The Night After Fool Moon

Needless to add that she was nearly freezing to death.

But it was worth it.

The Pretty Reckless

On friday night I went to a The Pretty Reckless concert.
Damn, there aren't even words to describe just HOW GOOD it was!!!
Taylor blew me away.. I mean I knew she was amazing.. but she exceeded ALL expectations I might have had!
Due to restrictions I could only bring my compact camera. But I'll still share a few impressions from that night with you.

1 Katrin and I

2 waiting and freezing in line

3 - 7 Taylor Momsen /The Pretty Reckless

8 The Pretty Reckless and I

hat hat hat

Did I mention you can hardly ever see me without this hat lately?

I even wear it in my room.. by the time it starts snowing I'll be wearing it to bed!!

Peter Lindbergh Exhibition, Polka Galerie, Paris

When I was in Paris a few weeks ago I visited the 'Polka Galerie' in Marais (Mix Paris’ historically Jewish quarter with a thriving gay community and the result is the Marais, a dynamic neighborhood where it’s easy to find both great bagels and fine clothing boutiques.)

They had an amazing Peter Lindbergh exhibition on. I wanted to share a few pictures I took inside the gallery.

His photography, this exhibition in particular, really insired me to do some shooting in black and while soon! B/w is something I really admire, but haven't actually looked into enough. So I think I will give it a go in the near futur.

But until then Mr. Lindbergh's photos will have to do.

Paris, France

Damn, I didn't plan to not blog for this long. But, oh well, I was busy, it happened. Busy working on getting an apprenticeship. Photography-wise.
So for now a few photos from my trip to Paris will have to do.

1 Shopwindow in Marais, Paris

2 + 3 Shopfront in Marais, Paris

4 Paris Skyline, photographed from the Printemps roof

Paris

source: google maps.

I'm off to Paris for a week. Caaaan't wait.
This is gonna be grand!
Vintage shopping, cute little cafés, Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay, baguette and croissants, .......


It's a family trip, so my sister is gonna be there too. Hopefully I'll get a few nice shots! Last time we went to france together I hung a dead fish around her neck. So I'm not quite sure I'll be able to beat that. But I guess a few cute shots with the Eiffel Tower will do.

Oh and I am oh so very excited to be visiting Karl Lagerfeld's exhibition ''Parcours de travail'' at the ''Maison Européenne de la Photographie''. This is probably what I am looking forward to most!

FIRST!

"Fran, 20 from Herdecke shes a photoblogger....awesome jacket :) "

My very first appreance on a Fashionblog.
Thank you Lumedisco

My friend Coney returned home today. She spend some time in Australia. Actually we worked on a potatoe farm together for 3 months while I was in OZ. But that's a whole nother story..

Anyway, now she's back. She is a fun person. And she has modeled for me before. So she agreed to be my alibi-model for the Next Topmodel Casting. I wanna check out the crowd and maybe even find some fresh faces for my shoots.

So see ya there!

No more

While there are a lot of things I want to say, there is only so much I actually can without oversharing.
I have turned a new leaf though. I am very much into honesty these days. Well I try to, anyways.

So here I am, thinking about the message I want this blogpost to carry out into the world wide web and I am not quite sure of the direction this should take. I could tell you about my day, bore you to death cause the most exciting thing I did was clean my brother's hamster's cage. Her name is Hannah Montana. I named her. She is cute and fluffy, but oh so delicate. I am always afraid I might break her.

Though that is what I feel like with a lot of things lately. One false word, one false step, one false touch and everything could fall to pieces.
There are the obvious situations, where in a heartbeat everything can change for the worse. Like when you're speeding down the highway, 210km/h, your eyes locked to the road. And suddenly you sneeze and next thing you know you've crashed into the side rail, can hardly breathe anymore.

But besides the obvious, there is the potential for damage in every breath you take, in every move you make.
We know this.
All of us.
It is just the way people deal with this knowledge that makes the difference.

I feel like, for me, it tends to paralyse. Stop me from reaching for my goals. It make me hide, rather than seek.

But not anymore. I am willing to fight. Swoon is not an option anymore. Staying in and quiet isn't going to reduce the potential of damage. It only reduces the potential of going places, of being someone.

So this is me, pledging: NO MORE MEDIOCRITY!