Friday Link Love.

 (panera pumpkin muffin, shot by me)

Here are some of the things that got me excited this week:

This post from her totally blew me away. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. And the wonder of seeing two of flickr's best on a meet up! And in NYC!




And a photographer whose blog I could find myself lost in for hours.

Protecting your camera from the summer.

JNish Party at Yokohama.







When Jennifer Nish invited me to her birthday party, I was more than happy to say yes, especially when she'd chosen a sushi place as her location. Yokohama Sushi in downtown Lawrence, though boasting great decor, is probably one of my least favorite sushi places in Lawrence in terms of the sushi itself. We have to stop ordering "best friends" since we always anticipate it to come wrapped in avocado due to the tiny misleading pictures on their menu but instead it comes with cabbage around it (or something green and leafy and tasteless). But the drinks were good, the conversation was fun, and the bokeh was a blast!
Happy Birthday Jennifer!!

Film v. Digital

I love comparing film and digital shots. All variables here have not been perfectly isolated, but it is interesting and fun all the same. For each pair, the top image is film, the bottom is digital. The film is most likely Fuji Velvia 100 or Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS, as those are what I was using this spring. I find I prefer the film shot for almost all of these, which is surprising to me since the digital is so smooth and real. What do you prefer?


Kodak Ektachrome VS 100


digital

Kodak Ektachrome VS 100

digital + processing

Kodak Ektachrome EV 100

digital + process

Kodak Ektachrome EV 100
digital


















Fuji Velvia (above)

Below: digital version



  Fuji Velvia (above), Digital (below)

      








































Can you guess which was film and which was digital? How do you know?


























  


Cupcake Construction Company!


The Cupcake Construction Company just opened about two weeks ago here in downtown Lawrence on Mass. Street. The idea is basically "build your own cupcake"...what a profound idea right? Why didn't I think of that?! For about the same price as an ice cream cone, you can choose your cake, frosting, filling, and a variety of toppings to cover the frosting. You can see our chocolate, peanut butter, chocolate infused, oreo topped creation in the making below! I'm looking forward to going back to try the other flavors like coconut, peanut butter and jelly, smores, red velvet, and lots more! If you are here in Lawrence, you simply must give it a shot, or two!

I love the girl captivated in the doorway in the first shot, and then the last shot. I can't believe I almost didn't take it in front of the cones that happened to be a few yards away on the sidewalk outside. I told Andy, oh lets wait until we're past all this mess...WAIT A MINUTE!! duh!


[presets used: jack film details, late day sun, jack film B&W, simple details boost & vignette, sonny details]
[photos may not be used without permission, just contact me at cararosephotos [@] gmail.com!]


 






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