Wednesday

Rågbröd m stekt ägg, vattenmelon, äpplejuice

Fried egg on rye, cherry tomatoes, watermelon, apple juice

Sin Fang Bous - Catch The Light

Tuesday

Mandel- och blåbärscones, kokt ägg, hallon/banansmoothie

Almond/blueberry scones, boiled egg, raspberry/banana smoothie

Papercuts - Just Another Thing To Dust

Monday

Blåbärspannkakor gjorda på fullkornsdinkel m Renée Voltaires hazelnut/chocolate spread, skivade bananer och kokos

Blueberry pancakes w hazelnut/choc spread, bananas and coconut

Les Savy Fav - Let's Get Out Of Here

Sunday

Breakfast today is the exact same as yesterday. 

I could publish it, but I don't want to.

I give you warm oat milk instead.

The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Breakup

For my Swedish readers:
Koppen finns att köpa i min shop.
50 % dras från priset om man möter upp i Göteborg.
Sweet!

Saturday

Fruktsallad, äggsmörgås m paprika, te

Fruit salad, egg sandwich, bell pepper, tea

Shed Seven - Going For Gold

...

Not dead. Just busy. Back Tuesday.

Friday

Dinkelscones m banan och pumpafrön, kokt ägg, äpple, hallon/banansmoothie

Spelt scone w banana and pumpkin seeds, boiled egg, apple, raspberry/banana smoothie

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Little Shadow

Thursday

Vattenmelon, havrechai, scone gjord på jordnötssmör, mandelmjöl, kokos och kardemumma, hallon/banansmoothie

Watermelon, oat chai, scone (made with peanut butter, coconut, almond flour and cardamom), raspberry/banana smoothie

Dirty Projectors - As I Went Out One Morning

Wednesday

Fullkornsbröd med stekt ägg, skivad nektarin, hallon/banansmoothie

Fried eggs on rye, sliced nectarine, raspberry/banana smoothie

 Marissa Nadler - The Sun Always Reminds Me Of You

Tuesday

Kokospannkakor m jordnötssmör och skivad banan, vattenmelon, hallon/banansmoothie

Coconut pancakes w peanut butter and sliced banana, watermelon, raspberry/banana smoothie

Mia Doi Todd - My Baby Lives In Paris 

I'll add the recipe for the pancakes later. I'm going to modify it somewhat. 

PSST... GLÖM INTE TÄVLINGEN I INLÄGGET NEDAN! 
NI KAN VARA MED VARE SIG NI BOR I GÖTEBORG ELLER INTE.

Monday

Stekpannebröd (igen), jordgubb/banansmoothie

Whole grain spelt frying pan bread (again), strawberry/banana smoothie

 Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun - Waitress

Sunday

 Stekpannebröd gjort på fullkornsdinkel, kokt ägg, havrechai, hallon/banansmoothie
Whole grain spelt frying pan bread, boiled egg, oat chai (soooo good...), raspberry/banana smoothie

Architecture In Helsinki - W.O.W.

 Havrechai

2,25 dl havremjölk
Värm havremjölken - stäng av plattan precis innan det kokar
Låt pannan stå kvar på eftervärme
I med:
1 kanelstång
3-4 hela kardemummakärnor
3 hela nejlikor
en skvätt flytande honung
Låt dra i 5-7 minuter
Sila bort kryddorna
Drick!


Oat chai


1 cup oat milk
Heat milk - turn plate off just before it starts to boil
Throw in:
1 whole cinnamon stick
3-4 cardamom seeds (maybe they're called "pods"?)
3 whole cloves
Dash of liquid honey
Let spices simmer in milk for 5-7 mins
Pour through strainer (I leave the cinnamon stick in the cup)
Drink!

Saturday

Blåbärspaj
Blueberry pie

Made it with almond flour+spelt flakes+butter+honey

The Tallest Man On Earth - King Of Spain

Friday

Blåbär/banancookies (samma recept som tidigare i veckan, men jag plattade till dem lite), te
Blueberry/banana cookies (recipe is the same as the scones I made earlier this week - I just flattened them somewhat), tea

Arab Strap - There Is No Ending

What it's all about

I keep saying that I have the best job. And I do. I really really do. I get to meet all kinds of wonderful people. I get to be part of one of the most beautiful days of their lives. I get to freeze their moments. It's an awesome feeling going through images from a full day wedding. I find myself sitting in front of my computer screen with a stupid smile across my face. I captured that. And that. And that. With my camera. Me. I did that. A couple of years ago, I wanted to major in French. It could have been anything really - that it happened to be French is... well, I have no idea why. Might as well have been Arabic.

And then I bought a camera.

A wedding magazine once asked me how long I had been taking pictures. My mind went completely blank and I ended up lying to them, because I felt like such a fraud.


Ummm, 10 years.

Correct answer at the time: 2 years.

If people ask me today, I tell the truth. I bought my first SLR in 2008. So I haven't got years and years of experience, but I can see things. The small things that make a wedding so unique. What good is 20-30 years of experience if your photos lack that little je ne sais quoi (see, I got to use my French skills there - totally worth all those years of student loans - ha!)? A monkey can take a good photo of a bagel. Not everyone can capture those small, fleeting moments. I'm not saying that I'm better than most people - I think I'm crap most of the time and, no, I'm not saying that to make you say NOOOOO, YOU ROCK! I am my own worst critic, believe me. If I spend to much time looking at a full wedding, I end up thinking I could have done better, way better - even if the client loves it. It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing though. It keeps me on my feet. I'm always striving to be better. To evolve. To create photos that say something. Memories. Isn't that why you press the shutter button in the first place - whether you shoot for a living or just for fun? To freeze what once was?

