petite tenue

Posted on: Wednesday, January 28, 2015

listen to what they

say. other than just have fun,

we don't know better.

rabbit fur coat from charm school vintage

vintage wranglers from retrospect vintage

american apparel sweater

photos by tessa horehled

Posted on: Sunday, January 25, 2015

undressed: sarah eiseman, by petite tenue

Featuring another super talented Texan, Sarah Eiseman, and I am beginning to believe that Texas is just one big state full of talent. Her photos are equal parts dreamy and brooding and it doesn't take much to realize that she is a very special person.

I'm a 25 year old ENFP /// Virgo-Pisces-Aries (If that means anything to anyone). I'm originally from Florida but pioneered my way across the states to Texas, about four years ago. I have a degree in Science and during the daytime I do physical therapy with elderly patients. I love spending any free time I can, outside connecting with my surroundings, reading books about artists I admire from the past or far away places, and spending quality time with people I care about+my dogs or by myself properly working on improving my self awareness.

I became interested in photography at a very early age. My mom had a really old polaroid 600 and we used to buy disposable cameras all the time. I remember some of my first images being of my stuffed animals, family members, and abstract pieces of sky and flowers. My photographs then showed no skill or composition, yet I look back through my mother's memory boxes of film now and can't help but be inspired by the old smells and look of the film type back then in general and the moments that were forever saved. I got lost in between the years of school and didn't care too much about photography besides photographing people I knew and days we spent at the beach or outside.

It wasn't until I moved to Austin, that I seriously picked back up photography. I didn't know what kind of photography I would be interested in but I felt a sense of freedom and difference in Austin and decided that I needed to start documenting my life and the changing world around me.

I first bought a digital canon rebel camera, for the first year I photographed everything. I tried every technique, did a 365 day project where I photographed myself everyday, and watched a million tutorials. I taught myself ultimately anything I felt like learning. After a while I started getting bored with shooting digital, I didn't feel like there was enough feeling in it for me. I started shooting again with a polaroid 600 which was gifted to me, and from there my love for film was reignited. I searched out and thrifted for as many film cameras and different kinds of film as I could. Now I have a full on obsession with shooting film. I have a hard time not looking at ebay for old film and cameras, I'm at the local camera store almost everyday, and my baby camera goes with me in my purse everyday,everywhere. If I'm not out shooting film, I'm home drawing, painting, and crafting with photos to make them into something else I envision.

I'm not sure what I have in store for the rest of the year. My friend and I are planning a collaborative project in the following month which is something I am most excited about but can't give away too many details about that. I also hope to do a few shows here and there but ultimately I just hope to continue being inspired and learning as much as I can about film.

There are so many people I would love to shoot. If I had to name a few it would be Tilda Swinton because she is so darn interesting looking and Amanda Seyfriend (which my friend and I were just talking about!) because she is utterly beautiful in such a delicate and simple way. She looks like she was kidnapped from another era. But really, I love the chance to photograph anyone that I connect with.

visit: sarah eiseman

@saraheiseman

death trap

Posted on: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

get out before you

even arrive, because it's

only a death trap.

american apparel shorts and shirt

erica weiner necklace

undressed: sam rogers

Posted on: Sunday, January 18, 2015

Sam Rogers is a 20 year old photographer, based in New York. Her dreamy photos tell a really special story and I am over the moon to share some of her work and story.

How did you get into photography?

I got into photography when I was around 12-13. I was really into making my own websites and graphic designs. I decided I wanted to take my own photos to use in my designs, so I borrowed my mom's little digital camera to do that. It started out as me taking pictures of things like flowers, grass, and my sneakers, and then I started taking pictures of my sister where I realized how much I preferred taking photos of people. During this time, I somehow came across the website Flickr, where I discovered a lot of other photographers around my age taking what I thought were the most incredible photos that I had ever seen. It opened my eyes to a whole bunch of possibilities that I had never thought of when it came to photography, and I strived to be like them. I continued photography as I began high school and pretty much abandoned graphic design completely, becoming really serious about it when I was a sophomore.

What do you have in store for the near future?

The rest of the year pretty much entails completing my junior year of college! Each semester comes along with new sets of challenges for me, for example, sometimes it can be hard to balance shooting for school assignments and making personal work, but usually I manage to shoot personal work for school assignments. I plan to make as much work as I can (even during the winter, where it can be a struggle to shoot while battling the weather conditions/creative ruts that can get into) and keep improving my photography as I go along, hopefully getting my name out there as much as possible.

If you could choose anyone, who would you photograph?

There's tons of people I would love to photograph but if I had to choose one, I would choose Devon Aoki. I think she has the most amazing look and it would be a dream come true to work with her!

visit: sam rogers

@samrog3rs

brooklyn glow

Posted on: Thursday, January 15, 2015

winter in brooklyn

but the sun still shines so hard

that your hair will glow.

kimchi blue bra top

winter bloom, by jessica levin

Posted on: Monday, January 12, 2015

I'm a 28-year old photographer, gallivanter, dreamer...

I started taking photos as a kid and it just stuck with me, I love it. I'm still learning and evolving every day, though. The nature of people- all the personalities, details and imperfections in beauty- that's what continues to fascinate me and influence my work. I was pretty interested in psychology in my college days. I'm happy I chose to study people by photographing them instead of analyzing them. Already a little too neurotic for that! Right now, traveling and being able to spend my days in different landscapes is vital to my creative energy. Living in Chicago makes me a little stir crazy sometimes. Got to get out there and get inspired by the elements! Other than scheming some west coast travel plans, I just wrapped up a fun little project with my bud, Dani K to close out the year. Had the pleasure of working with Glass Lux, a pair of delightful, talented musicians. Stay tuned for some dandy candy for your eyes and ears.

Honestly this list is endless, but if I could photograph anyone it would be Lera Pentelute. Such a goddess.

photos, text: jessica levin

@jessicawlevin

model: yazmin fragoso