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Teen Idle Tutorial

The 'Teen Idle' tutorial is up! Thank you for your patience, lots of new things coming soon x

Marina & the Diamonds Photoshoot Part Two ♥

The second half here was photographed at the most adorable local farm. There were actually chickens everywhere and although I was tempted to photograph with them I resisted in favour of better fashion imagery! The concept was inspired by Marina and the Diamonds, and also that Max (A fashions store here in NZ) had an awesome collection out that went perfectly. The hat is actually a plain white hat, and I added a number of flowers and ribbons to it until it was suitably pretty. 

If you would like to watch my cover of "Teen Idle" you can do so here!

I'll post the tutorial when it's up. In the mean time subscribe to stay posted.

Photographer - Dillon Mitchell

Location - Swanson, New Zealand

-Summer Sweetheart '12-

Dress & Bag- Max

Jewelry & Hat - Equip

Shoes - Rubi Shoes

Hair - Rodney Wayne, Henderson

Makeup, Styling & Direction - Katherine Ann-Marie

Retouching - The Undefined Photography

Marina & the Diamonds Photoshoot Part One ♥

Marina and the Diamonds has solid style, and so I did a photoshoot to match my cover that was inspired by her song "Teen Idle". This is summer in New Zealand and out the back of the country. The first half was photographed by my sister Alexandria, and the second half by my friend Dillon.

My life is full of photography, fashion and music and bringing it all together is what I love to do.
You can stalk me here: https://www.facebook.com/katherineannmariemusic

If you would like to watch my cover of "Teen Idle" you can do so here!
I'll post the tutorial when it's up. In the mean time subscribe to stay posted.

Photographer - Alexandria Tuenter
Location - Swanson, New Zealand

-Summer Sweetheart '12-

Dress & Bag- Max
Jewelry - Equip
Shoes - Rubi Shoes
Hair - Rodney Wayne, Henderson
Makeup, Styling & Direction - Katherine Ann-Marie
Retouching - The Undefined Photography

But wait! There's more... Marina & the Diamonds Photoshoot Part Two ♥

Justin Timberlake is back!

So excited! I just watched Justin T's new song 'Suit & Tie' - and even though it's the lyric video I have to say this guy has some class! Love his style and new vibe. I reckon this song will be pretty big once it gets out. I'll be interested to see what other songs will be on his album also, as he's evolved so much since 'Future Sex Love Sound'. 

Check it out for yourself here:

'Suit and Tie' - Justin Timberlake

I'm feeling like there's a little bit of Ollie Murs in this, as well as maybe a bit of Pharell? Anyway I like this mix, and as always the cinematography is sweet.

See you later this week for tutorials! Yay ^_^

K.A.M

xox

Tip of the Week #6

Hey y'all! Here is tip of the week #6. So this one is about time of the day to sing. Although it is possible to sing in the morning, singing in the evening (especially practicing in the evening) can often be easier as it requires less warm-up time since you've been naturally using your vocal chords all day! I often record my videos in the late afternoon, never early morning. When practicing I find it's easier to start with a few simple mid-range songs (Key of G or C) then progress to others.

Happy playing!

K.A.M

xox

Regina Spektor! Live in Concert in NZ 3-12-2012

Wow! So I got to meet REGINA SPEKTOR. Jealous much?

This was a pretty awesome concert, I was illegally filming as much as I could to show you guys some of the awesome footage, and I'll add pics to my Tumblr from my phone: http://katherineannmarie.tumblr.com/

The stage set was FANTASTIC, although us silly kiwis were so pedantic about how it looked - someone screwed up and didn't sort out the lighting for her! The poor girl couldn't see her piano and eventually (after playing 3-4 songs quite rushed) walked off stage until they sorted it! She did ask for a lamp but no-one brought one... Eventually though it was sorted and we got to listen again. I went with my mum (because she has awesome taste in music like I do) and I was the crazy girl at the beginning cheering for her to come on stage. We waited for 45 minutes! Then the fun begun:

After playing a number of favourites she played this beautiful Russian song from a Russian artist called 'The Prayer" (See below). I love hearing Regina just by herself and without all the other instruments.

So it was an amazing concert! I even got a signed autograph of hers (See my Tumblr) She is so cute and short in real life! Very petite. I told her that her music was inspirational and she smiled ^_^

http://katherineannmarie.tumblr.com/

K.A.M 

xox

'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding - Cover

Hey guys!

Here is the video for 'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding if you haven't seen it already. Done in December 2012. 

Tutorial is coming soon and I will post on here when it is up!

See my tumblr for more fun stuff: http://katherineannmarie.tumblr.com/

'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding - Cover

K.A.M

xox

Time to get busy! February 2013

Hellooooo everyone. Okay so I have some time today and am giving all my links a major overhaul. Starting with Twitter, Tumblr, this BLOG and then next week I'll be finishing up all those tutorials that are overdue! I mostly do my videos on a Thursday each week (NZ Time) so that's the 7th next week. 

Outfit for 'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding .

So the video clip has loads of red! All about love and longing so the outfit has loads of red too. 

Shoes - Hannahs/Pulp

Earrings - Diva

Bow - Diva

Lips - Maybelline 

Jeans - Glassons

Shirt - Glassons

Belt - Jacqui-E

Keep you updated! Stay tuned for LOADS more fashion, photoshoots & music <3

K.A.M

xox

Happy New Year! 2013

Hey Guys!

So I have been posting a few new videos, and you can see them up on my Youtube account. Got lots more Marina and the Diamonds coming in the new year, as well as Lana Del Rey (Her album is amazing) and Regina Spektor.

Here is a little bit of inspiration until then to ponder on...

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.”
― Neil Gaiman

Hope you all have a lovely New Year no matter where you are in the world, I am going on holiday now but I will see you soon! 

K.A.M

xox