij. Pridite pogledat ;)

Eng: Barbara and I met on Tuesday to make promo photos for her. We called the session a "crazy lunch break". Barbara came to photosession in hours of lunch and we got togeher at a place she choose - Metelkova city. I just adore, that she sugessted a place, because this is how the photosession becomes even more personal. In an hour and a half we made some great and diverse photographies. Others are coming soon. ;)

V slabem in lepem

2011-03-14T10:55:00.001+01:00

(or In bad and in beautiful)

Tokrat sem morala počakati en mesec, da se je prvi fotografiji pridružila druga, da je prva dobila pravo "sopotnico". Fotografija na levi strani je bila posneta v začetku februarja. Vrani sta sedeli na anteni dolgo, nekaj časa sem ju opazovala in potem naredila fotografijo. Že takrat se mi je zdelo, da bi lahko dobro opisala moje misli, a je nikakor nisem mogla objaviti. Bila je na čakalni listi, vse dokler se nisem nekega jutra zbudila ob pol seštih zjutraj in pisala pismo. Sonce se je ravno zbujalo in za streho, na kateri je ta antena, je vse žarelo. Spet sem jo gledala in ker je bil vzhod tako lep in sem želela ohraniti spomin na to jutro, sem vzela fotoapart in naredila nekaj fotografij vzhoda. Gledala sem skozi objektiv in v tistem trenutku sta priletili mimo dve vrani in se za nekaj sekund usedli na najvišjo palico antene. Ja, moram reči, da je bil prav poseben trenutek :). Vsekakor sem imela na obrazu nasmešek. Ker je zdaj leva polovica diptiha dobila svojo manjkajočo polovico.

Eng: This time I had to wait for a month, so that the first photograph got a right "companion". The photo on the left was made in the beggining of February. Two crows were sitting on the antenna for a long time and after a while I took a photo of them. Even then I thought that this photo could desribe my feelings well, but I just couldn't published it. It was on the waiting list, until I woke up one morning at half past five and was writting a letter. The sun was just rising behind the roof, where the antenna is. I took my camera and watched throug the lens and in that moment two crows flew by and sat on the highest antenna bar. Yes, I have to say it was a pretty special moment :). I definitely had a simle on my face. Because now the left part of the dyptich got it's missing half.

Napisala bi tako:

2011-03-11T10:35:00.001+01:00

(or I would write it this way:)

Prevod: Razmišljaj globoko, govori nežno, nadvse ljubi, smej se glasno, trdo delaj, dajaj svobodno in govori prijazno.

Zadnjič smo se pri kolegici Nini pripravljale na odganjanje zime in na steni v njeni sobi visi tale tablica. Prebrala sem in jo fotografirala, ker se mi zdi, da je zapisano lahko res dobra popotnica oz. nekakšen dober sklop majhnih in preprostih nasvetov za življenje. Tablica ima tak dober vibe in če jo prebereš z rahlim nasmeškom na obrazu lahko začutiš nekakšno prijetno dobro voljo, ki te samo spomni, kako prav je, da smo dobri do sebe in do drugega.
Kako rada fotografiram! Bil je res le moment med mano in temi besedami. Potem sem jih fotografirala in zdaj se dobro spomnim občutka in ga lahko na pristen način (ko spet berem te besede) podoživim. Pravzaprav ni le spomin iz preteklosti, fotografija se dogaja tudi zdaj.

Imejte čudovit petek! :)

Eng: Last weekend we were at Nina's place getting ready "to chase the winter away". And on one of her walls there was this clay plate. I took a photo of it, because I just thought that these words can be a very good advice or some sort of set of tiny and simple tips for life. Plate has such a good vibe and if you read it with a slight smile on your face, you can just feel good energy, that remindes you, how right it is to be good to yourself and towards the others.
I just looove photographing! It was really just a moment between me and those words. Then I took a photo and now it is so easy to remember the feelling. But this photograph is not just a memory from the past, when looking at it - it talks to me now. So it is very present, although it is from the past. ;)

I just wish you a wonderful Friday!

Dan žena

2011-03-08T10:26:00.000+01:00

(or Women's day)

Vsem mojim dragim,

letos je 100 let, odkar je ta datum namenjen ženskam. Mnoge so razmišljale, pisale, delovale za boljši jutri vseh nas. Mnoge še vedno iščejo praktične in teoretične rešitve problemov, s katerimi se soočamo ženske v okolju, v katerem živimo. Na tak dan je prav, da se ne samo spomnimo vseh žensk, ki so se in se še poglabljajo v "problem" ženske eksistence, temveč da tudi same beremo, se izobražujemo, razmišljamo o načinu, kako smo in kdo smo.
Želim vam, da ohranite veselje, igrivost, ljubeznivost in da imate venomer v spominu, kako veliko se je že spremenilo in kako veliko razmisleka in prizadevnosti nas še čaka.

