Vartop 2011

I recently spent 3 amazing days at Vartop (a beautiful ski resort in Romania, Apuseni Mountains, located near Arieseni), where I discovered a passion for snowboarding. Although my knees are devastated, I am still looking forward to do it again! It was incredibly fun and we were lucky to have an awesome weather. Not even mentioning the spectacular views (especially from the top of the track; it's definitely worth it to take the 'telechair' - is that how it's called?! - for a ride. I recommend an evening ride - breathtaking panoramas with  mountains covered in mist and the sun setting somewhere in the far horizon - and also a morning ride, to admire the beauty of the surroundings) :)

Enjoy the photos!

Invog Fashion Show

Last night I attended a fashion show in Timisoara, at 'Le Cinema' club (actually, Mishuella asked me to go with her - she knew one of the designers - and I couldn't say no :) ). There were about 8 local designers and a LOT of models presenting the collections, and the whole eveniment was also charitable, raising funds for kids without home. You can check out more here.

Enough with the introduction :) At first I felt a bit uncomfortable (I've never been to a similar event before, so I was curious and excited, but still I felt quite awkward among all those fancy people), but then I started to really enjoy it. I took some photos (can't compare with the other photographers', most of them had flashes and wide lenses, I had my old 450D with the built-in flash and 50mm f1.8 - not the best fit for such an event). However, even if the quality is not shining (high ISO), I love how some of the photos came out, mostly for the lighting. The lights were great, a great opportunity to experiment and try different angles. It was quite challenging to wait for the model to be in the right spot and light. It really made me want to experiment more with lighting. And also to purchase a flash. :))

And I also took some backstage photos. :) Remember I mentioned that Mishuella knows one of the designers? Well, her name is Kope Medea and her collection was inspired from the '20s. I love her work, it was my favourite from last night and I photographed some of her models. The intention was to see the hairstyle and full dress as well, however I couldn't do that with my 50mm and I also had only one reflector (that I couldn't move and play with) to use as lighting, so I'm officially sorry if they're not as expected. :)

The whole crew:

And the after party :) 

Crimson Queen

Model: Romina P.

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Galcevile din Chioggia

Dragi oradeni,

Va invit sa vizionati piesa de teatru "Galcevile din Chioggia" de Carlo Goldoni, jucata de copiii de la Teatrul Vienez de Copii din Oradea. Premiera a avut loc Duminica la Casa de Cultura (langa Piata Ferdinand) si se va mai tine in 7, 9, 10, 11 si 12 Decembrie (daca mi-aduc bine aminte), de la ora 18. 

Eu am fost si mi-a placut! :)

It's always the same

I haven't been rambling about my school projects too much around here, perhaps it's about time I start doing it.  :) 

I had a short 4-days project, a holiday cabin in a mountain resort, for one family, on a quite small but suficient  lot. I read the theme, looked at the lot and its surroundings and I had an idea right away. It was probably the first project theme I really enjoyed and I was content with my thoughts and ideas, eager to start putting everything on paper.

Guess what happened? Knowing I had a solution I thought was good made me think it won't take me a lot of time to have it all drawn beautifully. Well, as you already suppose, that didn't happen. I wasted my time shamelessly the first 2 days, only looking for examples similar to what I had in mind, and when I trully began to put all the puzzle pieces together, I realised there were issues I didn't think of at first, some of them quite important. Funny, this happens at every freakin' project! 

I found myself last night not knowing how to address certain problems in my project, trying to improvise something that might work, having no one experienced to talk to and ask for a good opinion, all this and the deadline tonight. 

The end is predictable, isn't it? Between the safe way and the way I wanted to realise the project from the very beginning, I took a risk and chose the last. Had to improvise some details, tried to figure out how would they work. The results are, of course, a bit different from what I had in mind. What I imagined to be a cosy, small, neat, elegant cabin, turned out to be quite ... massive on one facade. Sure, this isn't the only problem. Besides some structural I-really-have-no-idea-how-they-look-like details and some poorly placed windows, the drawing came out quite dull. The perspectives (which were the only pieces I really liked from the whole paper), are too small (didn't share the space properly on the page). Stayed up almost all night, had Mishuella to help me with the drawing and still didn't manage to have it all how I wanted.

All in all, it's certainly not a project I'm truly proud of. I'm sure I could've improved it if.. I had more time. Or if I hadn't wasted all that time in the first place. Quite stupid of me. Just hope the idea will work and I'll get a passing mark. 

Now please allow me to enjoy some movies and a good night sleep, 'cause I really need it! 

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♥