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Barcelona Engagement Session with Diva and Kiki

November 30, 2015 | Leave a Comment

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Diva is an incredible makeup and hair stylist who beautifies the rich and famous and Ibiza and I am fortunate to call her not only a colleague but also a friend… when she and her fiancé Christian visited my beautiful Barcelona I was only too glad to take them around some of my favourite places and snap a few urban cool engagement pictures with them at some of my favourite locations. We started with a delicious healthy lunch (minus the wine) at my favourite vegetarian restaurant Flax & Kale, then frolicked around the Raval area and ended up in the Port Vell, where we enjoyed the most beautiful pink pastel sunset from one of the city’s breathtaking roof terraces. Guys, thank you so much for being such good sports and for running with my crazy ideas. Can’t wait to see you guys again pronto!!! Enjoy winter in LA! xx

All photos shot on film, scanned and developed by the best, Carmencita Film Lab

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Bohemia Gathering Valencia

November 26, 2015 | Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago I packed my little suitcase and camera bag and headed to Valencia to meet some of my favourite European film photographers + new inspiring colleagues and to hang out at the headquarters of my film developer family, Carmencita Film Lab. 

We spent 5 super inspiring and refreshing days in the middle of chufa fields in an old farm house, which felt a little bit like a super secret girls club (or a harem as we liked to joke :)). It’s not often that you get the chance to forget about the everyday routine, to not have wifi, to share, to learn, to look inside yourself and to ask the questions you never seem to ask…  AND to shoot film… just for myself, just for the joy of it, just to make mistakes and realise that it’s ok and the pictures are even great screw ups included experiment, to grow…

At the end of the wedding season right after my last wedding it was just what my wandering, restless soul needed, to disconnect, recharge and to come out with a deeper understanding of where I am on my journey and most importantly on where am I going. I have talked about film before and I’ve always promised to go more deep into why I decided to shoot it next to my digital work, but that hasn’t happened yet… all I can say is that it’s coming! 🙂 But for now, for the first time, with tiny butterflies in my stomach I dare say… I AM A FILM PHOTOGRAPHER! 🙂

Apart from the bonding, soulful experience the gathering was, it was also my time to fall in love with double exposures… something I always wanted to learn more about, experiment with and finally trying it for the first time has convinced me that it’s something I’m absolutely passionate about. There is just something about visually mixing two worlds together that makes my insides warm and fuzzy… that feeling of creating not just a photograph but pure art! Thank you Siegrid and Isabelle for showing me your tricks!

I’ve met Miguel Varona before he started Carmencita, which became the premiere film lab of Europe in recent years. He was the first European film photographer I’ve known, the first one to give me advice and push to pick up this medium, the first person whose workshop I attended and I’ll forever be grateful for his kindness and help. When he started Carmencita everyone knew he was onto something and I personally couldn’t wait to visit him and his superb team which became the epitome of über-cool in the European film industry. Not only did I want to meet the team which does an incredible job in the background making our film images look the way they do, but I really wanted to understand what’s going on behind the scenes, how is my film developed, scanned and corrected. After getting a small taste of it, my appreciation for the lab has only grown… SO MUCH WORK!!!! 🙂

Last but most importantly, the absolute bestest part of the Bohemia Gathering… my fellow attendees and the two fabulous, kind and all around awesome organisers, Isabelle and Siegrid. Thank you for your kind words, thank you for your openness, thank you for your tears and thank you for your friendship. We’re in touch forever. I am proud to be a Bohemia Girl! 🙂

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My room mate and partner in crime Cristiana and the lovely Ingeborgbarcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0003

Gema, who also works at Carmencita and is often responsible for my scans… loved loved loved meeting herbarcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0004

Maxeen, as one of my fellow bohemians said… a “force of nature” and soon to be yogi superstarbarcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0006barcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0001barcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0007barcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0008

Lynn and Olivier, they took the best possible care of us… cooked for us, organised for us and made sure there are beautiful fresh flowers waiting for us… THANK YOU!
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Rosa, rockstar photographer and brand new momma 🙂barcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0010

