This morning attended a ladylike morning tea to celebrate a friend’s birthday, so have thoroughly enjoyed the last hour sitting in the dappled shade of the jacarandas sipping tea from a charmingly cracked and mis-matched pretty china set, ahh, just bliss… but now the fun is over and it’s back to the office…
Now, kind people leave me lots of lovely sweet compliments (and thankyou!) on the picturesque backdrops in my photos; so I’ll let you in on my little photography secret… well I take nearly all my photos in either one of about three or four locations, and it’s amazing how different the effect in a shot can be just by pointing the lens in a slightly different direction. For example the sunlight is quite bright today so I decided to set up my camera in the shade of a tree for this photo. I think the muted light shows off the fabric textures and colours of my outfit better than in direct sunlight, which here in Australia can be quite harsh and create either too dramatic shadows on one’s clothes or alternatively bright bright areas completely devoid of any discernible detail… but from where I am standing in the above photo the view I am looking at is this…
So I couldn’t resist kicking off my shoes, rotating the camera 180degrees and stepping out on the beach for one more shot, and decided to show here it to demonstrate the contrast even though you can’t see my dress very well from this angle…! Which background do you like better?
Details:
Dress; Burda 8511 from tobacco wool mix, modified to be more fitted and fully lined
Cardigan; knitted by me to my own design, using Jo Sharp Aran Tweed in Brindle
Shoes; Sandler, from David Jones
Bag; Gucci
You look very elegant. It's interesting seeing how the scenery changes with just a little turn of the camera.
Trudy
http://www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com
Very Lady Grey – can see you taking high tea. Heels on the beach must have turned a few heads.
hehe, Gail there was no one else in sight!
beautiful job on your dress – perfect for tea and a walk on the beach. You are kicking this SSS in the butt! ;)LOL
That's a lovely dress, especially paired with the cardigan. I had to laugh when comparing your post today with mine. I need more ladylike in my life.
Oh, I like them both, though the first one does show off your dress better. Very simple and elegant …
Oh, and I was just reminded today that the daughter and son-in-law and grandchildren of a very dear dear friend live in Perth … and I thought, I know someone else there! 🙂 have a good day.
Lady-like indeed. This outfit is sharp! I love it.
Elegant and understated, but such a smart outfit. Both of your photos are stunning.
Lovely outfit – great photos!
I just want to tell you how much I am enjoying your blog. You are inspiring me to become more self-sufficient in creating my own wardrobe. I am a sewing novice, but learning. Thanks for your inspiration.