When we were in London last month, Ben and I picked up a second-hand Canon 300V at a stall in Portobello. It’s a film camera, but the brilliant thing about it is that it takes the EF lenses from our digital kit. We picked up some super cheap 35mm film in a pound shop and […]
The web is awash with gorgeous watercolour art right now. I’m seeing it everywhere, and it really makes me want to give it a whirl. Then, along comes the lovely watercolour tutorial series over on The Alison Show blog. Now I have no excuse, right? Some more watercolour-themed links: An amazi
No matter how busy you are, down time is important. And there’s not better way to get out of your head than playing with a couple of toddlers. After the mini photo session with Isabel, I spent some time snapping and playing with her two big brothers. Their energy, sense of wonder and abilit
I am loving Wit & Whistle’s gorgeous sketchbook drawings. It’s so nice to get a peek at the process. Shop for finished pieces here.
This weekend, we made new friends, hung out with much-loved old ones, listened to Bill Withers and Ella Fitzgerald on vinyl (man, do I want a record player), tucked into delicious veggie chilli and home-made crepes, admired a seriously cool cacti collection and saw Baggot Street and the canal from a
Every one has tough work weeks – project deadlines, targets, quarterly reviews. In mag land, it’s press week. It’s the last push to get the magazine out and while it’s exciting and incredibly gratifying to see it all come together, it’s also exhausting. I get into a li
Thinking about what inspires me, photography comes top of the list, but for more reasons than the obvious visual one. I love that it doesn’t matter what camera you have, the beauty of photography is that the simple act of taking photos itself, on whatever device is available, offers you a mom
For The August Break. Taken at Breddo’s taco stand at Street Feast London.
This post is part of the Alpro Inspire My Day campaign, of which I’m a proud ambassador! A few months ago, I treated myself and upgraded my Kindle to the new Kindle Paperwhite. I felt a bit indulgent doing this, as I already have an iPad, loaded with the Kindle app, but while it’s g