look what appeared in my inbox today…
Posted in paris: made by hand, photographers June 22nd, 2009 by piablog

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…a beautiful polaroid from Amanda, who finally got hold of a copy of the book. Thank you Amanda, I’m absolutely thrilled that you love it! And I adore your photo (that coffee looks like it was scrumptious), merci merci.

peonies never cease to inspire…
Posted in nature, photographers June 16th, 2009 by piablog

from munich time-lapse, found on brittany’s beautiful blog. I like it teamed with this song – click on this link which will open the song in a new page, and then come back to this page and press the play button above. enjoy…

today i bought…
Posted in amsterdam, books, photographers June 15th, 2009 by piablog

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this book. it was on sale in a great art bookstore that i just discovered near the concert gebouw.

it’s monday afternoon, and although i have a list as long as my arm, i’m very tempted to make a cup of tea and sit outside on le petit deck of le petit bateau, leisurely turning the pages of my new treasure until the sun goes down.

somebody stop me.

petrina tinslay: the new almost vegetarian…
Posted in food, photographers May 13th, 2009 by piablog

I now have a little folder on my desktop filled with beautiful stories shot by Petrina Tinslay, with thanks to our numerous requests for more when Petrina shared her dubai story of images here in the (bloghouse) a month ago (thank you dear readers, and thank you dear Petrina!).

So today I thought I’d share one with you since it seems I’m on a food-lovin’ frenzy this week (oh spring, you do excite my tastebuds). Petrina shot this gorgeous story for Food & Wine magazine, which featured in the August 2008 issue. I love everything about it…

petrina tinslay in dubai…
Posted in photographers April 6th, 2009 by piablog

I’ve mentioned before that as a stylist I have had the pleasure of working with a number of fab photographers. And it’s no surprise that Australian lifestyle photographer Petrina Tinslay is a favourite.

I always find something arresting in her work. She very quietly & swiftly takes her photographic style to the next level which is something many of her peers admire and try to emulate. Also, she manages to capture my props in the best possible way. and not only that, we always have a good laugh.

Petrina and I were able to catch up for lunch while I was in Sydney a couple of months ago, and one of my favourite things to ask her is “where have you been this past year?”. She always answers with “oh, nowhere really” but then manages to tell me about a number of exotic locations she has been to for various shoots.

So before I continue with our nesting series here in the (blog)house, I want to take a moment to gaze upon this beautiful story shot in Dubai for Gourmet by Petrina, which featured in the June ’08 issue…

All images courtesy of Petrina Tinslay.

xx

PS Here is a very cool interview with Petrina.

PPS Here is one of her favourite recipes.

PPPS If we all ask nicely, I may be able to convince Petrina to send me some more of her tear sheets to show + tell here in the (blog)house. So, if like me, you’d like to see more of her work, let’s all let her know in a comment below…