Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 17

September 4, 2012 by  
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September has arrived, but luckily the weather is still behaving like it is August. Long white skirt, white tank top, braidded bun and large orange flower is the perfect outfit for an outdoor Sunday brunch!

Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 16

August 28, 2012 by  
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This is probably one of my favourite hairdos. I put my hair up in a chignon so very often and too add a flower to it just makes it more summery and refreshing. Equipment: – 1 Hasselblad 500 – 1 Phase One digital back – 1 GT5531S Gitzo tripod – 1 Acratech GP-S Ballhead – [...]

Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 11

July 12, 2012 by  
Filed under Beyond the Basics, Color, Experience

Moor precious then silver, 
More expensive than gold.
Like the rarest diamond, Its one of a kind and
The key to my heart you hold.
Be careful with it, 
There's no spare just one.
And it belongs to you 
So guard it with your love It opens my heart, 
A secret world.
You'll find my love my world, 
My pain, [...]

Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 10

July 9, 2012 by  
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I finished my European trip in Castelfiorentino. Some dear friends of mine rented a magnificent vila and we spent a few days hanging by the pool, sipping Italian wine, eating cheese and pastas! The house was decorated in a typical Tuscan style and I couldn't resist taking pictures of the tassels all around the house! [...]

Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 9

June 18, 2012 by  
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It is safe to say that the most beautiful city I have ever seen is now Venice. I was lucky enough to spend four days in this floating paradise on my way to the wine country in Tuscany. Venice is mesmorizing and there is so much to take in. My visit happened to be during [...]

Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 2

May 2, 2012 by  
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I was reading a very interesting article analysing the ‘Instagram obsession’ and the nostalgia that comes with it. Some people are dubbing the application “the Auto-Tune of photography”. Others say that it is tapping into the sense “that a photograph is itself a precious object”. I find this statement quite intriguing as artist like myself [...]