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Travel Guide: Mykonos, Greece

April 17, 2018

My mom is in Greece right now and I couldn’t go with her, so I thought I would reminisce on my trip there way back in 2009.  These photos were taken on my Canon 40D, it is crazy how far cameras have come since then and how the difference of investing in better lenses improves your photography!

In July of 2009 we spent a week in Italy, traveling from Rome, to Florence and then to Venice.  From Venice we took a week long Mediterranean Cruise which stopped in Athens, Mykonos and Split/Croatia.  It was so nice to take a relaxing cruise after a busy trip in Italy.  Mykonos was probably my favorite stops on the cruise.  Our cruise was on The Royal Caribbean and it was so amazing!  There weren’t a lot of tourists because of the economy crashing the year before, so we were a bit lucky with not having to fight the crowds!

We loved exploring the alleys in Mykonos Town, we kept getting separated from each other because once you turn the corner you are lost down another maze of small streets and alley ways.  The city was constructed this way on purpose so that pirates would have a hard time invading.  Everything is painted white and all of the doors and shutters are painted blue, red or yellow, so it made it tricky keeping your way.  I could have photographed every little alley and colored door, as you can see by my photos.  It was a photographers dream to get lost in this city.  I loved all of the Bougainville, it is seriously one of my favorite flowers, the colors are so vibrant and beautiful.

The windmills were a must see, they are so well kept and they date back to the 16th century.  There is a great little museum that you can visit as well.

The gyros were to die for!  I still think about how delicious they were.  With so many little kebab shops you can’t go wrong with choosing one!

One day I will get back to this beautiful Island, until then I will keep scrolling through my photos!

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Travel Guide: Costa Rica

April 10, 2018

Our first trip to Costa Rica was on our honeymoon and we had so much fun!  We stayed at an all inclusive resort in Guanacaste and we saw so many things.  We booked several excursions and had something planned every day!  Most of the excursions started at 6 or 7 in the morning, so we were so exhausted.  We saw so many amazing things!

When we talked about going back we knew we wanted to be a little more relaxed and more sporadic.  Some good friends of ours gave us some airline buddy passes that had to be used quickly, so we took some days off in December right before Christmas and hoped that we could get to Costa Rica.  Once we knew we had seats on the flight I called my mom to book us a hotel and a car and to send me the info before we took off!  It was so fun to not have a plan and to take each day as it came.  We did a lot of driving and exploring the countryside and small towns and beautiful beaches.  It was such a perfect trip!

It was so nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and to really spend time with each other. Costa Rica was the perfect destination to get away and relax. Costa Rica had an amazing assortment of beaches and jungle to explore. From the touristy beaches of Tamarindo, to the serene beaches of Conchal or Samara. Each beach has a different look, but they all have their own character. Playa Tamarindo is such a fun touristy beach; the sound of the waves, kids playing in the ocean, and the beach vendors yelling “Pipas, Pipas” meaning fresh coconut water; it is the perfect refreshing drink to sip while sitting on the beach. It was mesmerizing to watch the locals surf the beautiful waves.

Driving through Costa Rica is just as rewarding as sitting on the beach, the landscape is so picturesque. In between each town there are beautiful fields with cattle grazing under the Guanacaste Trees. Road side fruit stands were the best way to get your lunch, fresh juicy pineapple cut to perfection, ready to eat. Each town had its own charm with friendly people. Colorful flowers and cacti graced each house and every corner. It was so refreshing to experience a simple Christmas, non commercialized celebrations, just celebrating the true meaning of the season.

We stayed in Tamarindo in a cute little bungalow, El Sabanero.  We loved visiting the little town and we ate fish tacos every day.  We ate at Eat at Joe’s several times, I made sure to order some sort of taco and guacamole at every meal.  There were so many beautiful beaches close by.  On our last day we only had a little bit of time to explore, so we drove through some small towns and on some dirt roads.    We found the most amazing beach on our last day; Playa Conchal it had the best sand and the water was so clear and beautiful. We had the beach to ourselves.  I remember standing in the ocean as far as I could go without getting too wet before we had to fly out.  I was so tempted to jump in fully clothed, it was so heavenly.

Samara was about an hour drive from Tamarindo and it was another favorite beach.  You can’t go wrong with any of their beaches.

On one of the days we went and found a beautiful waterfall, Llanos de Cortez.  It was fun to switch up the beach scenes and see more of the jungle.

All images are taken on a Pentax 645 nii, with Portra 400.  For this trip I only shot film and it was so fun waiting for my scans to come in to look at photos from our trip.  Developed and Scanned by The Find Lab.

This trip was suppose to be published in one of Magnolia Rouge‘s lifestyle magazines, it was going to be in her last issue, but they ended up not printing any more.  So pretend you are looking at these images in one of her beautiful magazines.

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Travel Guide: Cuba Part One

February 13, 2018

Cuba was one of the most interesting places that I have traveled!  As I was trying to decide on photos for my travel guide I couldn’t narrow it down.  In Part Two I will go a little more in depth of what it was like to travel there; what we did and where we stayed.  In this post I am sharing some of my favorite film images.  When I travel I usually take my digital camera Canon 5D Mark III (I now have the Mark IV) and a film camera Pentax 645NII with an adapted Hasselblad 80 2.8 lens, and sometimes I get crazy and pack more than that.  I like to keep it simple with my lenses, and will only do an extra lens for my digital camera.  I usually pack my L Series 50 1.2 and my L Series 24-70 2.8 for my digital, I keep my 50 on for most of the time, but it is so nice to have the wide angle option.  I usually take too many cameras on a trip, because I hate to be unprepared or wish I had a certain piece of gear.  I feel like I get my best images, when I only focus on one medium each day.  When we are out for the entire day I will bring both just in case, but then my shoulders hate me by the end of the day because I will walk around all day with a 50 lb pack.  For these images I used Kodak Portra 400 and I always use The Find Lab for my developing.  The colors and textures of Cuba were so amazing to photograph, I wish I could have seen it in its prime, it would have been such a beautiful city.  The architecture is unreal, when we walked around we tried to picture it in the 50s and I can only imagine the glitz and glam in parts of the city.

The people were so friendly there, I loved meeting the young girl a few photos down.  She was so excited to talk to us because we were from America.  She was so helpful and wanted to help us in any way.  One thing that she said really stood out to me for the rest of the trip.  She said our governments are fighting, but the people aren’t fighting, we are happy to have you in our country.  Every time we told people we are from America, they would cheer on Obama, several came and rubbed arms with us and said we are touching an American!  It was such a great experience, I would recommend it to anyone.  Watch for the next Travel Tuesday post for Part Two and I will go into more depth of what to do and see while you visit!

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Hi, I’m Jessica! I am very passionate about photography, everything that I do revolves around my camera and creating exceptional photos for you to remember every stage of life. I have been a professional photographer for over 15 years, and I still get excited about every shoot. I love being creative and going on adventures, and I try to bring that experience into my shoots, by exploring the mountains, chasing the light, and helping you relax in front of the camera! Thanks for stopping by, let’s work together!

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