mama told me not to talk to strangers

amazing sequin jacket: borrowed from rock paper vintage
lace top: dkny, thrifted
black skirt: thrifted, salvation army
platform shoes: no boundaries, thrifted

straight hair: what?!? yeah. decided to put my straightener to use for the first time in... forever.


I am currently in possession of a whole bunch of amazing RPV goodies to shoot for them. Couldn't resist wearing this amazing sequin jacket today! I have big plans for all the great things they sent. Can't wait to shoot some girls decked out in them! The good news for you is that I'm not keeping them, just playing dress up with them for a while, so you will be able to get your hands on everything from them I post!

xoxo,
Rockie

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cats and sequins and oh my god floral doc martens

everything that is good in the world.








my cat was not pleased at all about being a model. I had to put her on this chair and brush her inbetween shots to calm her down. such a prissy thing





outfit deets:
shirt: ann taylor button up
sequin/beaded jacket: vintage, thrifted
black skirt: target
and...


FLORAL DOC MARTENS ZOMG: nordstrom


today all my hopes and dreams came true and these floral doc martens came in the mail.
I've also been wanting to take pictures with my cat for a while now. her name is elizabeth (or lizzie) and I've had her for about 13 years.

one month left of summer and I'm doing some collaborations (one with the wonderful Rock Paper Vintage again) and lots of shoots which I'll be posting here first!

xoxo,

Rockie

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madeline in the city

a small shoot I did with madeline a couple weeks ago. I plan to work with her more in the fall on a new series I'm planning now.

model: madeline @ factor
mua: stephanie perez
styling: karen perez
clothing: rock paper vintage

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creative rut

Probably the worst feeling as an artist is the feeling of being unable to create. Lately I've felt held back. I have pages and page full of ideas to shoot, yet I can't for the life of me find either the props I need or the locations I want to make these happen. Location seems to be what is really holding me back at this point. (this being the reason my 365 failed yet again after a few days)

I'm very tired of shooting in fields/forests/etc. It is what I tend to fall into because living in a small town in Texas, that's what is available. Savannah is similar in this except there I have a few more indoor options with access to college buildings etc.

Another thing holding me back is a lack of models. I spent most of last summer shooting self-portraits daily but I don't find them satisfying anymore. They are convenient when lacking models and it's always nice that when acting as photographer and model as you know exactly what you want the pose/emotion to be. Now they just feel redundant and make me unhappy with how I look. This is part of why I haven't been shooting as many daily lookbook shots as last summer. Even though I don't consider those to be as serious as my portfolio work, it's equally as frustrating to be unhappy with yourself in photographs.

Sometimes it feels unfair that so many people are so fortunate to grow up in cities that are completely filled with art. To live in a place where there are multiple modeling agencies to test with, stylists to collaborate with, creative people to work with. In my town, we have ONE agency that only shoots one extreme to the other - bikini lad girls covered in oil or really awful photographs you'd find in a high school yearbook. I am very envious of everyone in better situations but I'm trying not to let it bring me down and I'm trying to make the best of what I have been given.

I'm trying to work on finding new locations in a small town I've lived in nearly my whole life, trying to be inspired by the things I've owned for years, and trying to enjoy shooting the face I see everyday.

I'm going to drive and walk around and take notes of things and try to look at everything in a new light and hope things start to click soon. What do you do to get out of creative ruts? Any tips?


xoxo,
rockie

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more moments in passing

I've had the pleasure of meeting a lot of people lately. Some of them are photographers as well & may even be a familiar face to you. Others I didn't get to meet & they remained strangers - but had at least the pleasure of photographing them in the moments before losing them in a crowd. Here are more from the streets of new york, some from days with friends & others I spent wandering alone.





















Sorry to those who are thirsty to see a revival of fashion photographs on this blog again! I've shot & will be submitting images to magazines but they'll end up on here eventually if nowhere else. I'm also planning more tests which won't be for submissions & I'll post here straight away.

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under construction

working on a new design for the blog! please excuse any messy design elements until everything is finished!

xoxo wanderlusters

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one pieces

Sati and I got together this sunday to shoot together (something we intend to do more often before summer is up!). We only ended up shooting for about ten minutes because there were a million mosquitos and ants, though. Usually when shooting self-portraits I take about 30 minutes, so it was a bit of a stretch getting it done. We managed though! (even though sati got 500 bites and probably west nile)

Sati is wearing:
1. SPLASH COLOR TANK LEOTARD // c/o we love colors, www.welovecolors.com
2. SUNGLASSES // borrowed from me, t'was way too bright out.
3. MINI SKIRT // oxford and regent, jcp
4. PONCHO/CAPE // UO
5. STUDDED BELT // heirloom

(check out her look and follow Sati here on lookbook)





I like the way the black calms down the bright colors of the leotard. I think it could also work with lots of colors, just a complete color overload, too. I might have to borrow it from her soon.


and I am wearing:
1. VINTAGE SWIMSUIT // thrifted
2. VINTAGE HIGHWAISTED SHORTS // yard sale -(paid $8 for them and it included a little light blazer that has a full lace back. I'll definitely be wearing it soon)
3. WOVEN HAT // thrifted

(see also on loobook here)






I've been playing around with taming my bangs to stay down. They naturally wave to the side so it's been a challenge. I don't know that I really prefer them this way but for now it is sufficing my desire to dramatically change my hair and chop it alll off.


We also saw this little horny toad hanging out by a cactus while we were leaving. I've lived in Texas all my life and hadn't seen one til then.

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people always look better in the sun

my 365 (day four now!) for the day doubled as a style shot, rather convenient.

