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Hejhej! Innan jag smiter ut i det 22-gradiga vädret här i Berlin vill jag bara dela denna intervju med er. Nordique är ett online-magasin med massor av välskrivna artiklar för alla med ett intresse för nordisk design, mat och kultur. Jag tycker att det var väldigt intressant att få prata lite om hur det är att vara svensk, och framförallt få lyfta fram fördelarna med min nationalitet. Jag har verkligen alltid haft en helt otroligt icke-patriotisk, negativ inställning till Sverige (duh, jag bor ju knappt ens där), men man ska verkligen inte ta alla sina förmåner för givet heller.
Andra roliga saker jag pratar om är till exempel guilty pleasures, min syn på framgång och framtidsplaner. HÄR hittar ni intervjun. Trevlig läsning! PUSS!

Heyo! Before getting out in the 22-degree weather here in Berlin, I just want to share this interview with you. Nordique is an online magazine with lots of well-written articles for anyone with an interest in Nordic design, food and culture. I think it was very interesting to get to talk a little about how it is to be Swedish, and above all get to highlight the benefits of my nationality. I generally have an incredible non-patriotic, negative attitude to Sweden (duh, I hardly even live there), but you I really have to remember not to take all my benefits for granted either.
Other things I talk about in the interview are for example my secret guilty pleasures, my view of success and my future plans. Read it HERE. KISS!

Sitter på kontoret med en sovande hund på mina fötter och en Sean som knattrar på sin dator framför mig. Jag hade tänkt göra ett inlägg med svar på era frågor, men hann bara svara på två av dem innan jag insåg att inlägget skulle bli olidligt långt om jag svarade på fler. Jag hade visst massor av tankar att skriva av mig angående smink-dilemmat och min fotoutrustning:

I’m sitting in the office with a dog sleeping at my feet and Sean writing on his computer in front of me. I was going to make a post with answers to your questions, but only managed to answer two of them before I realized that the post would become unbearably long if I answered more. Apparently I had a lot of thoughts to write down about the make-up dilemma, and my photography equipment:

“I thought that i would really like to read a post about your relationship with make-up…i don’t know if you’ve done this before. My relationship with make-up is quite conflicting…i don’t like wearing it (i don’t like how it feels on my skin), and yet I find it very challenging to go out without a bit of BB Cream to hide my acne and/or mascara to make me look less tired. I saw in some of your pictures that you seem to be wearing quite a lot of make-up : how do you feel about this ? is this something that you like (like a nice accessory or something) or that you feel obliged to ? Are you annoyed with these women (quite often the “parisian” tyPe of girls) taking pride in being “natural”, not wearing make-up, etc. (i am). I would looove to know your point of view on this topic!”

Hi there! THANK YOU for this question, this is really something I think a lot about. I wear make up more or less every day, and most times I don’t feel very confident in public without it. On the one hand, I’m suuuuper annoyed by people (mostly dudes) bashing down on all the girls ”wasting” time putting on make up, calling them superficial etc (that part of me just want to put them in to place by using tonnes of shading and glitter eyeshadows). On the other hand, I’m annoyed by realizing that I live in a society where I, as a girl, am expected to look pretty all the time (that part of me just want to boycott the whole beauty industry and everything that has with make up to do).

Right now, I use make up every day because I do think it’s really fun to put it on, it’s somehow a creative process of creating an aesthetics that I want to communicate (like editing a photo or choosing an outfit). I love playing with it and use it more like an accessory that completes a look, like painting fake freckles, making glitter eyebrows or using a very strong accent color.
But it’s always healthy to analyze WHY I think it’s fun tu put on make up: probably because I feel prettier or cooler. And WHY do I want to look pretty? probably because our society premiers good looks. And so on.

But I can also see a feministic part of the make-up industry. We’re not just a bunch of girls forced to manipulate our looks to feel good enough- there’s also a strong wave of confident girls reclaiming the make up. It feels like we are starting to putting on make up for our own sake, because we think it’s fun and because we like it. Not as a tool to please some random dude who wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a rouge and a highlighter anyway. I mean, just look at all the powerful girls in the beauty genre in social media.