Miss Fiona from Feather & Film.. this girl is going to places, you’ll see!barcelona-wedding-photographer-bohemia-gathering-enroute-photography_0011

Laura…. the cutest film scanner and developer in the whole wide world, also a killer fashion photographer
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Joan and Paul’s CASA FELIX Wedding in Olivella

November 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment

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Casa Felix has become one of my favourite wedding venues in Catalonia in the last few years, so it was about time I shared one of the weddings I was lucky to photograph in this beautiful villa about 40 minutes outside of Barcelona. Best to start with my first wedding here, with a couple that grew very close to my heart and with a wedding dream team I always throw a happy dance when I get to work with.

I met Joan and Paul in Sitges a few months before their wedding to get to know each other and my camera through their engagement session. The Irish jet setting couple chose the tiny town of Sitges (well, precisely Olivella) as base for their celebrations for their love of Spain. They are from Ireland, met in France, got engaged in London and then married in Barcelona. What a truly international love story! 😀 (to read more about their very cool story and see more of their images head on over to One Fab Day for a full feature here)

I loved how Joan was such an untraditional but mega glam bride. She not only wore custom rose gold Louboutins but she also self designed her raw silk blush wedding dress and made sure that all the details matched her baby blue & rose vision. She couldn’t have found a better help than Val & Mireia from Weddings via Val to make her day perfect, I love working with these girls!

Venue: Casa Felix / Wedding Planning: Weddings Via Val / Catering: GAU / Hair & Makeup: Michael Mawson / Wedding Dress: Ernest Perrymann / Shoes: Christian Louboutin / Bridesmaid Dresses: Ivory Rose / Stationary: Lots of Love Invitations

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My top 10 favourite engagement session locations in Barcelona

November 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Barcelona is becoming increasingly popular as an engagement session (or as some call it pre wedding photoshoot) location for people from all over the world. Some of them take advantage of their holidays in my beautiful city to make different engagement photos from everyone else’s at home (best holiday photos ever too… just sayin’) while others fly to Barcelona for the sole purpose of taking these oh so special photographs. I have been lucky enough to meet couples from all over the world and play not only photographer but tourist guide/host to them as well on our sessions (you know how much I love raving about Barcelona… but in case you haven’t see my guide yet, it’s right here! :))  One of the things my clients always struggle with while planning their sessions from abroad, is where to do the photos and it’s always a tricky question to answer. In a city like Barcelona the choices are endless, we have the beach, the mountains, parks, beautiful modernist architecture and the list of places is literally endless.

I always encourage my couples to choose a location that is meaningful to them… they might not live in Barcelona but they maybe have dreamed of visiting the Parc Guell all their lives, so be it! Some of them love spending time on the beach, some of them like cafes and restaurants… you get the idea. While my job is to advise them, in the end they, YOU have to make the decision… so I decided to write this article to merely highlight my personal top 10 favourite places for engagement sessions in Barcelona with the hope it might help you choosing your favourite location for your shoot. I hope you’ll find it useful, inspiring or at least gives you the travel lust to come and visit… so here we go.

  1. Parc Güell (Gaudi’s Park)

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Hands down my personal favourite location. This place for me encompasses everything that Barcelona is. Amazing views, Gaudi architecture, lush gardens and…. waaaaaayyy too many tourists. While I love this location and I shoot here very often, I do have to warn you that it’s not the least intimate so if you’re a bit shy and don’t like to hug or kiss in front of people, maybe another location would be better suited. If however you don’t mind a bit of waiting around between shots to find the perfect, empty bench or column to create some iconic photographs, this might just be the place for you!

