Thursday

london part i

london part i // london pari ii // paris // poland // campaign

flying over l.a.


i know you have all been patiently waiting to hear about my adventures overseas and today i've finally finished putting everything together. there is so much to say and so much to show and i didn't want to miss out on a single second. i decided to split the blog posts into five different posts which will be published over the next few weeks! so on with the story..

a few weeks ago i was flown to london to shoot a campaign (which i will reveal everything about soon) and our stay there was amazing. dan and i were in london for two weeks and after a day there it already felt like home. we woke up early, some days even before the sun rose, and walked around the city until we felt like collapsing. my camera was home around my neck from the moment i was out the door and i hardly ever put it down for a second.

the flight over was long but i was filled with excitement and butterflies as the big aeroplanes took off leaving tiny cities behind and landed in different countries, slowly getting closer and closer to london. when we arrived dan and i were eager to explore the city and took a walk around. the first day we were there was the only day we were lost, but i didn't mind one bit walking down streets i didn't know and not knowing where to go next. 

the days afterwards were a beautiful mess. we spent every second in between model castings, location scouting and meetings getting to know london and taking pictures of everything we saw. the city was blooming and there were busy people everywhere. we rode in taxis forcing our eyes shut whenever they u-turned on a busy street or squeezed in between too-tight places with cars, buses or people on either side of the taxi, we walked down long flights of stairs to watch live music in venues underground, we flicked through boxes and boxes of records in soho and had dinner at different pubs every night. 

london won over my heart and i hope to be back there again soon, and again soon after that. i could spend forever wandering the streets and living the way we did for two weeks. 

 lost on the streets on our first day in london and dan trying to figure out which way to go.

 the end of baker street, close to where we were staying.

the entire city was blooming.

 coffees in pretty cafe's before location scouting.

one of the streets of a location we were shooting at.

the cat of the house we were shooting the campaign.

more gorgeous locations scouted in the suburbs, filled to the brim with hand-made love and kick-knacks.

the pretty balcony of our hotel room overlooking the streets. the sun would shine on us early in the morning while we were drinking coffee. 

back in the city, walking around after a model casting in knightsbridge.

spending the afternoon in museums.

 getting excited for my picture with the dinosaur.

 dinosaurs are the best.

a band busking on the streets.

in a live butterfly museum, where i never knew i was scared of butterflies.

 souvenirs. 

 busy oxford street.

walking around the streets of soho.

 catching the tube.

spring-time shoots in the sun. i was lucky to meet ailera stone who was lovely and put together this little shoot for us! i'll be blogging all the photos from this day soon..

the evening before we left for paris, dan and i decided to go to london eye & see the big ben.

the view of the city from the top of the london eye.


big ben.

dan and i spent our last day in london sitting in hyde park under the shade of the trees.


london part i // london pari ii // paris // poland // campaign

58 comments:

  1. the last photo of you is beautiful.

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  2. I love this! May i ask what camera and lens you use :)?

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    1. thanks! i use canon 5dii + 35mm lens for all these travel photos.

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  3. Oh Julia... Wonderful! It's lovely to get lost in your images for a while x

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  4. Yes, the last photo of you is amazing, and you're so pretty!

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  5. Amazing photos, amazing places. Hope you had fun. :)

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  6. Julia this was so, so beautiful. You make me want to go back to London and explore. I was quite young when I went and would love more than anything to go back. You look especially gorgeous in that second last picture. Can't wait to see the rest x

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  7. great photos, indeed !!!
    More picture of London, please :)

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  8. How I've missed your posts Julia! London looks lovely, I'm looking forward to your upcoming posts. S S H E E R

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    1. thank you! i've missed blogging so much too! it's nice to be back into it :)

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  9. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I loooove these! the dog, the cd's, scenery, flowers, people.. everything captured perfectly and full of life!

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  10. gosh amazing photographies!

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  11. I love love love your handwriting!!!!!!
    Go on with posts like that!
    Yuna

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  12. I loved looking at every single one of these photographs, Julia, and I can't wait to see the rest! I'm glad that you liked London so much <3

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  13. Such a lovely place! And lovely photos Julia.

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  14. So enchanting! Can't wait for part two! :D x

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  15. Oh this makes me miss Europe so much! Your photos are absolutely beautiful as always and you look just as beautiful in them. Can't want to see the rest xx

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  16. Such beautiful photos! I miss London a lot and can always find something beautiful and new every time I go. Can't wait to see more photos from your trip!
    Nina from little nomad

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  17. as i was having a close look at every photo my mind was screaming: nooo, i dont want this to end!
    such lovely street photography, julia! i am very excited. if you ever come to berlin, i promise, i will show you around. xx

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    1. hehe aw thank you so much! ah we were meant to go to berlin for a day or two on this trip but unfortunately we ran out of time! i will definitely let you know if we plan to go next time we are in europe :)

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  18. super excited when this popped up on my screen!
    london is so beautiful. thanking you for sharing this wonderful chapter in your life. i can't wait to see your next posts and the campaign photos!

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  19. OHMYGOD! You such a lucky girl. All the pictures are marvellous.

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  20. these pictures are amazing, i'm excited for your other posts!

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  21. I'm moving to London in 2 months and it's so scary that I'm glad you've reminded me of its beauty and that I should be excited. Gorgeous pictures x

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  22. looks like you had a lovely time. the images are beautiful! im honestly terrified of butterflies :O

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  23. You are seriously the prettiest little thing. I absolutely love all your street photography & especially the free-lensing shot of the carousel :)

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  24. All these images are beyond beautiful!

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  25. These photographs are so stunning. Reading about your journey has me excited for planning my own trip to Europe in the fall. Can't wait to read more :)

    Victoria
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  26. Gorgeous pic of a vivid city! :-)

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  27. So great photos! Fantastic impressions and great locations! I cant wait so see the results of your shootings!
    It has been a while since ive been to london and i cant wait to go back!

    I am looking forward to reading more from your adventures!
    Nicole

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  28. oh.my.godness.
    i love everything about this article. all these photos. your blog. your style.♥♥♥

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  29. London looks beautiful through your eyes. Amazing photos x
    - B

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  30. Beautiful shots!! I loooove london and i wanna go baaack too :D

    Cant wait so see more photos from your trip :D

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  32. Everything is just so beautiful, so awesome!

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  33. beautiful julia! london is my favourite city :) glad you enjoyed it.

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  34. whoaw beautiful pictures!
    following you right now
    xoxo

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  35. Do you have a Tumblr for your own pictures? I'd love to reblog so many of these. :)

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    1. thanks! yeah i do, it's www.juliatrotti.tumblr.com :)

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  36. You truly have some amazing pictures!

    CMPang x

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  37. Great ! I love the picture with dinosaurs ! And the one with the model in cherry blossoms is so beautiful. Oh ! you come to paris *-* I don't live there, but I go to Paris soon (for photos) ^^ It is a beautiful city, I hope you'll like it ! Have a good trip !

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  38. What have you been doing in Poland?

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  39. Those pictures are absolutely beautiful!
    XOXO anna

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  40. what an adventure! these photographs are beautiful ♥ I cannot wait to see your other posts!

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  42. your photograps are always breath-taking!

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  43. DOKONALÝ FOTKY♥ London je nádherné město!:) krásná je hlavně ta fotka z letadla:')
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  44. WOOOOW! Amazing photos, I love them so much:)
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  45. What beautiful shots!

    I'm highly anticipating the next posts in the series, it looks like you had a magical time

    Emma
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