Chucky's Place: April 2017

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Kaamna Patel: Analog Film Photography with a Magic Box

Photographer Kaamna Patel is based in Mumbai--where she returned after working for five years in Paris. "I am interested in themes of identity & globalisation, putting the world and myself under scrutiny, an objectivity facilitated by a lifestyle of constant travel." she says. "I usually shoot with a Beautyflex 6x6 camera." Yup, that's right, she's an analog photographer. Like many others, Kaamna has fantastic work surely worth being featured here on the website. So here's her submission.
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ICYMI: Throwback Prom Looks, Wedding Dress Trends & Ivanka Trump Secretly Relabled Her Fashion Line

Sure, we're all glued to our phones/tablets/laptops/watches that barely tell time, but even the best of us miss out on some important #content from time to time. That's why, in case you missed it, we've rounded up our most popular stories of the week to help you stay in the loop. No need to thank ...

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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Film Review: Fujifilm Acros 100 (35mm and 120 Formats)

Fujifilm Acros 100 is the company's last black and white film emulsion, and for many photographers it was an absolute favorite. Acros 100 is a very fine grain film considering how it's also a fairly slow film. In fact, it's so fine grain that when my scans came in, readers thought that the image was digital and not film. For this reason, it was always used for a variety of applications though mostly with portraits and landscapes. Depending on how you developed it and if you pushed it or not though, it isn't very tough to get great results even when pushed to ISO 1600, though it is surely time consuming when it comes to the processing.
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The Surprisingly-Sexy One Piece Tyler Is Eyeing in Every Color

Here's the thing about swimsuits: I hate 'em! I have approximately two wearable ones and three more worn out ones that I refuse to replace because I hate shopping for bathing suits so much. And I'm from Florida, guys! But, as with shorts, when it gets warm, I want to own respectable ...

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Friday, April 28, 2017

When Does Using Adapted Glass on Your Mirrorless Camera Stop Making Sense?

Many photographers, myself included, often tout the ability of mirrorless cameras to utilize old film era lenses to save money and try new focal lengths without breaking the bank. But at what point does doing this actually, make sense, and when does it start to be a bad decision.
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Aeffe USA Semi-Annual Sample Sale, May 3rd - 5th In NYC

Aeffe USA is having our semi-annual Spring Summer Sample Sale Wednesday May 3 – Friday May 5 from - 10:00am – 6:00pm. It will include the current season of the following brands: Alberta Ferretti, Cedric Charlier, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, Pollini, Moschino, and Fuzzi. At the sale you will ...

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Malia Obama Proves She's the Coolest of the Cool Teens in Alexander Wang

As many teenagers enrolled in Ivy League universities with big career ambitions do, 18-year-old Malia Obama — who's taking a gap year to chalk up some life experience before starting at Harvard in the fall — landed a good ol' fashioned internship in New York City this spring. However, most ...

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Vince Says it Has 'Substantial Doubt' It Will Stay in Business

Things aren't looking good at Vince. On Friday, the casual luxury brand announced, alongside a disappointing fiscal 2016 earnings report, that it has "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business for the next 12 months.Sales in the fourth quarter declined 21.9 percent; for the year, ...

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So, You're Not Going to the Met Gala? These 57 Online Sales Will Counteract the FOMO

Assuming you have access to a calendar, you're probably well-aware that May is next week, which means, so is the Met Gala. The First Monday in May doesn't come without its stressors — for us here at Fashionista, those usually take the form of fully unwieldy, 200-slide slideshows — ...

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Must Read: Kardashian-Jenners Split with Stylist Monica Rose, The Problem with Beyoncé's Pregnancy Iconography

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.Monica Rose and the Kardashian-Jenners part waysAfter having been the famous family's go-to stylist for almost 10 years, Monica Rose is no longer working with any of the sisters, according to People. While nothing has been made public yet ...

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14 of the Best Resources for Becoming a More Ethical (and Educated) Fashion Consumer

Welcome to Sustainability Week! While Fashionista covers sustainability news and eco-friendly brands all year round, we wanted to use this time around Earth Day and the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse as a reminder to focus on the impact that the fashion industry has on people and the ...