Take this photo, for instance. Does the love shine through? Can you look at it and feel as if you're there?

I hope so.

I stood on a frickin' chair that threatened to fold under my weight to get it.

Memories.

Moments.

Love.

That's what it's all about.

More here.

Thursday

Ekologisk tortilla m stekt ägg, mandelmuffins m hallon, färska blåbär, hallon/banansmoothie, te
Eco friendly tortilla w fried egg, almond scones w raspberries (straight from freezer - slightly warmed in oven), fresh blueberries, raspberry/banana smoothie, tea

Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Funeral Face

Wednesday

Quinoascones m blåbär, kokt ägg, färska blåbär, hemmagjort iste - utan is. Kanske bättre att kalla det lemonad...

Quinoa scones w blueberries, boiled egg, fresh blueberries, homemade ice tea - without ice, so technically, I guess it's lemonade...

Night Driving In Small Towns - Cast Your Love Around


I'm going to modify the scone recipe somewhat before I post it.


Make app. 1 liter tea of choice (I throw in 3 bags). Let it cool down.

Squeeze 4 lemons and mix with liquid honey - I like it sour. You decide how much you want. You can add some sugar if you want. I don't. I like the taste of honey.
I pour lemon juice and honey directly into a bottle and shake it. When tea is cool, pour that in as well and store bottle in fridge overnight. 
Drink!

Way Out West

Oh.

It was awesome.

Pics:
Avett Brothers

Tallest Man On Earth

Noah And The Whale

Tuesday

Blåbär/bananscones gjorda på solrosfrön, kokt ägg, varm havrechoklad med kanel och kardemumma, hallon/banansmoothie

Blueberry/banana scones made of ground sunflower seeds, boiled egg, warm oat chocolate w cinnamon and cardamom, raspberry/banana smoothie

Young Marble Giants - Searching For Mr Right

Do your thing

It happens sometimes when I shoot a portrait session. The inspiration photos. Look at these - think you could do that? Recreate this pic? And I nod and say yeah, sure and then I do my thing. The photos end up completely different. Which is a good thing. Every session is unique. The photos end up being the photos of this particular client, something I can never recreate in the exact same way. And I don't want to. You can ask me to copy this and that, but in the end, your photos will be your photos. The moments will be your moments.

It's funny - I worked so hard at trying to copy others for a long time. Nothing wrong with copying others - I think it's a phase you need to go through in order to find yourself. But it gets tiresome after a while. Why would you want to imitate someone else? Do YOUR thing and kick ass. I'm not sure if I've found my voice, but at least I'm getting there. Slowly. The photo above is hardly edited at all. Basically straight out of the camera. I didn't even sharpen it.

More here.

For my Swedish readers:

För mer info om porträttfotografering - släng iväg ett mail!

Monday

Överblivna mandelpannkakor m jordnötssmör och honung, färsk ananas m kokos, liten scone m äpplefyllning, te

Leftover almond pancakes w peanut butter and honey, fresh pineapple w coconut sprinkled on top, scone w apple filling, tea

Feist - Let It Die

Every time I drink from this mug, I want to go to Tokyo. I've never been there, but something tells me I would love it.

Belly

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

I love my job.

Oh, and someone asked me this today:

Why would they pay you to shoot a belly? Can't they do that themselves?

Oh lord.

If I had a penny for every time people have come up to me at weddings and said:

I bet that camera takes some sweet pictures...

I would be a gazillionaire by now.

I just nod at them and walk away.

Truth is, you can take an awesome picture with an iPhone if you're a good photographer.

I had a best man quiz me for quite some time about my gear, just so he could go and buy it himself and "take equally good photos". That's what he said.

Equally good photos.
I wanted to bitch slap him and tell him that it doesn't matter what kind of camera you have, if you can't see. Not see as in oh, look a rainbow! See as in see. Really see. With your heart. Cheesy as hell, I know, but it's true. If you can look beyond the surface of people and capture their essence, their true essence, you can make anyone look good. If you happen to know a thing or two about cameras and good light, that's a plus, but real talent is seeing the small things and pressing the shutter button before they vanish. I would even go so far as to say that real talent is knowing that they will take place at all.
But I didn't say that.

Instead, I wrote down the info on a piece of paper while thinking:

You sir, are an ass.

Sunday

Mandelpannkakor m hemmagjord äpplekompott och kokosglass - utan tillsatser. Så god. Hittade på Coop.)

Almond pancakes w apple chutney and coconut ice cream. Sooo good.

Gå till affären och leta efter Österhagens (<<länk till återförsäljare) kokosglass. En liten genomskinlig plastbytta som kostar runt 45 kr (värt det). Eller gör själv. Låt glassen stå framme en stund innan du går loss. Ät med ljummen äpplekompott - receptet finns ett par inlägg ner. Det här var något av det godaste jag någonsin ätit. Nu ska jag iväg och fota en gravidmage. Ni vet väl att jag fotar porträtt också? Inte bara bröllop. Om det är någon som känner sig sugen, släng iväg ett mail till camilla (at) camillasundberg (punkt) net :-)

The recipe is the same as the pancakes I've made before. I've just replaced the flour w almond flour and added a little whole grain spelt. The upside is that you don't stuff your face. They're too heavy - I think that's a good enough word. Heavy in a good way. Downside? There is none. The apple chutney combined with the ice cream (this is REAL ice cream - cream, eggs, sugar and coconut - nothing else) was... words fail me.  
Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my chin.

Aberfeldy - Love is An Arrow

Saturday

Grönsaksomelett, melonskiva

Veggie omelet, cantaloupe slice

Noah And The Whale - Waiting for My Chance To Come