2. El Barrio Gotico (the Gothic Quarter)

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If I say 2 out 3 couples would like to shoot here I don’t think I am exaggerating too much. And why wouldn’t they? It’s the Barcelona of the postcards, little alleyways, romantic streets, cobblestone walkways, pretty pretty and pretty…. but wait! In this equation pretty equals busssssssy too!!!! While certain areas of the Gothic quarter are fairly unknown some others are buzzing with people and it’s literally impossible to take a photograph without anyone else in it, unless we go very early in the morning or on a national holiday! 🙂 During Danielle & John’s engagement session we got very lucky, it was a national holiday 🙂 If you don’t mind the buzz, the people and you’re happy to get lost in between them and maybe pop in to a few cute cafes and shops along the way too, it could be the perfect Barcelona lifestyle shoot!

3. Barceloneta

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My old barrio! Beach, colourful streets, palm trees, fancy bars, surfer dudes and skating paradise. If you’re looking for something more hip (dare I even say hipster), colourful and enchanting Barceloneta could be your place to go! Here is one cute little shoot as an example (also the second part of this one!)

4. Parc del Laberinto

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Ah the labyrinth! This is a little bit of a secret place, or let’s say it was until all the barcelona photographers discovered it and started shooting there and thus spreading the news about it. It is a beautiful, huge, perfectly manicured park on the north of the city, off the beaten path. You do find pretty buildings, fountains, chic stone benches and oh well of course… the labyrinth, but while most of the other parks of the city can be overcrowded especially in peak season in the summer, the labyrinth park is virtually empty all year long. I’ve had about 5-10 sessions here in the last 4 years and not once have I met more than a handful visitors apart from us. If you like peace, quiet, romance and beauty I think you’ll like this place. (oh and the golden hour light here is JUST delicious). Here is the link to one of my favourite sessions from this beautiful place and here is my friend Esther’s beautiful little family also shot at the same place. The only negative I would mention that it’s not screaming Barcelona at you… so if you’re looking to show off that you were here, this might not be your jam.

5. Sitges

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A hop and a throw and a 30 minute train ride away you will find the quaint little beach town of Sitges, which has become a trendy little hot spot in the last decade for fun loving, Spanish architecture adoring beach bums (like myself! :)). Sitges is also known for being a popular wedding location, where I personally get to work a lot in the summer, so it’s only natural that it’s a fun place for a relaxed, beachy and beautiful engagement session too. Here is how Joan and Paul made Sitges look very cool.

6. Costa Brava

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A bit of a bigger hop and a longer throw away you’ll fall in love with the little fisherman villages, dramatic cliffs and beautiful beaches of the Costa Brava. Just a little over an hour by car, but a truly mediterranean dream location for an engagement session.

7. Montserrat

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I know if you think of Barcelona you don’t necessarily think of mountains straight away, but we do have them and quite a lot of them! One of my favourite, close to Barcelona hiking and marvelling spot is Montserrat….. if you’re an active couple loving adventure, big hikes, cozy blankets and dramatic ranges this could be the perfect spot for you!

8. Parc de La Ciutadella

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I practically live in the Parc de la Ciutadella…… this is where I walk Marley every day, where I work out and go for runs, where I read books in the sun, there is hardly a day I don’t pass by so I know this  not-so-well-known little gem like the back of my hand and would love to show you some of it’s beautiful spots as well… Dani and Claudia loved it too! 🙂

9. Tibidabo

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10. Montjuic

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This little hill on the south border of the city might just be the most diverse but most underused location for photoshoots in Barcelona. The list of things to do here is very long…. there are the olympic stadiums, a horse riding staple, the magic fountains, a cactus garden and my personal favourite, the Poble Espanyol. I could write a long article just about Montjuic and why it is so beautiful, but my dear friend Google has all the pretty on it, so just consider it would you? 🙂 Here are a few images from Atsu & Nami’s engagement session party shot at Poble Espanyol.

 You know I really thought coming up with 10 locations might be hard, but in fact I haven’t even mentioned the grungy cool Raval, the port, the forests around town, or even my favourite hotel roof terraces……. Choosing location is not easy but I hope this article has helped you plan your dream session in Barcelona! Good luck!

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