Works of Hungarian artist Kati Verebics are displayed at Ari Kupsus Gallery in Budapest. In addition to her oil paintings she creates fascinating collages based on photos she's taken herself or found in books & magazines. Interesting people  inspires her and she prefers to paint figures rather than landscapes. 

If you have a chance, pop in to Ari's gallery on Brody Sandor utca 23 to see Kati's works!

So Spring-ish!

So Spring-ish! by decopixbytiina 

Shades Of Yellow

At the moment there are so many shades of yellow out there. Here're some of the hues that I explored today while walking in Budapest. Blooming branches are my favourites. Found some cute animals as well :)

Spring is such a beautiful season.

 Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Spring is definitely here.

Have a lovely Easter!

Should I Use A Flash?

Had a chance to try different flashes in a studio workshop the other day. Light makes such a huge difference depending on its direction, if a filter or a reflector is used, etc. Here are some examples.

Great day! Thanks to Tanoda Fotoiskola in Budapest!

Shades Of Pink

These are the shades of spring-ish pink I found in Croatia the other day.

This is the pink hue range

(found it at WorkWithColor)

Red Green Blue HEX Color Name Lum Hue Sat Lig   Color 255 209 220 #FFD1DC Pastel Pink 88 346 100 91 255 192 203 #FFC0CB Pink 84 350 100 88 255 183 197 #FFB7C5 Cherry Blossom Pink 82 348 100 86 252 142 172 #FC8EAC Flamingo Pink 73 344 95 77 231 84 128 #E75480 Dark Pink 59 342 75 62 222 93 131 #DE5D83 Blush 59 342 66 62 222 49 99 #DE3163 Cherry 53 343 72 53 227 11 93 #E30B5D Raspberry 52 337 91 47 224 17 95 #E0115F Ruby 51 337 86 47 195 33 72 #C32148 Bright Maroon 45 346 71 45 128 0 32 #800020 Burgundy 28 345 100 25 86 3 25 #560319 Dark Scarlet 19 344 93 17

Easter Time

March, Easter & spring!

As I couldn't get the texture of the Halltex panels in my photos, decided to get rid of the colors and used Only Deco Love Actions at Photoshop. 

Playing With Spring Light

Played with my camera and day light. 

Light can be cold & blueish or warm & redish, and anything in between. It's measured in Kelvins. Color balance is 3200k indoors and 5500k outdoors.

1700-1800k match flame

1850-1930k candle flame

2000-3000k sun at sunrise or sunset

2500-2900k househld Tungsten bulbs

3000k Tungsten lamp 500W-1k

3200-3500k quartz light

3200-7500k fluorescent lights

3275k Tungsten lamp 2k

3380k Tungsten lamp 5k, 10k

5000-5400k direct sun at noon

5500-6500k daylight (sun+sky), and sun through clouds, haze

6000-7500k overcast sky

6500k RGB monitor

7000-8000k outdoor shade areas

8000-10000k paetly cloudy sky 

Blooming Branches

The task was to shot Halltex panels to show the texture and color of the different panels, and show them in another surrondings than usually. Somehow I got so fascinated by the delicate blooming branches than I found in the nearby park (yes, I did cut with clippers a branch or two out there - sorry!). I have no idea what is the name of this bush. It's one of the first spring-flowering ones and the scent is absolutely gorgeous. So anyway, here're a few pics of those branches.

Here you can see more of the Halltex panel ans its texture.

Have A Radish

Fresh radishes with some sea salt make a great snack, don't they? I don't really know how to use them otherwise. Ok, sliced in salads, but does anyone cook them? 

Just read that there are different kinds of radishes. These ones are Red Globe radishes, but there are also white Winter Daikon, black Spanish, green Chinese and purple varieties.

What are the health benefits of a radish:

• Radish is very good for liver and stomach, and it acts as a powerful detoxifier too. It purifies the blood and eliminates toxins and waste.
• It's diurectic in nature and clenas out the kidneys.
• It's rich in vitamin C
• Radish is packed with antioxidants
• It's high in fibre and relieves symptoms of constipation
• radishes have been known to soothe sore throats and relieve congestion by clearing the sinuses.

 Shot these pics near window in day light without tripod.  

'Desszert neked' In Budapest

Found the other day a nice place for macarons and cakes in Budapest. Worth paying visit if you happen to be somewhere near Paulay Ede utca. Desszert neked ('dessert for you') also organizes dessert courses - great idea!

Paulay Ede utca 17, 6th district.

Something Blue For Home

Blue is such a beautiful color, and there're so many varieties of it out there. I chose sky blue for my modboards this time, both light and dark tones.

These are all found at HM Home.

Fading Tulips

Took some pics of fading tulips. Still looking nice though, and kind of interesting.  - at least for my eyes. Shot plenty of them next to window to get more day light. I didn't use tripod nor anything to soften the incoming natural light.

What do we know about tulips:

• tulips are definitely one of the world's most popular fresh-cut flowers
• there're around 75 wild species of tulips
• in the gardens tulips are blooming in spring
• tulips are often associated to the Netherlands
• tulip is a national flower of Turkey and Afghanistan
• tulips are eatable

How to take care of fresh-cut tulips:

• cut 0,5cm from the base of the stems. Use a small pair of clippers and cut the stems at an angle. This will help them soal up water from the vase.
• Remove extra leaves from the base of the stems. The leaves could start rotting if soaked into the water and cause the flowers to go limp before their time.
• Fill the vase with cold water. Thatbwill keepmthe stems fresh and crisp, while warm water would cause them to become weak and soggy.
• Add some flower food. This will greatly lengthen flowers' lifespan and keep them standing tall and looking perky for as long as possible.
• Keep the vase out of the sun. Otherwise, the tulips will wilt in the heat.