Copious | San Francisco Photography

co·pi·ous: fullness, plentiful, rich

"i'm very used to playing 'the tomboy' or 'the sarcastic cynic.' that's my go-to. playing 'the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations'? where it's romanticized? i'm a little nervous about that."kristen bell

Copious is for the people.  A friendly marketplace on the streets of www dot lane.  A familiar place, where you can buy and sell beautiful clothing and art, where you can make friends along the way.  Pinterest and Facebook and eBay and a lookbook all lumpshed into one.  "You are not alone!"  It's the place where you pass by, and look into a strangers eye's and say "Good morning!" instead of avoiding human interaction.  It's where artists can sell their thread creations, where Spring Clean can mean a few extra spending dollars, where your same-ol' same-ol' becomes somebody else's brand new inspiration.  It's where stories are told about clothes, and why people care about what they wear. For this shoot, Copious pulled from it's closet.  They wanted to represent a group of girls, not necessarily from a specific city but from any place.  Miami?  Seattle?  Dallas?  New York? San Francisco?  A hard-working girl, a girl making her way in life, on a budget, but ready to impress.  Social, sharp and beautiful.  Walking out the door for lunch with her girls before the big presentation at the office.  Enjoying life, in her "brand new" Copious outfit - that fits her body, her personality and her flair. 

Enjoy People | Copious Photoshoot Sneak Peek | San Francisco

copious: abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful, ample, profuse

Here is a little sneak-peek of the Copious Campaign Ad photoshoot to whet your appetite.  Dedicated to laughter, color and new friends.

Copious Project | Behind The Scenes

"when you're curious,
you find lots of interesting things to do."
walt disney 
The world is a fun little place.  At Alt Summit I met a fascinating and bright woman named Shayna Kulik.  I started following her on twitter.  Around the beloved spring-cleaning time of year she posed a question on her twitter: "Should I sell my clothes on ebay or Copious?"  I did not know of this "Copious."  The moment I went to the website I knew I was hooked.  In the next 24 hours or so I had created an account with this new "social marketplace."  I blogged about it.  No one commented.  No one.  But people clicked on my store.  You all clicked enough that my little blog was bringing in the hits for Copious - at least enough for their stats-guy to notice.  
Kaitlyn Barclay, the community marketing manager, got in touch with me to be a part of the "Copious Closet."  That e-mail turned into a conversation about Copious, a few ideas I had for them and a mini brain-storm sesh.  Within days we had a Skype meeting.  A few more days and there was a trip planned.  In a matter of days Kaitlyn pulled together a full-day campaign ad shoot for Copious.  Designers, stylists, hair and make-up crew, models and a photographer from Maryland gathered together in San Francisco, just a short walk from Instagram's original studio and AT&T Park.  Curiosity and a few connections led to an incredible experience for me.  These women (and men!) are passionate, giving and motivated.  And just truly very, very kind people.  It was certainly a career highlight to be a part of this shoot!
I can't wait to reveal images from the shoot, but for now I thought it'd be fun to show you a few behind the scenes shots.  Enjoy!  And please do check out Copious... that's how this all started after all!  So, thanks everyone!  

Moral of the story?  Don't be down if your post doesn't get comments.  It just might end up being your most important post of your year! ;)


Copious Community Marketing Manager: Kaitlyn Barclay

Models: Krista Gambrel, Cara Cutter, Carole Morey and Nkechi Njaka. Stylist: Lexie TiongsonDesigner: Michael Oh + Ariel SimoneHair + Make-up: Lara Olivia + Bailey Photography: I'm KristenEdited With: VSCO FilmMy Copious Store

Enjoy Pinterest | Patterned Skirts

"we found love in a hopeless place"
rihanna
(this quote has nothing to do with this post, but the song is stuck in my head.)

I'm running out the door to coach my first ever championship game!  I'm a nervous wreck and my brilliant and talented team is facing the higher-seeded home team.  On game day I have a hard time being very productive and focused, so all day long I just distract myself.  Today the distraction came in the form of patterned skirts for PinThursday!

from asos

I do believe this is my favorite skirt of the bunch.  I want to marry it.

from forever 21

I would love wear this with a trendy neon tank (brown, toned and freckled, of course!)

from ruche

While I absolutely love this skirt (with a crisp peach blouse and some pearls?) I don't know if I could get away with a man in a speedo lounging on my clothes.  Still love this though ;)

from modcloth

And we will end with a fun shape!  This could be worn with so many outifts!  And has a very forgiving and attractive shape. Oooo la la!

from polyvore

Get on board (haaaaaa. Get it?) and pin away on the EnjoyProject Pinterest Page! I wanna seeee youuuur patterned skirt loves! (Information on how to do that below!)

By the way, remember last weeks Rain Boot PinThursday?  Well a sweetheart named Jessica Swift joined the EnjoyProject board and pinned some of her OWN designs!  They are adORabLE.  Please check her website out!
PINTHURSDAY RULES:1] I created a group board called "Enjoy Project"... follow it!

2] Every Thursday I will blog about a particular topic (today, for example, is pencils.)

3] Leave a comment with your Pinterest name and I will add you as a contributor to the group board.  Also leave a link to your favorite/rad find for the theme.  (So leave a link to some awesome pencils - colored pencils, mechanical pencils, etsy pencils, skies the limit!)

4] Once you are added to the group, you can pin your find right to the page.  If you would like to contribute to the group, but do NOT want to be an official contributor, leave your Pinterest name and link and I'll post your find myself, with credit for the find to you.

5] We'll collect ideas together! Sitting all alone on your computer, scrolling through pages and pages, waiting for pins to fetch, is very isolated ;) This way we can interact together! And get to know one another.

6] Once a pin is in the group you can (obviously) re-pin to a different board if you'd like more organization for yourself.

7] Be kind, have fun and enjoy one another, please and thank yaaaa.8] When pinning on this board, use the #enjoyproject hashtag! It will make it ever easier to find when we have more and more posts.9] My goal is to have the board available to the current topic for one week.  So you have from Thursday-Wednesday to post pencils! Then Thursday-Wednesday to post _______. (I'm not giving away next weeks topic just yet ;) haha).10] Enjoy yourself. And the ideas. And the other people. 

Alright! You ready? Go pin!