Five things that make me happy.

Oh. Why am I being tagged by this irresistible blogger? I couldn't ignore her tag. So here it goes:

1. I love receiving text messages...and e-mails. I definitely belong to the group of 'Biggest e-mail addicts of the world'.


2. Listening to music makes me happy. Even when I have to travel for a few minutes, I always take my iPod with me. I also loved to produce music when I was a youngster...

Track in picture on iPod: Drexciya - Water Walker


3. Photography. Oh...I can't explain my love for photography. Oh my, oh my! It's huuuuge. I take my camera with me all the time, even when going to concerts. Sometimes, when I leave my camera at home...I see the most beautiful things and people on the streets. And then I wish I had my camera with me...




Utrechtsestraat on januari 1st 2009.

4. Just hanging out, either with buddies at home, or in the park,

made by...Sarah...or Eva. :P

acting crazy on the dancefloor or hanging out with...my own self. All alone with the TV and / or laptop. I love it. Especially at nights; it's just the best.
I love watching Lost in Translation at 3am (The movie is nog really good when watched before midnight). My favorite movie (of all time) which I have seen for at least 50 times. When I got it for Christmas in 2003, I watched it every night in the first two weeks.

5. Receiving packages.

New Macbook White. :)

Peek a boo, guess who?

So, guess who this lady is?
Only the smart ones will know... :P



More to come about this lady (and her whole outfit, not only from the back...)...later this week!

By the way, this is my 100th post!

That 70's Show

It's 1974. I'm 22 years old and a senior student at California State University. I'm such a hotshot...I can get any good looking girl I want. All the girls in college call me: 'Out of this world'. Awww yeah, baby.

These pictures were all made on a hot sunny day in 1974 on our off day in California's Sunset Beach.


Do you see the girl reading a magazine? She didn't turned 1 page for 3 hours straight! So, I KNEW for sure she's was checking me out...the whooooole time. Of course.


This is me and my buddies. We're sooo (literally) hot.


Our buddy D.

And then I woke up. Shit. I'm back in 2009 again.


2009. Amsterdam. Oosterpark.

Quirky

On friday, I'm going to pick up the colored pictures (of the antique Yashica camera) at the local photo shop.
So for now, here are some more golden oldie piccies from about a couple o' weeks ago. :)


- Big Bowtie -





- All images taken at Individuals store -

All alone and by myself

Must bring people together!



The guy in the picture was actually limping. Most limping guys wearing this kind of outfit are usually old bums. But this fella was clearly an ambitious youngster. I was about to take a picture of him, when all of a sudden I saw this girl in the corner of my eye walking by with one of her arms being out of the sweater.
I waited for the right moment...I wanted to capture both of these 'Individuals' at the same time and put them together as a well dressed 'Duo'.
KLICK KLÄCK.

-My sincere apologies for being away of the blogosphere for such a long time-

Yashica B, Part 2

For all you photography lovers out there, here´s a small selection of black & white pics made with the antique camera.
These were all shot with an expired Kodak Tri-X 400 film.


Keersloot at 3 am.


Man in the mirror


Something went wrong again...it´s a picture of our bicycle shelter and Staalstraat combined.

The next series of Yashica pics will be in color.

Une source d´inspiration; G.D.

Ooh la laaa...c´est magnifique...c´est...incroyable!
Her blog is more delicious than a french chocolate croissant!!
(hm, I´m actually not really sure about that...)

She´s coming to Amsterdam...! And she will probably come during Amsterdam International Fashion Week in july.



I would love to know her opinion of the streetstyle fashion in Amsterdam. Because, to be honest, the style you see here is nothing compared to the fashion style you see on the streets of Paris:





She started her blog in june 2006 posting funny and sexy illustrations like these ones:







But she´s mostly known for her fashion treasures, found on the streets during fashion weeks.









What I like about her site is that she´s not only posting complete outfits but also the faces. She´s getting somewhat more intimate with these people she encounters and sometimes writes a short story of the meeting.









I hope to meet up with her and have a lil photoshoot with my Yashica. :)

But I´m sure I´m not the only one in The Netherlands who knows about this. I think it´s gonna be a lot of pushing and shoving, biting, punching and kicking (á la Japanese style) for a picture of Garance Doré.

Phoenix - Live at Trouw, Amsterdam Pt. 2

Thanks for giving me names of music artists. Now I can finally put some new music on my iPod!!
Sorry for the lack of posts. But due to..........´circumstances´.........I didn´t had the time to update as often as I wanted to. But here are more pics of the Phoenix concert at Trouw!


- Throwing the mic up in the aiiiir! -


- The names of the employees of Trouw (of course including my sister´s...!) -


- Phoenix, rocking the crowd! -


- Singer Thomas Mars -
Different version

Next post: Fashion news (She is coming to Amsterdam! Waaaaaaah!!!)

Phoenix - Live at Trouw, Amsterdam

Thursday, 4th of june.



This band called Phoenix (from France!) played at Trouw, which is located at the end of my street. ;)
I thought we would be late for the concert but my sister works there, so no waiting in line for us as we could go straight to the entrance! It probably saved us at least 30 minutes of waiting outside as the concert was completely sold out!








- Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (2000) -

I´ve been listening to their music non-stop...but I need new music!
Who is your favorite artist / band at the moment? Please give me some names or myspace url´s, youtube url´s, etc.! Thanks!

I will post more pictures of this concert, later this week!

Yashica B, Part 1

The following pics were taken with my new camera: Yashica B (dated from 1957). :)

About a week ago, I hooked up with S from Produit Frais (and her cassmate C!) in Oosterpark and together we shot some photos of her products for her schoolproject.


I can´t believe they came out quite well because the sun was shining very bright that day, so it´s very easy to make overexposed pictures. But I used my digital camera as a lightmeter and used the settings on the TLR cam.


An accident picture. I think they call it the ´Double Exposure´ technique.


My first ever Yashica picture. It was a test shot of my bedroom door (which takes you to my balcony!).

ij-hallen

ijhalluuuuuuuuuhhhhh!!!! Every month. Thrift shopping. In Amsterdam-North.








Lemme hear ya say: ´OE-OE...OEH-OEH´ (english translation: ´OOOH-OOOH...OOOH-OOH´)






Wijs is hij die weten wil waar Abram de mosterd haalt.

(Next post...the first Yashica pics. Keep banging!)