Thursday, June 14, 2012

Borrowed Camera and UO Linen Dress

The weather here has been such a teaser lately...it was so warm over the weekend and cooled down significantly by yesterday. Why can't it just be in the 80s the entire summer?? Anyway, I was in my friend Ping's neighborhood on Sunday and she was kind enough to let me borrow her fancy camera and photographer bf to get some blog photos. We also did some shopping afterwards at Urban and J.Crew of course...the beautiful weather gave us an excuse to go to an outdoor mall. haha

It was such a gorgeous day that I wanted to take this linen dress out for a spin that I got from Urban Outfitters. It's actually quite loose on  me around the torso area but nothing a waist-cinching belt can't fix!
Cooperative linen dress from UO (similar) -- thrifted tan belt (similar) -- Banana Republic strappy wedges (similar)
Accessories: tortoise shell sunnies (similar) -- H&M mini spike necklace (similar) -- no name watch (similar) -- H&M braided bracelet (similar) -- thrifted knot bangle (similar) -- oval button earrings (similar)

I think it's time to start looking into getting a new camera because the photo quality on Ping's DSLR is vastly better! The skin glows and the colors are vibrant...makes taking pictures more fun too.

Canon T2i or T3i or a different brand...any opinions?

22 comments:

  1. Very cute dress!  I really like the print!  And I have a canon rebel t31 and it has worked great for me!  But I far from a photo expert :)

    Seize the Styles

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  2. karen, the pictures looks great if i can say so myself! lol
    love the outfit too. you are so good at finding deals.

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  3. Your dress is so cute! How was shopping? Did you buy anything??

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  4. Glad you girls had a nice shopping trip with nice weather!  I love the dress you picked out! You look great!

    I also love that you have a lot of accessories on your wrist but kept your necklace dainty!  :)

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  5. Love the print of this dress and the belt-cinching looks perfect with it.  I would love some cool weather over here!  Did you buy anything on your shopping adventure?

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  6. Thanks Jenny! I see you are in the Bay Area too...right on! Thanks for the rec on the T3i too. I gotta try them out and see what's on sale too. =P

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  7. Thanks Ping...you have a great personal photographer! haha You know I love my deals! 

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  8. Thank you! Shopping was good...Ping and I both ended up buying those cardis from J. Crew and I got one other top from UO.

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  9. Shopping was so much fun...thanks Michelle! You are so sweet!

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  10. Thank you SPG! Where do you live again? Ping and I got the same cardis at J. Crew but I got one in nude/tan instead of purple and we both got the red. =P

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  11. Your dress is so cute, love the print!

    xo, Yi-chia

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  12. The print is so cute!
    Tina
    http://2petite.blogspot.com

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  13. Cute summery dress (your friend's hubby did a good job with these photos)!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)

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  14. Thanks Jessica! Glad you were able to stop by mine too. =)

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  15. Love the pattern!
    Newest follower :)
    www.fashiontruffles.com

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  16. Thanks Viviana! Appreciate it!

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  17. Sydney's Fashion DiaryJune 23, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    Before reading your post, I thought the background looks familiar =) What a cute summer dress! You're right - DSLR photos look so much better than point-and-shoot. Good luck with your camera search!

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  18. Thanks Sydney! haha yeah luckily Ping was nice enough to let me test out her camera. =P I'm still searching but hopefully can take the plunge on a new camera soon!

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  19. Love the dress on you. You look gorgeous! :) Btw I followed your blog. Hope you can drop by mine and maybe get a follow back? Thanks! :) http://russianred10.blogspot.com/

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  20. Thanks for visiting! I will check out your blog as well.

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