Photography is a very curious form of art, some people don’t understand what is the greatness behind it. They just think that you only have to look through the camera and shoot. Richard Avedon described it like this:

“Photography has always reminded me of the second child.. trying to prove itself. The fact that it wasn’t really considered an art.. that it was considered a craft.. has trapped almost every serious photographer.”

But, eventually everybody that gives photography a try, learns that its not as easy as it seams and that you need the ability to see things in a different perspective. Its not the camera that makes the pictures, but the photographer. That being said, anybody can be a photographer, it is just a question of how much passion you give to it.

I found this photographer on Flickr, she has a very defined style. Her focus is on giving a dreamy beauty to everyday objects, using natural lighting. Her shots are simple, elegant and have very strong composition. What really amazes me is that she says she is a self taught photographer, she does this as a hobby, sometimes the pictures are even taken from her iPhone! She loves to give a vintage look to the images, and she concentrates on pastel colors.

Here are my favorite pictures taken by her: 

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Yvette Inufilio also sells prints of her photographs in Etsy, you can find them here

What did you think of this hidden talent? Do you like her style? Leave your comments!

Lomography is an art movement based on the motto “Don’t think, just shoot!”. It originated when some students discovered a Russian type of camera that was small and used a different technology to create a picture. The name of this type of camera is Lomo Kompakt Automat and it is a very old and simple design, it is sometimes called a toy camera because it is made of plastic. The resulting images are very saturated and vintage looking. I was very interested about this movement or style, so I bought a Diana mini (which is a very compact model from the lomography brand) and decided to try. The cameras are very cheap in general, and you can use any type of 35mm film. But, it is not as easy as it seams and being from the digital generation it is kind of frustrating not to be able to see the picture i just took before developing it. In the end it is all about experimenting and learning, you just have to follow the 10 golden rules.

For everyone that wants to try to make Lomographic images here are the 10 Golden Rules of Lomography:

1. Take your camera everywhere you go.
2. Use it any time – day and night.
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
4. Try the shot from the hip.
5. Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
6. Don’t think. (William Firebrace)
7. Be fast
8. You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film.
9. Afterwards either.
10. Don’t worry about any rules.

           

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

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