Do you guys have any wise opinions about this? To be honest all these thoughts makes me very confused. It would be very interesting to read what you have to say.

I would love to read a bit more about your photography! I love how there is always really nice lighting in your outfit photos. I noticed you rarely shoot in direct sunlight – you are usually in shade, or the photos are backlit. How do you achieve such a good and even lighting in such conditions? I mostly take landscape photos but I noticed that the lighting is something I struggle the most when I occasionally take portrait shots. Do you use reflector discs? Or flash? Who takes your outfit photos for you? Back in Umea, did you use tripod and remote shutter? I find it quite hard to disguise the remote shutter in my hand, it always looks like I’m awkwardly holding my hand closed. Are you happy with your current camera+lenses (Nikon D600+ 85mm f/1.8 I believe)? I know you had them for quite a while now. Do you think you are going to upgrade to something else in the near future and if so, what? Would you splurge on 85mm f/1.4? I started reading your blog back in the days when you still used D90, and you inspired me to buy my first DSLR 🙂 It’s been five years since, and it’s falling apart so I’m trying to decide what to buy next.

Thank you! I love experimenting with lightning, and I agree that its super difficult to create the perfect conditions for a nicely lit picture. I’ve started to experiment more with direct sunlight, but I usually prefer ”soft” light. Here’s a post where I’ve experimented with direct sunlight, for example.
I think the ideal timings for good pictures is cloudy weather, or just when the sun is about to set/just after it has rised.
Sometimes it’s hard to see exactly how the light is (you get better at this over time though) but the best way is always to snap a test-picture to get a good overview. And never underestimate the magic that can be done i photoshop afterwards!
I use a reflector sometimes for food or product shots, but almost never for portraits.
I’m still super happy with my Nikon D600+ 85mm f/1.8, but I’m going to get a new lens, 28mm f/1,8, for more casual everyday pictures, since the 85mm is so incredibly zoomed in, haha.

(I use my Olympus Pen for taking photos on the go)

Här kommer ett live-inlägg från CPH! Hehe, det är verkligen på gränsen till att jag skäms lite över att berätta för er att jag befinner mig på köpenhamns flygplats IGEN. Här har vi en tjej som inte klarar av att stanna på samma ställe längre än max en vecka tydligen, hehe. En blandning av snapchats från diverse glada personer i ett 22-gradigt soligt Berlin, luftigt skol-schema, billiga ungdomsflyg, ett uppkommande möte och seans gulliga face i skype fick mig att boka biljetter igår. Jag stannar tills på tisdag, sedan återvänder jag till Götet och ska försöka stanna där tills praktikens början. Har ni haft en bra onsdag so far? Stora pussar.

Here’s a live post from CPH! Hehe, I’m almost a little embarrassed to tell you that I am at Copenhagen Airport AGAIN. Obviously I have big problems staying in one place longer than a maximum of one week, hehe. A combination of snapchats from various happy people in a 22 degree sunny Berlin, pretty empty school schedule, cheap youth flights, an upcoming meeting and Sean’s cute face in skype made me book tickets yesterday. I’m staying until Tuesday, then I return to Gothenburg and will try to stay there until the beginning of my internship. Have you had a good Wednesday so far? Big kisses.

Älskar dessa brallor från Junkyard. Ger mig så många minnen från fritids i mellanstadiet, haha. Alla hade byxor med knäppning i sidan, byxor som gick att göra till “piratbyxor” med en dragkedja eller riktigt baggy “prasselbyxor” med fräcka remmar som slängde (minns att jag hade ett par riiiktigt tuffa svarta med mesh). Haha, någon annan som gör samma koppling?

Idag kör jag plugg-maraton. Ska försöka bocka av tre certifieringar i Google Adwords på en och samma dag. Wish me luck! Puss!