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COLLEGEFASHIONISTA IS LOOKING FOR SUMMER 2017 STYLE GURUS AT CAMPUSES AROUND THE WORLD

Get ready to make the campus your runway! CollegeFashionista.com is looking for ambitious, goal-orientated students this summer to report on the fashion trends happening on their campuses. Responsibilities of Style Gurus include writing one article per month, creating original social media content, ...

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How Natural Beauty Brand Gaffer & Child is Making Farm-to-Face Skin Care a Thing

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How to Watch the Met Gala Red Carpet on Monday

The First Monday in May is nigh! Which means: While celebrities and anyone else Anna Wintour has deemed Met Gala-worthy are scurrying around town to put the finishing touches on their looks, sites like ours are working hard to prepare for the biggest night in fashion. (And boy, do we have some ...

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A New 'Goop' Magazine Is Coming to Condé Nast

Goop, which this week told newsletter subscribers to buy its $335 pantry-organizing set, is coming to Condé Nast: Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle business is partnering with the magazine publisher to co-produce a quarterly print Goop-branded magazine, aptly named Goop, that will debut on newsstands in ...

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Boutique Beauty Agency Is Hiring An Accountant / Office Manager In Los Angeles

We are a boutique beauty agency in Los Angeles representing hair, makeup, wardrobe & prop stylists in Los Angeles for photoshoots, TV & red carpet events. We are based in Hollywood. We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter to do our accounting and work as an office manager and ...

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How to Shop For Natural Skin-Care Products

Beauty tutorials are big on YouTube — a search for "makeup tutorial" and "hair tutorial" yields more than five million videos. In this weekly series, we put a mix of popular and under-the-radar tutorials to the test and show you what's best.As the demand for natural beauty products has skyrocketed ...

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The Problem with Fashion Brands that Call Themselves "Sustainable"

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PURPLE is hiring a Beauty PR Account Manager in NYC

Purple is actively seeking a bright, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial Junior Account Executive / Account Executive to join its thriving beauty division. Based in SoHo, New York, Purple represents a number of fantastic beauty brands; including, Lancôme, Wexler Dermatology, Bare Minerals, Tata ...

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PURPLE is hiring a Digital Strategist in New York City

Purple is actively seeking a bright, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial Digital Strategist to join it’s growing Digital division in the agency’s New York office. Purple has offices globally in London, New York and Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have a grasp on best practices and trends in ...

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Where Mountains Meet — By Marchesa and Theory Alums — Is a Sustainable Label to Watch

Welcome to Sustainability Week! While Fashionista covers sustainability news and eco-friendly brands all year round, we wanted to use the time around Earth Day and the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse as a reminder to focus on the impact that the fashion industry has on people and the ...

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Heartloom Is Hiring An Associate Fashion Designer In New York, NY

Contemporary Women's Fashion Brand located in New York, NY is seeking an Associate Designer with 2 to 4 years of Industry Experience. The Candidate will be working side by side with the Design Director/ Owner.Must have 2 to 4 years Experience as an Assistant/ Associate Designer, preferably at a ...

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Troyce Hoffman: Hypnotic Photos of the American West on Kodak Tri-X

"While Europe has thousands of years worth of ancient cities and temples, America has its great canyons, mountains, forests, and deserts; these are our great wonders. "says northern California based Photographer Troyce Hoffman. "They are the great equalizer in our country; they belong to both rich and poor serving as a vast communal backyard." Troyce's images are mostly shot in the public lands of the American West and has worked to capture images of the American West using Kodak Tri-x for a while now.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Creating the Photograph: Tomasz Kedzierski’s “Tribute to Krzysztof Kieślowski”

Photographer Tomasz Kędzierski has been a pretty fantastic and creative analog film photographer for a while. We've featured his work a number of times on this website. Besides the Square Lips project, his homemade pinholes and his solarigraphy, he's done some higher end work too. Most recently, he was working on a shoot where he was shooting with Provia 100, and to ensure that he got the shot right, he used a Leica Sofort first before switching back to his Hasselblad 501C.
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15 Delicious Poke Cake Recipes

Poke cake allows you to mix and match some flavors to create some seriously amazing combinations, that your otherwise bland cake would never have had! Poke Cake, in its simplicity, comes in so many different flavors and shapes! Then, another ingredient is poured over the cake to add extra flavor and moisture. So delicious! Here are the 15 Poke Cake Recipes we could find that left us drooling. We pretty much want to try them all!

