Lets Talk Summer

Ok so, if you have been following my account/crept on me ever you will see that I absolutely love to explore and of course capture it on camera, but I would like to release two of my absolute favorite places to go. (Not in any particular order).

1. Austin, Texas: Some places you must visit….

Hamilton Pool, Graffiti Park, Waterloo Records, the original Torchys Tacos (my personal favorite), Jo’s Coffee, Hopdoddy, Barton Springs Pool, Uchi, Mount Bonnell, ACL, 6th Street, and HOPE.

2. Houston, Texas: MUST DO, OK

Every museum (they’re all amazing), Rice University Art Museum, Chase Tower, Buffalo Bayou, The Galleria, Minute Maid, Houston Zoo, Splashtown,  Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hopdoddy, Torchys Tacos, House of Blues, Tout Suite, and Discovery Green.

Okay so obviously there are 101 things to do in both, but if you ever get the chance, you must make time for all of these things (YOU WON’T REGRET IT, I PROMISE).

-Mak ❤

Photography (my fav edit apps)

Ok so, I just want to start out my telling y’all my biggest pet peeve ever…BAD PICTURE EDITS. Like, c’mon its 2016 and you’re still posting pictures like its 2008; fuzzy resolution and an ungodly amount of edit. So, heres some tips and apps to help you clear things up:

1. Afterlite – (my personal favorite) it can literally do whatever you want, it has filters, insta film boarders and effects, and a way you can make it personal by letting you put your own individual touches on the photo.
2. VSCO – this one has pretty intense filters but you just have to find the one that fits the photo the best.
3. Facetune – I have never used this app for my personal use yet, but I have only heard great things about it. I know it whitens and brighten teeth which is super cool along with smoothing out skin, which is great for when you have that one annoying zit that just won’t seem to go away… anyways it also helps to enhance details in the picture for example, your eyes, outfit, shoes, whatever.

Editing photos will come with time, finding your aesthetics is important and might take a while. I would say it took me a year or two to develop mine and I am still learning new ways to edit everyday. Don’t be discouraged if your pictures don’t come out looking professional on the first try because mine for sure didn’t and it isn’t something to rush into. Photography is an art and art takes time so don’t ruin the perfect picture because you’re too impatient.

-Mak

Honesty is Dead?

As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, honesty is the quality of being fair and truthful: the quality of being honest.

I found this definition absorbing and would like to share it with my small but promising follower group.

Fairness? Truthfulness? Does it even exist? I decided to jump into a would unknown to most and pick apart what it means to be truthful (Brace yourself, people, this is about to become personal).

I have met people from all walks of life, in all different colors, genders, and nationalities, but the one thing that connects all these people is they lie. PEOPLE LIE and they do not care; they feel no remorse and if telling the truth will make them look slightly negative they will not do it.

Throughout life, you will encounter many of these people; blood sucking, bottom feeders who live off of the poor innocent creatures of planet earth, use them and devour them for their own good. I have had a wall up to these people (no reference to Trump, just a wall of my own), and it has built up over time and now stands tall in my subconscious. I see right through people’s lies, and I know every lie in the book trust me, I told you I have seen it all.

Trying to find the good in people has always been a challenge for me. My mind is like a foreign government; everyone is guilty until proven innocent. It is honestly a struggle; it has hindered my ability to make friends which are something I have always desired. I am extremely quick to judge which I wish I could also change, and I have been working on. TGFC (thank God for college), it has abled me to start over.

In the end, I hope you will encounter people who are honest and people who deserve you because you are probably amazing and beautiful and killing it at the game of life and I wish the world for you. Be a light to others, show them how people are supposed to be treated (not throwing a fist at their face because the ate the last kit kat, even though they for sure deserve it “haha just kidding”). KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS instead.

Easy to say, Mak, I know, but find a good balance of right and wrong within you and focus on yourself and your dreams because there is always going to be those people who do not treasure you the way you deserve. Those people do not deserve you and DO NOT let them tear you down with all of the lies and unfairness; you will prevail.

P.S. this is my first post so please don’t tell me if you completely hate it because I will cry and then you will just be stuck reading horribly written sad posts, thanks  :’-)

-Mak ❤