Eng: To all my dear ones,

we are celebrating 100th anniversary of Women's day today. Many have thought, wrote, worked for a better tommorow for all of us. Many are still trying to find practical and theoretical solutions for problems, that women are facing today in enviroment we are living in. It is right not only to remember all the women, who were and still are thinking about the "problem" of woman existence, but also that we alone read, educate ourself and think about the ways we are and who we are.
I wish you to preserve happiness, playfulness and kindness with an understanding and knowledge of how much has already changed and yet how much reflection and diligence we still have to undertake.

Priprave ob preganjanju zime

2011-03-06T17:56:00.000+01:00

(or Preparing to chase the winter away)

Včeraj smo se s kolegicami dobile (levo: Nina, desno: Katja), da bi pomagale pri odganjanju letošnje zime. Ponavadi to delo prepustim drugim, a letos sem se priključila mnogim, ki si želijo pomladi, sonca in toplote. :) Tokrat dve fotografiji, ki sta nastali med pripravami.

Eng: I have met with some friends of mine yesterday (left: Nina, right: Katja), so that we could help to chase the winter away. Usually I let others to make this happen, but this year I decided to join those, who wish for sun, warmth and spring. :) These two photos were made during preparation.

Ljubljana lani pozimi

2011-03-03T10:08:00.000+01:00

(or Ljubljana last winter)

To fotografijo sem naredila lansko leto. Narejena je z Nikonom F100 in Nikkorjem 50/1.4 G. In če se še prav spomnim, sem imela takrat notri film Ilford Delta HP5.

Lep zimski dan. :)

Eng: I made this photo last year. It was made with Nikon F100 and Nikkor 50/1.4 G. And if I remember correctly, the film I used was Ilford Delta HP5.

I wish you a really nice day. :)

Med hrupom in tišino

2011-02-28T10:56:00.000+01:00

(or Between noise and silence)

Še ena preprosta impresija s sprehoda po Tivoliju/Šišenskem hribu. Pravzaprav je res zanimivo, kako hitro se lahko skirješ pred avtomobili na Celovški cesti, ko zaviješ gor mimo Stare cerkve in razpadajočega hotela Bellevue-a. In potem izbereš, po kateri poti boš odšel in uživaš v sprehodu. Vsaj tako sem naredila sama :).

Eng: Yet another simple impression from a walk in the park Tivoli/ on the Šiškenski hill. It is really interesting, how easy it is to hide from the cars on Celovška road, after you turn upwards past the Stara cerkev and decaying hotel Bellevue. And then you just choose, which way will you take and enjoy the walk. Or at least I did that :).

Zimski zahod

2011-02-26T20:21:00.001+01:00

(or Winter sunset)

Dva dni nazaj sem imela priložnost opazovati zahajanje zimskega sonca. Tako lepo je videti sonce v teh meglenih dnevih. Obraz se spočije na topli dlani nežnih žarkov, oči mižijo in vidijo rdeče.

Eng: Two days ago I had the opportunity to watch the winter sunset. It was so beautiful to see the sun during those foggy days. The face rests on a warm palm of gentle sunshine rays, eyes are closed and they see red.

Domači muffini

2011-02-24T18:17:00.001+01:00

(or Homemade muffins)

Nekaj malo vsakdana. Včeraj narejeni muffini po skrivnem oz. vsaj nenapisanem receptu moje mami. Muffini so dišali po stanovanju in bili čudovitega okusa. Narejeni so iz pirine moke, nekateri v sebi skrivajo čokoladne delčke, drugi suho sadje. Ena mojih najljubših sladic.

Eng: Just a bit of everyday. These muffins were made yesterday after a secret or at least unwritten mum's recipe. Muffins that smells so nice and taste so good. They are made from spelt flour, some of them have chocolate pieces in them, other dried fruits. One of my favourite desserts.

Stik v megli in metežu

2011-02-21T23:20:00.001+01:00

(or A contact in fog and blizzard)

To fotografijo sem posnela v začetku leta 2010. Vedno mi je bila grozno pri srcu. Simbolika, ki jo predstavlja, je glavni razlog, zakaj mi je blizu. Snežni metež je bil tisti dan precej močan in Bohinjsko jezero se je skrilo v megli in snežinkah. Kljub tihi belini in samoti, mi fotografija pomeni upanje. Dve strani jezera se stekata ena proti drugi. Konca ali stika ne vidimo, a lahko sklepamo nanj. Stik je na tej fotografiji samo nakazan, slutnja leži tam zadaj za belo odejo. Slutnja celote, dotika in stika. In tako me spominja na nekaj lepega. Na nekaj, kar imamo lahko v mislih, ko se na naš pogled "usede megla".

Želim vam čudovit dan ;)

Eng: I took this photo in the begginig of the year 2010. It has always had a really special place in my heart. The symbolic meaning is the reason, why I like the photo so much. Bohinjsko lake was hidden with blizzard and heavy fog that day. Despite the silent whitness and loneliness, the photography represents hope to me. Two sides of the lake's shore are running towards each other. We don't see the end or contact, but we can assume that is there (in the fog somewhere). There is only a hunch of the contact somewhere behind this white courtain. A hunch of wholeness, contact and touch. And so it remindes me on something beautiful. On something we can have infront of our eyes, when the "fog sets in".

