Moving Weekend!

| August 27, 2010

This time next week I will be writing from my new desk which rests beneath a gorgeous, big window gazing out towards the local Vancouver mountains. Said desk will be sitting in new apartment that the Canadian and I are moving into this weekend. I cannot contain my excitement. I am being a total nerd [...]

When Inspiration Is Too Much

| August 25, 2010

If you are anything like me, you spend a lot of time pouring over other people’s photographs on photography websites, blogs and in books and magazines. There is such an amazing truckload of inspiration out there for all kinds of photography no matter what your needs. I sometimes share some of my photography inspirations here [...]

Summer Things I’ve Noticed

| August 23, 2010

Experiencing summer in the Northern Hemisphere for the first time in my life means lots of little observations falling into my pocket. Yes, I keep them in my pocket as I’m out and about, taking everything in. I like stock piling them for another day, to sit on and ponder. Here are some of my [...]

Gypsy Girls and Sailors

| August 16, 2010

The lovely Alex of Gypsy Girl’s Guide is about to become a mumma and in her planning and absence from the blog, she has asked some wonderful people to do some guest posting. I am very honoured to have a guest post of mine at Gypsy Girl’s Guide. I wrote about my experiences as a [...]

The Impossible Project’s PX70 Colour Film

| August 12, 2010

The latest instalment in the ever evolving instant film parade from The Impossible Project hit the shelves last week. I received my first batch of PX70 Colour Shade on Friday and have been playing around with it all week. Before even opening the pack, I did a fair amount of research on The Impossible Project’s [...]

Food Photography Inspiration

| August 11, 2010

Despite my lack of love for food, I am a sucker for food photography. I love looking at it and I love shooting it myself. The textures and colours are really important in making food look good, as well as plenty of natural light. I really love the rich tones all these amazing photographers have [...]

Fuji Instax Come Hither

| August 9, 2010

Polaroid happiness is upon me right now as two exciting little packages have arrived in the past few days. Not only do I have some packs of Impossible Project Colour Shade film, but the postman just dropped off my new Fuji Instax mini camera and film. I have written a post on the Impossible Project [...]

What’s In Your Kit? with Johanna Wallin

| August 5, 2010

I first discovered Swedish photographer Johanna Wallin’s work through her blog and was instantly entranced by her moving and atmospheric photography. Using medium format and 35mm cameras, Johanna paints beautiful portraits of people and life. She has an ability to capture the essence of the bigness of cities like New York and Tokyo whilst still [...]