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More film!

Amy Zaiss — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:03:16 +0000

So I’ve been pretty busy lately- doing Art Basel stuff all weekend, and also working a lot!

I did find time, however, to have about 6 months (14 rolls!) of film developed at my favorite photo lab. What a huge delight to finally see everything! I absolutely love shooting film.

Here’s some stuff from all over Miami & South Florida, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Miss Florida

Amy Zaiss — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:45:17 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting with Cassandra last weekend; she is the current Miss Florida US International 2012, and a natural beauty! We set up at one of my all-time favorite locations, South Pointe park in South Beach, and shot for a few hours just after sunrise. (This was proceeded by an early morning cafecito, of course!)

We were lucky enough to have some fantasticly diffused light, gorgeous swimwear provided by Lepe Fashion- and Cassandra even wore her crown and sash for us! What a great shoot. Thank you to everyone who came!

LA Printers Fair 2012

Amy Zaiss — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:19:08 +0000

I was inadvertently saving the best for last, I guess! There’s just this one extra batch of photos left from my LA trip- and these are a gem.

I was lucky enough to nerd out at the LA Printers Fair with the Lumi crew. It was ~~probably~~ definitely my favorite day during my stay. Of course, a great day is ended at the beach!

The last few snaps include the day I spent wandering downtown during CicLaVia, and a few from my hike up Elysian Park. And for even more- you can see all my Instagram snaps right here.

Miss American Vintage – week 4

Amy Zaiss — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:24:45 +0000

This week at the Miss American Vintage pageant we had a killer wardrobe styled by What’s Her Secret, and also hair & makeup provided by Nicole S Marks. All the looks were major knockouts! We were graced with a very lovely celebrity judge, (Miss Teen South Florida 2013) Genavieve Paige Boué - who also posed for pictures!

The pageant is ongoing into December, for more information or to enter visit the website. See you next week!

Fashion Designers Expo

Amy Zaiss — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:06:29 +0000

I attended the PINK hits the runway show, for the 2012 Fashion Desginers Expo this past Saturday – and it was a knock out! So many fabulous styles and lots of it for a great cause. Check out their website for more details.

Miss American Vintage – Week 3

Amy Zaiss — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:25:26 +0000

I jumped into the Miss American Vintage pageant in week three – a fierce competition where there was a tie! Two winners Aida & Marissa were selected to go onto the next round. The pageant is ongoing into December, for more information or to enter visit the website. See you next week!

Miami Style Mafia presents: Style Wars

Amy Zaiss — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:44:44 +0000

Last night I attended the 2012 Style Wars – where two teams of local blogging talent dressed up their models in themed wardrobe. There were three rounds, all judged by stylists Simonett Pereira & Eugenia Alliegro (founders of Miami Style Mafia), Amanda del Duca (of Capture Fashion), and Rachael Russell.

Teams included Steffy’s Pros & Cons and Nany’s Klozet vs. Ria Michelle and Le Pretty Stellar. The event was hosted last night at the Ricochet Bar & Lounge, located in the Midtown Miami shops.

Los Angeles – Little Tokyo & Arts District

Amy Zaiss — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:19:07 +0000

Los Angeles has a very (thriving and) interesting downtown area. There’s never a lack of things to see! There’s an engaging Arts District, Little Tokyo, tons of food, coffee, and shopping (see: Poketo) - and always events happening or street closures due to movie productions! It reminded me a lot of the Wynwood neighborhood, but nicer! (Sorry, Miami – no hard feelings!)

I wanted to stay downtown the entire time – and luckily I was close by, residing at the Brewery Artist lofts during my workcation. So I was actually very close to everything (just 2 miles!).

Not to mention – Los Angeles also has a very very nice transit system. I don’t want to hear any complaining from the auto-centric folks. It’s really nice, and I’ve been on transit systems all over the world. And I like LA’s. The buses are clean (and have GPS displays- what?!). Real-time tracking. Distinctive lack of drug addicts (but maybe I wasn’t there long enough for this!). You don’t know how good you’ve got it there, folks!

Other locations featured in this area include: the Walt Disney Concert Hall / Museum of Contemporary Art / and the Grand Central Market

San Francisco pt. 2

Amy Zaiss — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:27:32 +0000

What more can I say? I’m smitten with San Francisco! Next time, I will be sure to make it a longer visit.

San Francisco pt. 1

Amy Zaiss — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:56:11 +0000

So I will start with some San Francisco photos. My trip was extended and I was able to stay in San Francisco just 2 (and a half) days. Not nearly enough time! Too much good food, too much good coffee, too many good people. And I was only in the Mission! Overwhelming, but so good.

I was recommended by my Photojojo coworkers to have coffee at Four Barrel and was not disappointed! They were super friendly and encouraged me to take as many pictures as I’d like. They also serve up very delicious coffee, of course! Manic picture taking was followed by lots of working in the office.