Chocolate Nutella Poke Cake from Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Dole Whip Poke Cake from I Should Be Mopping the Floor

Key Lime Poke Cake from Love Grows Wild

Cannoli Poke Cake from Family Fresh Meals

Raspberry Lemon Cake from Fav Family Recipes

Banana Cream Poke Cake from Crafty Recipes

Blueberry Lemon Poke Cake from The Wholesome Dish

Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake from Life, Love and Sugar

Pumpkin Caramel Cream Cheese Poke Cake from Delightful E Made

Tiramisu Poke Cake from The Domestic Rebel

Strawberry Jello Poke Cake from Life in the Lofthouse

Blueberry Cheesecake Poke Cake from Beyond Frosting

Oreo Poke Cake from Moms Need to Know

Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake from Mom Loves Baking

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13 Dreamy DIY Porch Swing Bed Ideas

Hanging beds and swing bed designs are bringing cool little feature into everyone’s home, backyard, patio space and any other place you can conjure up around your residence. They stylish, classy, seem to be a touch above the rest in terms of design and offer great visual contrast. Porch swings combine two things that people love: that feeling of floating, and the idea of a repetitive, rocking motion that can help a person relax. However, one kind of porch swing goes far beyond the norm, and this kind as known as the porch swing bed. Scroll down now to see DIY porch swings, any of which could be a permanent fixture of your outdoor living area before the sun rises on Monday morning.

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ATELIER NOTIFY Is Hiring A Sales Manager In New York, NY

Established in Paris in 2003, Atelier Notify has rapidly made a name for itself as a luxury ready-to-wear brand, with particular emphasis on denim. At Atelier Notify, tradition and future combine to give a modern vision of the tailoring spirit. Since ever Atelier Notify tries to preserve the ...

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Esprit by Opening Ceremony Is the Latest Collaboration to Prey on Your '90s Nostalgia

You've likely noticed by now that several athletic and lifestyle brands of yore — particularly, those that had a heyday in the '80s and '90s — are back in a big way, especially among millennials and Instagram stars. For example, Tommy Hilfiger has tapped the likes of Hailey Baldwin, Sofia Richie, ...

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Emma Watson Wore a Sustainability Week-Approved Burberry Gown

Emma Watson has been an outspoken champion of sustainable fashion, even launching a special Instagram account to call attention to the importance of it. And given that it just so happens to be Fashionista's Sustainability Week, we couldn't ignore this especially stellar sustainable ...

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The Subtle, Chic One-Piece That Has Maura Drooling

If you use emojis (which, yes, you absolutely do, it's 2017 and you own a mobile device), you've probably taken notice of a new one that came with your phone's latest update. Its tiny eyes and eyebrows are slanted diagonally in bliss, and it has a trace of drool spooling out of the corner of ...

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Must Read: The Woolmark Prize Increases Award Size and Announces Nominees, What Needs to Change About 'Vogue'

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday.Woolmark is giving away more money — here's who might get itThe International Woolmark Prize is increasing its prize money and introducing a new category called the Innovation Award to celebrate the finalist with the most unique and ...

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First Impressions: Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM FE (Sony E Mount, Full Frame)

With the announcement of the new Sony a9, the new Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Master FE lens was slightly overshadowed by all the new tech in the camera. However, this new lens is also one that is very important for the specific crowd that that camera is targeted to. The Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Master is designed for sports shooters, wildlife photographers and photojournalists who need a whole lot of reach. During our testing period with prototype models, we found the 100-400mm lens to be really useful in many situations, but we're going to need to give it a whole lot more testing to give a final verdict.
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ICB Is Seeking A Fashion Design Intern In New York, NY

New York based Contemporary Womens Wear label, ICB is seeking a fashion design intern. RequirementsStudying Fashion or Relevant Design DegreeBasic Knowledge of Adode Photoshop & IllustratorVery detail oriented and good organizational skillsAble to take direction and execute tasks ...

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Frank Body's New Glittery 'Unicorn' Body Scrub Has a 50,000-Person Waitlist

According to The Official Rules of Marketing To Gen Z, if you "unicorn" it, they will come. The latest example of this phenomenon? Australian beauty brand Frank Body (famous for its messy-yet-effective coffee scrubs) has a forthcoming "Shimmer Scrub" — being dubbed a "unicorn" scrub by ...