I just love these pants from Junkyard. They bring back so much memories from middle school, haha. Everyone had pants with buttons on the sides, trousers that you could crop with a zipper, or really baggy pants with cool straps (remember I had a a pair suuper big with black mesh). Haha, anyone else that gets similar flashbacks?
Today I’m continuing my studies-marathon. I’ll try to get three new certifications in Google Adwords on the same day. Wish me luck! PUSS

Mååååndaaag = veckans lista! Nu kör vi!

Mooonday= time for my weekly update! Let’s goo!

Veckans planer: Känns som att jag skriver detta varje vecka, men åter igen måste jag ägna mycket tid åt plugg. Ligger fortfarande inte riktigt i fas med kursplanen efter att ha flängt runt lite för mycket. Sedan vill jag vara ute i solen, hänga med kompisar och plantera blommor.

Weekly plans: Feels like I write this every week, but once again I have to devote most of my time to studies. I’m still a little behind in school after having been traveling around a bit too much. Besides from that I want to be outside in the sun, hang out with friends, and plant flowers.

Veckans käk: Gick till Willys igår och fyllde både ryggsäck och plastkassar med grönsaker, frukt och bönor. När grönsakspriserna sjunker vet man att det äntligen är vår! Jag ska göra mängder av woks, grytor och sallader.  Är besatt av att marinera blandade bönor i god olivolja, vitlök, lite balsamico och örter, har en bunke i kylen och äter det till allt. Asbra att ha i lunchlåda i skolan också. Ska även tröstäta upp den schweiziska chokladen vi köpte i helgen.

The week’s food: I went to the supermarket yesterday and filled both my backpack and plastic bags with vegetables, fruits and beans. A spring sign is when the prices of fruits and veggies gets lower! I’ll make lots of woks, casseroles and salads. I’m obsessed with marinating mixed beans in good olive oil, garlic, a little balsamic vinegar and herbs right now, I have a bowl in my fridge and eat it all the time. Perfect to have in the lunch box in school too. I’m also planning to treat myself with all the Swiss chocolate we bought last weekend, haha.

Veckans shopping: Ska inte köpa någonting alls, tänkte jag. Jag har så otroligt mycket saker just nu. Men OM jag skulle köpt något, skulle det vara från min nya favvo-webbshop Lisa Says Gah. HERRE MIN GUD vad mycket cravings. Om jag någonsin skapar ett märke eller en online-butik vill jag att det ska vara något liknande.

This week’s shopping: I actually don’t want to buy anything at all, I have so much stuff anyway. But if I would buy something, it would be from my new fav webshop Lisa Says Gah. I love e-ve-ry-thing they have. If I ever create a brand or an online store, I want it to be like that.

Veckans tidsfördriv: Läsa om spännande resor med transsibiriska järnvägen. Det är verkligen min nummer ett drömresa just nu. Sean och jag fick infallet att boka en spontan weekend i helgen för att fördriva tiden tills nästa Berlin-resa, men insåg att det inte skulle gå att genomföra i praktiken. Istället har vi suttit och spånat framtida resor i vår chatt-tråd. Just nu är planen denna: Boka in en resa med transsibiriska så fort scheman och budget tillåter, tidig höst kanske, och sedan levla upp lite och åka med detta tåg om x antal år då vi gått och blivit ekonomiskt oberoende. Man kan väl få drömma.

This week’s daydreams: Reading about exciting trips with the Trans-Siberian railway. That’s my number one dream trip right now. Sean and I got the whim to book a spontaneous weekend to make the time pass until my next Berlin-trip, but I realized that it would be impossible to make time for that. Instead we are spending time searching for exciting future travels. Right now, the plan is to book a trip with the Trans-Siberian railway as soon as our schedules and budget allows, maybe early fall, and then level up a and go with this train in x number of years when we have become financially independent, haha. At least we can dream.

Veckans inlägg: Jag tänker berätta lite om vilken träning jag gör nu när jag inte har någon tid att träna egentligen, svara på massor av era frågor, visa upp en snygg outfit och lite sånt. Sounds good, eh?

Posts of the week: I’m planning to tell you a little about what workouts I do now when I really have no time for working out, answer a lot of your questions, show off a stylish outfit and things like that. Sounds good, eh?