The Estate of Things

I began reading Jamie’s blog From Me To You last year. I included her in my blog it forward inspiration post back in March and Jamie continues to inspire me everyday.
 

In addition to sharing all of the beautiful scenes that Jamie captures through her lens, she also shares some pretty amazing recipes.

The Jazz Singer series

For those of us who have Iphones (personally wouldn’t have it any other way) Jamie offers free wallpaper. I love the offering for the month of June– images from Coney Island.

This is a little special,
 

Baby Giraffe No. 5, Sharon Montrose

available on 20×200, the $20 version is sold out, but the $50 and up editions are still going

Have I clearly expressed my appreciation for the photographic work of James Merrell?

I wish James Merrell would come to my house and take beautiful photographs of DC and I lying around on the sofa, looking as if we were bearing the weight of the world on our shoulders and contemplating all sorts of complex…stuff.

Rita Konig’s apartment, featured in Domino. This is a fun room to examine and take apart.

Notice the loveseat in this photo. It looks like it has been upholstered with three different fabrics and I love it! Striped on back, aqua on top, darker color on the bottom, maybe brown or navy? The dark color is repeated in the tufting and in the stripe.

With his book Jones Beach, Joseph Szabo may have been succcessful in making icons out of a unique and unlikely group.

Joseph Szabo snapped photographs at Jones Beach for three decades capturing a diverse group of tourists.

The book is due out April 1st. You can buy it here.

I recently spied this bedroom photographed by Laura Moss in House Beautiful.

Once I sought out her portfolio I found some other jewels I thought you might want to take a gander at.

Happy weekend peeps-

a door in Soho taken during my fall trip to NYC

I need this really I do, seems exactly what I’ve been searching for.

Several reproductions of Massimo Vitali’s work were recently on sale at One Kings Lane. The one above being one of the works that was for sale.

Massimo Vitali was born in Italy in 1944, he began the Beach Series in 1995.  Vitali’s work is collected in various museums and galleries around the world.  There are also some private collectors you may have heard of; Elton John, Cameron Diaz, Courtney Cox and Sasha Cohen to name a few.

Shortly after seeing some of the beach panorama prints for sale on One Kings Lane, I saw this in Lonny…then I pounded my fist on the desk and mumbled– where’s that extra $800.00 when I need it? DC doesn’t need to go to daycare for a month and 1/2 right?

Yes of course I’m still wishing and there’s something about this print…

Palm Springs Swimmer by Luna Park Productions

Before I left NC, I was hoping to do some urban exploring with John, like this chic from theindieimage. But her pics will have to suffice. I’m feeling inspired by the layers of paint. Its a fun practice to think about how to incorporate an old abandoned feeling into your decor.

Check out her website full of pictures. You’ll see that the old abandoned hospital goes far beyond any rational home decor. Its an amazing spot for a photo shoot though, and I would love to see some of Indie Image’s portraiture in it.

Before I gave birth to my daughter, I frequented Babycenter to read about pregnancy stuff and to get information that I couldn’t get from my complimentary copy of What To Expect When You’re Expecting. During my reading at Babycenter, I ran across an article about taking photos of your children. I took mental note of the bulleted tips because I enjoy photography and I wanted to take decent pics of my soon to be DC.

Newborn, 2008

Trolling for a Christmas tree, 2008

A few weeks ago I read the handy photography tips at Fly Through Our Window. Darby, the author of the blog takes a gazillion pictures of her children and seems to have also taken an interest in photography. The loads of pictures that Darby takes amp the voyeur experience considerably and I’m glad she does it and I enjoy reading her blog. Darby asked a pro to answer photography questions and to give tips, click this link to see the pro’s advice. Some of Darby’s photos are below, first up her “Rover” John Martin (I really can’t get enough of his sweet face)

a boat load of kids

Party at the School House

This evening I decided to turn to The Satorialist for eye candy and wardrobe inspiration. As I was scrolling through the posts from September I ran across this book and instantly I am having a “I need that” moment. This book has already been added to my wish list at Amazon. I can’t wait to get back to snapping away.