Don’t let the apathetic title fool you, I am quite passionate about photography, I am, however, also a realist – not to be confused with a pessimist – and I understand the limits of a shutter-happy society wielding what might as well be 0.2 megapixel potatoes. My goal is not to bring my reader to the level of someone who has been practicing for 20 years with one snappy article, but to give them the tips necessary to start the journey towards taking stunning photographs.
How-to
How to Take Holiday ‘Bokeh’ Photographs
All you need to take neat pictures like this,
are a DSLR camera, a piece of cardboard and scissors.
How to Be a Good Hostess
The sort of part two to How to Plan a Dinner Party.
Hosting a cocktail or dinner party isn’t as easy as inviting your friends over and hoping they serve and entertain themselves. It is a task not for the faint of heart but for the hardened veteran, trained by many nights of sneaking down from bed to steal cheese cubes without being caught by that one weird friend of your parents’. Good intentions do go a long way, but a bad host, the kind who doesn’t take care of their guests, can ruin a party. The best way to become a legendary hostess is to pay attention to what other women do when they are hosting. That way, you can emulate the qualities you appreciated and avoid the things they did that you didn’t like. Continue reading
How to Plan a Dinner Party
Tis’ the season for dinner parties! Oh how I adore throwing a perfect dinner party. The friends, the cooking, the cocktails, the table setting; I was born to throw dinner parties, but they are not as fun, easy and carefree as a good hostess makes them look. Here are my 8 steps to planning a spectacular dinner party, bon appétit and bonne chance! Continue reading