I’ve been having fun looking at all the beautiful props I could use for food shoots…if I lived in Australia. Over the summer, I began a list of plates, bowls, platters, etc. I wanted to own so I could start doing really professional-looking photo shoots with the food I make. Alas, such items have not yet materialized, thanks to my current budget. I did, however, recently come across the above photo from prop.d, a prop rental company near Melbourne, and I realized that when the time is right, I don’t have to buy all the pieces I want to use, I could just rent them.

In fact, any party I can dream of, I could find a prop rental company in that area to help make my vision reality. With a few tweaks, this English cricket party could easily become a scene from Alice in Wonderland.

And even though I think this beach scene requires no alteration, I could move it to my backyard if there’s not a beach nearby.

(Prop rental companies can also be really fantastic resources if you’re planning a wedding or other large event.)

{first image from prop.d (Melbourne-based); second image from Props for Today (NYC-based); third image from Taylor Creative, Inc. (NYC-based)}

Andalucia is definitely on my list of places to visit someday. Actually, Spain in general is. When I was younger, I used to imagine hiking the Road to Santiago, beginning in France and wandering along the beautiful French and Spain countryside, along one of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the world.

When I first came across these beautiful posters, it made me think about what I want to collect as I traveled to different areas. A friend once mentioned that she collects books from the places she goes. Should I perhaps do the same? Or collect posters?

What do you bring home from your adventures and wanderings elsewhere?

I really may need to visit several of these places so I can own these posters and really own them.

{all images from JHill Design’s etsy shop}