I wish you a really pleasant day ;).

Narcise

2011-02-16T21:37:00.000+01:00

(or Daffodils)

Te dni sem notri in študiram. Vsake toliko (pravzaprav vsak dan :) ) najdem kakšno stvar in jo fotografiram. Te divje narcise so rezultat rabutanja na sosedovem travniku na Obali - in tega nisem zakrivila jaz :). Ker so posledica "otroške" razposajenosti odrasle osebe, sem jim namenila to objavo. Včasih je prav malo "grešiti" in tako polepšati dan nekomu, ki ga imaš rad. Prav je negovati svojo spontanost in trenutke brezskrbnosti. In te divje in zelo dišeče narcise bodo lep spomin na to, da si kdaj lahko in moramo dovoliti biti otroško brezskrbni, spontani in veseli. :)

Eng: I am at home and studying these days. Every now and then (ok, every day actually :) ) I find something and take photos of it. These wild daffodils are a product of snitching on neighbor's huge lawn - and it wasn't me :). Because they are a result of "childish" romp of an adult person, I am posting them. I think that sometimes it is right to "sinn" a little and to make somebody's day special. It is way cool to nurish spontaneity and moments of carelessness. And these wild and very scented daffodils are a beautiful reminder, that sometimes we can and must allow ourself to be a bit childishly careless, spontaneous and happy. :)

Kisel dan

2011-02-13T18:40:00.002+01:00

(or Bad weather day)*

Kaj narediš na tak dan? Prva in najboljša rešitev je ta, da si v dobri družbi. Druga rešitev je, da poslušaš kakšen simpatičen komad, na katerega lahko plešeš ure in ure. Tretja rešitev pa je, da si pobarvaš dan z barvo, ki te spominja na lepe občutke. In ko sem tako razmišljala, kako bi vas lahko na tak dan nasmejala, sem se spomnila na rumen-limonast nasmeh. In tako dan (p)ostane kisel na čisto drugačen način. :)

Pravzaprav je vse najbolje združiti: dobro družbo, dobro muziko, ples in tako bo nasmeh na ustnicah sam od sebe. :)

Eng: *Literal translation would be A sour day - we say that a day is sour, when the weather isn't nice. And lemons are sour - so I guess my mind took that path today, when I was thinking about what kind of photos should I post. :)

What do you do, when a day is like this? The first and the best solution is that you get yourself some good company. The second solution is to listen to a cute song that you can dance to for hours. The third solution is to paint your day with a color that reminds you of good feelings. And when I was thinking how can I make you smile today, I got this idea of a yellow-lemonish smile. And so this is how a day becomes 'sour' on a different level. :)

Actually the best solution would be to mix everything together: good company, good music, dancing and so a smile will follow on its own. :)

Proti soncu

2011-02-10T23:00:00.001+01:00

(or Towards the Sun)

Danes sva šla na sprehod. In moj obraz je bil več kot uro obrnjen proti soncu in res sem se počutila bolje. Četudi sem večino teh sončnih dni zaradi bolezni prespala, sem vsaj danes ujela nekaj sončnih žarkov. Svež zrak, topel veter, sproščeni ljudje, vesel pasji lajež, roka v roki in telo, ki se spet premika na prostem. Tako preproste stvari - tako čudovite stvari.

Eng: Today we went for a walk. And my face was turned towards the Sun for more that an hour and it made me feel well. Even though I missed previous sunny days (being sick and sleeping), I have caught few sunrays today. Fresh air, warm wind, relaxed people, dogs barking, walking hand in hand and my body, moving in an open space. Things so simple - things so wonderful.

Pomaračni sok

2011-02-07T12:11:00.002+01:00

(or Orange juice)

Že tri dni ležim v postelji in čakam, da prehlad/bolezen mine. Danes sem si stisnila svež pomarančni sok. In medtem sem razmišljala o tem, da imam neverjetno srečo, da imam nekoga, ki mi je pomaranče prinesel, da lahko ležim v topli postelji in da se mi ni treba bati, da bom zaradi bolezni karkoli izgubila. Nihče me ne priganja, lahko sem prehlajena v miru. In četudi ni prijetno biti prehlajena, je biti prehlajena s takimi mislimi v glavi veliko lažje. :)

Eng: For the past three days I'm lying in my bed and waiting for this cold, that I have caught, to pass. Today I've made myself a fresh natural orange juice. And in between I was thinking that I'm enormously lucky, that I have somebody to bring me oranges, that I can rest in a warm bed and don't have to be afraid, that I could loose anything because I am sick. Nobody is rushing me, I can have a cold in peace. It isn't pleasant to be sick, but still being sick with that in mind is much easier. :)