A friend from work does photography in her spares time, and I always love looking at her work when she uploads pictures and brings them to the office. She was sweet enough to offer to meet up to do a shoot this weekend for fun. I've never done one before, but she's really great to be around and helped me feel less worried about it! We spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon exploring the park near my apartment and downtown, and I enjoyed getting to know her more!
I knew I absolutely wanted to wear this outfit for pictures--I couldn't wait to show off my new blouse from Jitterbuggin! The first time I saw this top was actually on someone else's blog (via Vixen Vintage). That post was from 2011, so when the store owner Kim generously let me in on a Memorial Day discount code, I figured it was probably about time to get my own!
Aaaand now I want to buy several more, because it's incredibly comfortable and flattering. I don't normally wear a ton of white, but the creamy color with the pops of red and blue from the airplanes sold me. I wore it with a black circle skirt for this shoot, but it's versatile and will be easy to match all year long.
If you haven't heard of Jitterbuggin, check out the shop! It's local to Portland (I want to visit when we go down soon!) and the styles are so unique--I put off buying this blouse for so long because I convinced myself I could find something comparable someplace else, and after a couple of years I literally couldn't. Plus, Kim was really nice and patient about my questions on fit and style.
Also, photo shoots are actually really fun and I highly recommend doing one at least once. I started off really self-conscious and ended up riding kind of a weird high at the end from getting so into it. I also learned a lot from my friend about techniques to try by myself at home with my own camera!
And now, a few more pictures, because I'm still kind of excited.
