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art/photography > sandra’s world.

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Have you ever felt like there are just too many things you want to do with your life? I know I do. These days, the good news is that you don’t have to limit yourself to just one field or specialty. Talented creatives like Sandra Juto are showing us the endless possibilities of living a multi-dimensional life in the 21st century.

Sandra Juto is a fascinating Swedish woman who seems to do it all. She’s an illustrator, graphic designer, artist, photographer, blogger, crocheter, and, on top of it all, she runs her own little handmade shop from her home in Berlin, Germany. Everything she makes seems to have her own signature touch that is equal parts dreamy yet simple and charming. Her blog is full of pictures from her everyday life, documenting all of her wonderful side projects into one place from her very own perspective.

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fashion photography > rosebud.

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It’s no wonder why collage and assemblage is such a major thing these days. With access to the internet and a boatload of magazines, books, and copies of historical and vintage images available to buy with a single click, artists and designers are finding it incredibly easy to borrow images from several different sources and piece them together in interesting ways. This phenomenon is not just limited to art, however. As you will see in today’s feature, collage-inspired pieces and editorials are making quite a splash in the fashion scene these days as well.

Mel Bles is a female fashion photographer in London who has an exceptionally hip, contemporary, and captivating portfolio filled with photos for TopShop, Dazed & Confused Magazine, and Missoni among many others. In a recent editorial shoot for Jalouse’s February 2012 issue, Mel shot Edie Campbell donning mix-and-matched patterns which were then paired with giant flowers that look as though they’ve been cut & pasted right into the mix. If you like the look of today’s shoot, check out Karen To’s flowery collages from a previous post on The Flood!

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this week’s creative resources.

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Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!).

Here’s this week’s round-up:

  1. How World Culture Influences Fashion – PatternPulp reviews a book that traces the roots of today’s ready-to-wear lines back to cultural styles from around the globe.
  2. 5 Tips for Capturing Emotions in Photos  – Elsie, Emma, and Kelli of A Beautiful Mess share some helpful advice for taking photographs that genuinely capture the personality of your subject.
  3. Hyper-realist Paintings by Jason de Graaf – Paintings that look so realistic that you may just freak.
  4. Micro trends: Graphic design aesthetics – A visual run-down of seven major visual directions currently manifesting within graphic design by FranklinTill via Computer Arts.
  5. DIY Fridge Organization - A fun and colorful way to spice up your refrigerator while also getting all nice and organized using clothespins thanks to ElephantShoe.
  6. Priorities and Plans: the keys to unlocking your full potential – Amber Rae shares some tips on how to tap into your highest creative potential with a planning process that brought her to feeling like the very best version of herself.

photography > fascinating worlds.

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I so love getting lost in dreamy pictures, but sometimes it’s even cooler when dreamy pictures look like they could have actually happened in real life. Today’s feature is about a photographer who infuses elements from dreamland, the imagination, and fairy tales with reality in a way that makes the impossible seem really quite possible after all.

Anja Stiegler (also known as Photoflake) is an amateur photographer from Wolfsburg, Germany. By trade she is actually a multimedia engineer who discovered her passion for photography and image editing in 2006 as a way to balance out the left-braininess required for her studies. Anja is completely self-taught and uses surrealism, conceptualism, and the fascinating idea of a world of daydreams as inspiration for her incredible photographs.

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fashion photography > butterfly caught.

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Mohamed Gaff

Lately I’ve been seeing more and more photographers embracing the creation of their own magazines as a means to display and spread their own work. One of these photographers turned magazine art director, Armin Morbach, has been featured on The Flood a couple of  times for his stunning photography for self-produced magazine Tush, and today I’d like to introduce another in the form of the magnificent and mysterious Mohamed Gaff.

Mohamed Gaff is an Iraqi fashion photographer who was raised in Germany where he still resides today. His work is extremely dramatic and striking, making it perfect for those moments when you’re flipping through a magazine and you suddenly have no choice but to stop and stare for that extra moment or two. In an interview with Factice Magazine, Mohamed says, “I am on the hunt for the power of authenticity. I believe in the magic of the moment and I like to create atmospheres with lots of effort that allow extraordinary magic to happen in my work.“

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this week’s creative resources.

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Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!).

Here’s this week’s round-up:

1. February Desktop Calendar- The ever-talented Geninne has created a desktop background from paper for February and has shared it on her awesome art blog.

2. Must See Painting Shows: February – New American Paintingshas compiled a schedule of must-see painting shows around the United States to check out this month.

3. 5 Tips for Great Outdoor Photos – A Beautiful Messkicks off their photography tip series with some great advice for taking pictures outdoors and finding a great shot at the best time of day.

4. Is the University Route Right for You? - These days, with the internet and its plentiful resources, it is no longer absolutely necessary for an artist, designer, or photographer to go to school to learn how to do their jobs. 1st Web Designercompiles a list of pros and cons to compare going the university route or opting for a self-taught learning experience.

5. Tutorial: Create a Time-Lapse Movie - Lizzy Mary Cullen explains how to use stop-motion and time-lapse techniques make make your illustrations move.

Happy Sunday surfing! Do you have any helpful or interesting articles you’d like to share with us? Comment below!

fashion photography > ensorceleuse.

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Sebastian Kim is a fashion editorial photographer based in Brooklyn, New York who was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Paris and Southern California as well. He began his career extraordinarily by assisting legendary photographer Richard Avedon before going on to also assist Steven Meisel, a famous fashion photographer for Vogue among many others. In this editorial, Sebastian’s camera tells the story of a fashion sorceress (modeled by Gertrude Hegelund) with blurry exposures and strange but magical hues for Numéro magazine’s Dec./Jan. issue.

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