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Influencers Band Together With '#Sponsored' Merch to Help Destigmatize Paid Content

One of the most polarizing industry conversations these days surrounds sponsored content — particularly, the variety posted by bloggers and influencers on their social media feeds. While the FTC mandates that all paid posts must be disclosed clearly and properly using tags like "#ad" or ...

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Elaine Welteroth Named Editor-in-Chief of 'Teen Vogue'

Almost exactly a year after Elaine Welteroth was named editor at Teen Vogue — replacing the publication's founding editor-in-chief, Amy Astley — Welteroth's job title is again getting a facelift. On Thursday, Condé Nast announced that it has appointed Welteroth as the publication's ...

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Sample Image Gallery: Sony a9 (Portraits, Sports and More)

We know that you've all been waiting to see image samples from the brand new Sony a9 camera, and today we finally have the chance to release our first Sony a9 samples. We tested the Sony a9 with the Sony 35mm f2.8, 24-70mm f2.8 and the 70-200mm f2.8. A bit of this was also shot with the new 100-400mm lens too.
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Why Kering Is Teaming Up with Parsons to Make the Future of Fashion More Sustainable

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Get Balenciaga's Hottest Pre-Fall Accessory for Under $15

If there's one thing we can be sure of in these volatile times, it's that if Demna Gvasalia puts something on a model, people who are desperately into fashion will be buying it — or some facsimile of it — very soon. Think of the patchworked denim for Vetements, the bright, spandex legging-boots for ...

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Image Gallery: Fujifilm X100F Samples

Today, I'm really happy to say that we've got Fujifilm X100F samples in our first impressions post. I've been super busy as of late, but I'm pretty glad to finally have the Fujifilm X100F in for review. On paper at least, the camera has a whole lot going for it. And it's also fair to say that after a really long time, many users are going to be very happy with the camera and the progression that it's taken. Indeed, photographers like Rinzi Ruiz are doing some fantastic work with it. Overall, it's pretty difficult to take a really awful photo with the camera; except in a few situations.
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Why Is Fashion Still Sleeping on All-Natural Dyes?

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9 Beauty Brands That Recycle Your Empties (And Reward You For It)

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21 Perfect, Breezy Spring Dresses Under $500

While temps here in New York are still struggling to break past "chilly," it's a generally accepted fact that the season called "spring" is well and truly here. Other than the given perks of warmer weather — cocktails outside, a general lack of snow-based misery — there's also the fact that we can ...

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Rosie Assoulin Is Hiring A Part-Time Logistics Assistant In New York, NY

Summary: Reporting to the Logistics Manager, the logistics assistant will assist in facilitating the movement and routing of finished goods and other day to day logistics functions. Responsibilities:Facilitate the shipping and receiving of finished goods from factories to warehouse locationsWork ...

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Mike Ioannidis: From Observer to Analog Film Photo Creator (NSFW)

Photographer Mike Ioannidis is a 26 year old mechanical engineer that loves bike riding, climbing and analog photography. He lives in Athens, Greece. "...photography has played a vital role in my life!" Mike tells us about the last seven years. "Although it doesn't pay my bills, it serves a greater purpose!" For Mike, photography is a form of self expression. He gets a chance to express emotions, feelings and capture what he sees, in the unique way.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Rachael Renee’ Levasseur’s Experimental Work in Film Photography

All images and words by Rachael Renee’ Levasseur. Used with permission. Rachael Renee’ Levasseur recently applied to get into our analog zine. Out of the over 1,000 entries submitted her photos and story were deemed worthy enough to share here on our website. You see, Rachael has a sort of experimental look to her images.
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17 Cute Preppy Outfits For Summer To Copy (Part 2)

We’ve highlighted 17 preppy outfits as worn by stylish bloggers to get the look and inspire your next outfit or shopping trip. Spring is usually all about the floral prints, pastel hues, and colorful looks and while we have nothing against that, you can’t deny that there are just some days when you find these a little too girly for your liking. Preppy fashion meets bright and bold colors with clean and simple styling, along with carefully selected accessories.