Month: december 2014

Check out my photos for next years photo competitions!

Published by Katarina

I am gonna participate in my first photo-competition next year through my photoclub in Karlskoga. This is a big decision for me and something I didn´t want to do at first. To begin with, it is a lack of confidence, yes I admit that. But it is not only this. It is a lack of knowledge on how to get good quality photos when sending them to some company for development as well as lack of good quality photos. To comment on my self-accusations- 1. Lack of confidence: Might sound strange to be me. I don´t lack confidence in general. This is more of a ”I haven’t been an amateur photographer for so long time, I don’t know everything, what if I mess up” kind of thing. Yeah, what if I mess up? What if? Who cares. Answering this question I realised that I can participate. 2. (What company to choose?) I edited my photos last weekend and haven’t send them to any developing firm yet. This is because I don´t know which firm to choose. So …

My new little workspace.

Published by Katarina

A couple of weeks ago Martin and I packed ourself into my cute little Peugeot and went to Örebro and IKEA. All non-Swedes out there, you know what IKEA is right? Well, if you don’t, google it. Anyway, we headed for IKEA to get ourself a little workspace. I bought both the furniture for the workspace but also an external bigger screen then my little Macbook have and it feels so great! I am extra happy today when working on some photobooks for Christmas. You really need that big screen then. I want to wish you all a great and happy week! My week holds work and evenings spent preparing for Christmas and watching the Glades. Katarina View this post on Instagram A post shared by Äntligen vilse (@antligenvilse) Desk, lamp and coaster for the desk from IKEA. Wacom plate from Scandinavian photo (from the photofair in Stockholm), Macbook, Logitech mouse and Asus external screen

Vinterfesten – the annual winter party in Grythyttan

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This weekend has been all about partying. Must say I I´m not a big party person anymore but this weekend held both a Christmas party for work (julbord) but also the annual winter party in Grythyttan, Vinterfesten. Didn’t bring my Canon to any of the events, but my polaroid camera. Check out the photos below from my instagram shot with my iPhone 6+ and my instax mini polaroid camera. Winterfesten had the theme Circus and held many surprises as an actually magician and also a fire-show that I caught on film. Continuing my work on my Christmas presents this evening and watching my new favorite tv-show, The Glades on netflix. If you like to check out my photos from last years event- check here. Katarina View this post on Instagram A post shared by Äntligen vilse (@antligenvilse) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Äntligen vilse (@antligenvilse) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Äntligen vilse (@antligenvilse) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Äntligen vilse (@antligenvilse) iPhone 6+, …

Christmas presents- tips from an environment friendlier view.

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We started talking about gifts today during lunch. Oh my do I love presents! But, later on in life the view of non sustainable consumerism have started to grow more and more. Especially around Christmas it gets evident that we consume way to much. So here is some simple Christmas present tips for those who are looking for inspiration. – Photobooks that you create yourself from your own photos. Ica have an environmental friendlier alternative, with ”eco” paper and less chemicals. Hello relatives, you know what you are getting! – A memory can. Now you are thinking.. what? The blogger Rebecka S- Fotograf i Göteborg posted about it in a post the first of December. She made it for herself but I think it will make a great present for someone. It is simple, basically you just take a can and then during the year you add notes of stuff that happens, big or small. Then you read in through when the can is full or why not next Christmas? How nice to go through all those memories later on. …

The instagram page of a chef.

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I usually don´t give much tips about other peoples instagram pages, or blogs either, more than the ones I really love. The tip I am now about to give you is a personal favorite, instagram.com/carlosmbenitez , Why is that then? Well. It is simple. It is Martins instagram account. The instagramaccount of a chef. And why do I love it? It features a lot of my photos .. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlos Martin Benitez (@carlosmbenitez) View this post …

A pasta made in kitchen-heaven – with salmon and fennel sauce

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Last week Martin created a masterpiece when cooking. I felt like it came from kitchen heaven. You know that feeling right? Sometimes you just love something. But maybe you shouldn´t trust me on the other side, I add sugar to my pasta. Just sayin’ .. Well, to get to the point. Martin made pasta with salmon (we eat that a lot in Sweden) and fennel sauce. Fennel (fänkål) is a favorite of Martins and he also add this ingridient to his desserts. Now I just got back from my monthly meeting with the photoclub and managed to blackmail him into giving me this recipe.. Katarina Canon 5D Mark iii, 50mm Sigma lens, editing done in Lightroom   The recipe (as described by Martin) The sauce Onion and fennel Cut the onions into small pieces and the fennel into very thin slices. Fry in oil. Add cream and white wine or white wine vinegar. The rest put pasta, gravlax (raw spiced salmon), scallion and chives together with the sauce as seen in the picture. Done and done! Happy cooking …