Jun 29, 2011

Lucid café + photography chats

Today I popped into Lucid Café on 38th and Lexington and enjoyed a mid-day cappuccino in the charming little space. Lucid has been on my radar for a while but I never really find myself in the Murray Hill area. They use Counter Culture beans, so that's already a plus in my book. (Guess who else uses Counter Culture? ioajfabracojeklr)

The place is quite tiny so I didn't get any great shots, but it definitely has a few cute aspects, including the string of postcards near the door, presumably from loyal customers on their worldly travels (?).

While I was sipping and shooting, a girl at the other table approached me about my camera. She was a fellow photographer who was actually there editing pictures. Not only did she have the coolest name ever (Ash Fox), but she had very pretty features and I couldn't resist a little impromptu portrait taking.

I can't decide whether I like the effect this random flare has on the second picture or if I should have edited that out!

Thanks to Ash for letting me shoot these. :)

Oh yeah, and the cappuccino? Very good. Milk a smidgen too hot. I rate it above the likes of Joe and Kaffe 1668, but you know where my heart still belongs to.

18 comments :

  1. it looks like a sweet place to visit maybe next time I'm in N-Y!

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  2. Yup, I'm gonna have a coffee grand tour next time I'm in NY because of your blog! Love the graphics you add to your photos...really gives the entire post a very magazine-like feel. Congrats on your new FB page too!

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  3. how awesome, sounded like fun! and yes, congrats on ur FB page :)

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  4. i wish i could meet photogs randomly in coffee places! and that they'd also pose for me too. :)

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  5. Ditto what Jacqueline said! I would love to randomly meet a fellow photog for an impromptu portrait setting & in a cafe setting no less!

    ps: the flare reminds me of some expired film imperfection which to me is perfection!

    great shots as always, Alice!

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  6. beautiful portraits, I rather like the random flare in the second photo.

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  7. What! You were six blocks away and didn't tell me?

    Love the spontaneity. Miss u!

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  8. I like the flare. Adds a naturalness to the picture and not a distraction at all. Her pretty face holds up the image very well.

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  9. very beautiful shots!ciao ciao

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  10. She is just gorgeous! Great shots. : )

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  11. Beautiful photos as always. Love the random flair! And that cap looks delicious!

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  12. lovely post. the impromptu portraits are lovely.

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  13. These are beautiful! I just checked out your portfolio/website as well and fell in love with the styling. So glad I found you and your inspiration!

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  14. Saw your facebook fan page and had to join right away :) Awesome shots here again - especially liking the shot with the random flare!

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  15. Hey Alice! This i so cool!

    It was so great meeting you that day at Lucid. I've been clicking around and all of your photos are gorgeous. You are very talented. Hope to reconnect soon. :)

    Ash

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  16. Do you have any idea how long Lucid Café has been around? We stayed at the Affinia Shelburne which is located next to the Café, but I don't remember it being there (we stayed in New York late August 2010).
    Sure seems like a nice café to visit. Ah, how I wish I could visit NYC once more...
    The random flare in the portrait gives it a natural feeling, love the other photographs as well (as I always do :)).

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  17. I just stayed at the Affinia Shelbourne last week and stopped into the cafe a couple times as well. It took my off guard seeing these photos as same girl was working... with the same hat.

    Beautiful photos.

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