RIDICULOUS VINTAGE FLORAL HAT, GIFT FROM MUMSY
FLORAL SWEETHEART TOP, $1, THRIFTED, BLESSINGDALES
RODARTE FOR TARGET, $9, THRIFTED, FOUND AT SAVERS! WOO :D
VINTAGE CLOGS - VINTAGE QUALICRAFT CIRCA THE 70s, BUY THEM HERE: ETSY.COM/SHOP/MILKPLUSHONEY

the title is a reference to a SOKO song. She is an adorable and silly French singer with an equally adorable French accent. Have a listen to her by clicking here. It's a link to the song "I will never love you more" featuring such great lyrics as these:

"I will never love you more than singing in the shower

I will never love you more than my Mac computer
I will never love you more than having a daughter
I will never love you more than peanut butter"

have truer words ever been spoken? I think not.

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pitter-pattern

get it? like pitter patter? cause it's been raining here so much that it's actually flooding a little bit in texas thanks to all the great rain. and cause I'm wearing different patterns. okay? okay.

metallic splash print tights: c/o we love colors

vintage ann taylor sweet heart belly shirt: thrifted

vintage floral print shirt: thrifted

black skirt: thrifted

I have heard many great things about We Love Colors from lots of great bloggers I follow and I finally got a chance to slip some on myself. They are really thick and I love them so far! So many of my other tights are too thin and tear. This is probably the second pair of tights I've ever owned that felt like they could withstand the fury of my dog's paws upon me walking in the door to my home.

Also, patterned tights are a good way of mixing patterns without seeming quite so overwhelming, I feel.

Sati got an awesome tye dye leotard from WLC that we'll show you soon. It's pretty perfect for summer, I might be just a little jealous (I might just steal it from her)

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old friends in new york

I'm living in new york city until august 15th. Here to shoot, test with agencies, and to do a little two-day thing in july for being one of the winners for h&m's "your art here" contest. I'm living with one of my best friends from back home in Texas, Kymbre. One of our best friends named Aaron (from our hometown but currently lives in Boston) made a quick trip to visit. Here are some candid photos.










expect many more photo updates from nyc.

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sleepwalking

my second film, shot over two days, now online.

sleepwalking from Rockie Nolan on Vimeo.

model: evelyn rowell
music: goldmund/keith kenniff
clothing: a mixture of vintage + UO


filmed with a canon 7d + 50mm f/1.8

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mirror images

I just like the transition from gold to pink in both my hair (bow+tips) and my outfit (sweater+shorts)







bow: thrifted
pink high waisted shorts: vintage, elizabeth arden@ARC vintage, $15 - sav, ga
gold sweater: thrifted@goodwill, ralph lauren
socks: UO
shoes: thrifted@goodwill

I finally found one of the tripod adapters to my old tripod. still no sign from my newest one. hopefully it will turn up when I clean my room.

I was originally taking the last photo to show my pink hair. I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated that I didn't even have a photo of my ombre-esque hair up. Did this a while ago. I was just adding it into my hair for a while without bleaching but I wanted it to pop more so finally took the plunge and bleached it. Before you ask: the pink is raw color: candy pink, and the bleach was with the lightning kit by manic panic.

Anyway, ended up making the last picture black and white because I'm testing out new actions to sell and this is one of them. The coloring in the first two photos will also be for sale. They came out pretty desaturated on the web though. I'll tweak it some more before putting new ones up.

I'm planning on making a trip to NYC for agency tests + assisting jobs from roughly june 15-august 15. If you are in the area, we should meet up :)

I've been working on making short films for one of my classes and I'll put some of them up. I wish I had a mk II now so I could work on more over the summer. Oh well, hopefully it will give me time to do some still work anyway.

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christmas eve

Supposedly it is Christmas Eve. I don't think Texas got that memo yet because it was sunny and 50 today. Last year we had a white Christmas but it's not looking good this year. Honestly, I don't mind. I hate wearing pants and if I can wear shorts a week before January, I'm certainly not complaining.

sunglasses: some vintage boutique in sav

vintage bib blouse: thrifted
vintage velvet shorts: thrifted
socks: urban outfitters
wedges: h&m

I realized I didn't take any detail shots, so here is a shady webcam picture of the bib on the blouse:




and here I am. As rudolph?




Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! Build a snowman and sled down a hill for me. (I've actually never gotten to sled since it's so flat here, that even when it does snow, there is no slope D:)

xoxo,
rockie

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peachy keen

I should have left my hair down in these photos like it was all day. Also I should have worn the shoes I wore this morning but they kept sliding off my feet because my tights were so slick against them.

click here to view these on lookbook









vintage silk top: $4, thrifted
vintage sheer floral cape: $1, thrifted
vintage velvet shorts: $1 (thrifted on my trip to NYC!)
shoes: thrifted (originally from K-mart in the 90s, I'm pretty sure...)



I'm currently working on a self portrait project. I'm still retouching the rest but I'll have them done by the weekend. I tend to put work up on my facebook page before any other place now, so look there if you are interested!

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keeping it simple

pink wrap scarf: h&m, $12
vintage tan blouse: thrifted, $2
faux leather jacket: t.j.maxx? $10 I don't actually recall... hah.
vintage brown roper boots: thrifted, $2



Just a quick update from here in Queens. This afternoon the sky began to flurry but no snow stuck. I don't imagine that any will before Christopher and I leave in two weeks, but who knows! This is just a simple outfit, nothing too fancy going on. Today I ventured out to another part of Queens for some thrifting and got a bag of goodies for under $8! I'll have to share those and some of my other finds (like an amazing pair of pants I got from Zara) soon. I've got a ton of photographs from the streets of NY to edit and share, as well!


OH. PS. If you missed it, I did a restyling of one dress 4 different ways last week for the drifter and the gypsy blog Go take a peek at that in case you missed it!


xoxo,
Rockie

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