Macro Monday: Strawberries and Sunshine

May 30, 2011

Admittedly this is unlikely to be a post about macros, though this is a rather yummy looking photograph of a strawberry themed breakfast.

Remember the interview I discussed in my last post? Well, I got the job! I am now an Assistant Director for Explore Learning. This means I will be tasked with the job of helping to keep one of their centers running and popular. I am still waiting to hear which center I will be working in, so hopefully they’ll get back to me with that information soon.

The success of my rather short job hunt has made me feel much more excited about life in general, and the prospect of moving to our flat in London soon. One of the reasons I decided not to go into teaching after my training year is because the job makes me feel so old. I miss feeling young and fashionable and fun. Everyone at Explore that I’ve met so far has been so friendly and young that it fills me with optimism. Finally I feel like I can wear fashionable clothes again without looking like I’m trying too hard to be ‘cool’, and I can go on a diet without worrying about looking too ‘young’. I am excited.

The fashion-bug inside me is a huge fan of Japanese styles, the cute and colourful nature of Asian clothes just makes them so fun to wear. I’ve been eying up the clothes over at Yesstyle but I’m not sure if the items would be too small for me, as Asian women tend to have much smaller frames than Europeans, and the sizing guides don’t seem very clear to me. I remember that Camden Market in London has lots of Japenese fashion stalls, perhaps I can treat myself to something pretty when we move there in two months time!

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Macro Monday: Milk and Blue

May 9, 2011

Instead of posting my own photography, this week I wanted to share the images of my very talented friend Shelley – whom I’m convinced we shall see appearing in high end fashion magazines in the very near future. Her colouring, composition and detail are all beyond stunning. I have included some of my favourites below, but do check out her website milkandblue.com for more.

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Macro Monday: Flower Snapshots

May 2, 2011

I rather like taking photographs of pretty flowers, they’re one of the few subjects for which I am often pleased with the results, though they do become a little boring after a while. I took the following picture in my boyfriends garden when we visited his parents in London, added a simple dark blue exclusion layer in Photoshop, and this is the result. It is perhaps a little dark for my style, but I quite like the overall effect.

Sometimes I wish I had some brothers or sisters to practice my skills with, or that I had more snapshot talent so that I could be brave enough to ask my friends to allow me to photograph them. In the mean time, I shall stick to pretty flowers.

I have been thinking about investing in a longer lens so that I can take some pictures of things at a distance, I often see scenes that I think would make a beautiful photograph, but my camera’s kit lens just doesn’t quite do the job. If anyone else uses a Sony Alpha DSLR, please comment with your recommendations!

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