Amsterdam : 1st time

Just before Hamburg it was photo time in Amsterdam. I met my friends Miu and Al  for a photo shooting we had discussed some time before - and finally there was a chance.

After thinking time and time again what would be the best way to go to Amsterdam I eventually decided to go by car - since I hate it to be somewhere at a fixed time - and always fear to miss a train ... not to talk about the annoying people you usually meet on the train ;p

Only one problem: where to park your car (safely) in Amsterdam? - esp. when you always fear your car to be damaged: it's some kind of phobia - I always look for parking space big enough that no other car slams the door into my car ~ gosh, sometimes I with I just had a car that I don't like at all - some Skoda Octavia or Volkswagen Passat in order not to have this fear always xDDD.

Anyway: my friends recommend the a perfect way to arrive by car! Amsterdam has  a pool of P+R car parks outside of Amsterdam -  where you even get free tickets for tram and bus and only have to pay 8€ for 24h parking. Perfect (: .... 

 Even it was a bit late in the afternoon I arrived we just started with photos immediately because we had discussed the photo topic (a combination of cuteness, costumes and Hello Kitty combined with with fetish stuff ~ most of the photos I can not post here because I want to keep this blog work friendly; at least this blog xDDD)

With beginning sunset we had to stop making photos and spent a great relaxing evening in Amsterdam. I really liked the city and it's calm evening atmosphere and enjoyed yummy food and talking :D 

Saturday was dedicated to shooting: it was just so much fun - and everything just worked so great because we always had a new idea what to try out :D - I am already looking forward for next time ^^

Last - but not least : some samples of our shooting ^^ ~ enjoy ...

Lolita photo time in Hamburg

Since (daily)life was just so booooooring - as always ;p - I decided that time for complaining about it is over - gave myself an kick in the ass ;) - took three days off and made a photo- and friend-meetup (haven't seen them for ages!) trip to Hamburg! ~ @Matthias + Nicole : thank you for the great evening ! ... @Sandra: it was so nice to meet you ^^

Even it was like 500 km + 500 km driving through the rain - it just had to be done ^^
Also it was a great chance to check out a new hotel (Holiday Inn Express) - with a parking garage directly not far away from the Reeperbahn area and the harbour. Hamburg is my most favorite in Germany (Berlin is to large and far away for me - Munich is too boring).


Luckily the there was even some sun shine at the day I arrived (if you don't believe me: this photo is the proof!).

Seeing this sign I felt rather safe - because it says it is forbidden to carry weapons with you (and I guess when someone who usually carries a gun around with him sees it - he will instantly bring it back home ;ppp).

Well - just shortly after arriving it was time for a meet-up with the dear Julie aka Lady Lockenlicht
Since we had never met in RL before (but knew each other online from several networks) we had planned to do a Lolita photo shooting with her Vanilla-Chan (by Angelic Pretty) outfit for the next day.


We met for coffee - and cake ^^ ~ Of course a bunny like me could not resist this piece decorated with a carrot ;p

It was a nice time just chatting about everything and thinking about the upcoming shooting of the next day. ^^

No matter of the great things you can do online - RL meet-ups are always best :D





Day #2 - Unfortunately the day of the photo shooting started with rain - and even more rain :/ ... I wake up early and decided to take a walk in the harbour area which is my favorite place in Hamburg ... harbours are always so romantic for me <3

But since I am used to rain I was kinda prepared and had my super heavy old photo lambs (my father once bought them in 1980 for his Super8 camera - and they remind me on some terrible Christmas and B-day Family events ;p) - but now I was just glad to have them ;p
Actually these lights saved the day: It didn't stop raining - the sky was dully and grey - like no chance to do something outdoor (only a during a rain break of like 10 minutes) - and the light in the Julie's apartment would have required to set the camera to ISO800 or something (for those who are not into photography - that simply means : much too dark for good photos ).

We had to improvise a lot! - but hey - that's just the fun about photography. Julie's outfit was amazing! - I totally loved the cat-print of her Vanilla-chan outfit & all the other details :D