BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

Here are some black and white photographs,

one of my favourite types of photography... :)

     

   

A few years ago I used to adore photography

and I would literally photograph things all the time.

I had a digital camera, a Canon film camera, a

Holga camera and I loved nothing more than taking

photos and editing them.

I still love how photography gives you the power

to show life from the perspective you choose.

You can make it beautiful, dreamy, real, honest.

I still love pouring over photographs in magazines,

on tumblr, my own photographs from years ago.

I just wish I hadn't stopped.

And the other day I went for a walk and I just

could not stop taking photos on my Ipod camera.

I was frustrated at how they didn't do the sights

I was seeing justice, but it reminded me of that

wonderful feeling you get when you take a good photo.

And it's addictive, and my urge to photograph has

been ignited, so now I'm looking for a new camera, or

perhaps I'll use my dad's old camera, and I'm going

to begin viewing the world through the lens all over again.

IT'S A VERY MERRY CHRIMBO

Hello my little festive friends

and Merry Christmas to you all!

I hope that these last few years have been 

supercalifragilisticexpialidotious for you (did I spell

that right? There isn't any spell check y'see)

and that you had a wonderful time

with your friends and family and got everything you

ever wanted :)

I also hope that like me you have been 

eating a box of Lindt chocolates a day average plus a decent helping of turkey and leftover xmas pud and what not

just because you can.

In the UK we're pro's at doing that, because

to almost everyone over here, Christmas is a license 

to eat and drink all those naughty little 

goods and treats and no-one

is allowed to bat an eyelid. If you do,

everyone turns on you and shoves chocolate

in your mouth to shut you up.

Here's an example:

*Man reaches over for a bottle of wine which

he proceeds to glug at an alarming rate*
Girl: what are you doing drinking all that?

Man: It's Christmas!

*Girl laughs* oh well that's alright then!

-OR-

*Girl frowns* you shouldn't be drinking all that!
*Man shoves chocolate in her mouth*

THE END.

So yeah, fun times!

In the UK we're also all completely hooked on

 the Harry Potter films, which ITV have

been showing in the run up to Christmas with

Deathly Hallows Part One being shown yesterday

much to my delight.

We all got our wands out and everything.

;)

Now moving on to my own Christmas,

which began with a trip to see Disney's Frozen in Nottingham

and another helping of some gorgeous Spanish churro's 

NOM NOM NOM.

This year I was super lucky and got my wish of getting

my own laptop, which I am truly and deeply in love

with. She hasn't got a name yet, but

she's red and she's gorgeous and amazing and

definitely desirable no 1 (that's Harry Potter rubbing of

on me right there).

I got to spend Chrimbo with my family here

in Derby (waheeyy) and luckily we haven't been affected by

the storms, just some pretty aggressive wind

that makes me certain the house is going to blow away

in time for the New Year.

Lovely Jubbly.

In my house we had the record players on and

we were singing and dancing to the vinyl records I mentioned in my last post and eating chocolates with Christmas

TV on in the background.

My contribution to Christmas this year was making

starters (a seafood extravaganza) and the amazing Christmas

crowns like the ones I made last year.

We had:

-Maria -all I want for Christmas- Carey

-Ady Baby

-Rosanna in the Highest

-Saint Tashalus (englightening the world with

great facial hair)

It's safe to say they were a runaway success.

Now I hope that you too had an amazing Christmas

and that you have an absolutely amazing New Year.

I'll see you down the gym

-I'll be the one walking on the running machine

trying hard not to sweat.

A RETRO LOVE AFFAIR

Wasssssup homies?! 

*inset complex, bad ass hand gestures and a

swing of a glistening gold chain*

It's yo' home girl here. 

I'm in the mood to post some pretty photos

that I found on tumblr of retro things, because quite simply

I just love retro things, and I want you too

look at them and rave with me too about just how cool

and awesome and groovy retro is.

I can be a bit of a nostalgia lover at times,

and I get these cravings to wind back the decades and live,

if only for a day, in each one.

Maybe it's because in this day and age 

what defines us is not really that desirable or cool

or quirky or interesting, and we're so rich in diversity anyway that

it's kind of impossible to find a specific stereotype to define

this decade and the last one.

So here's to retro and all things cool and nostalgic

and funky dunky monkey.

I know you're probably like woaaaaaah dayum girl 

HOW MANY PHOTOS?!?!?!?

But trust me- I could easily go on ;)

<3 <3 <3

DRIVING TO COLLEGE

So the other day one of my best friends,

who unlike me, has had driving lessons and taken her test and actually has her own car (s'cuse me whilst I cry), drove us to college.

And can I just say, IT WAS AWESOME.

As in, the best feeling ever, having no parents, nagging or moaning at you, no no no, just you, and four of your best friends, cruising down the streets 

and the motorways in the morning twilight....

We had Radio One blasting out the speakers, we

went from 30 mph, to 40, 50, 60, 70 and we were

all singing and laughing and feeling

100& COOL. 

It doesn't matter that the rest of the day

was kind of crappy or that it was 8 o'clock in the morning -ay yai yai- cause with mornings like that,

who cares what the rest of the day might hold?

PERFECT SONG: MORE THAN A FEELING BY BOSTON

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