Photos
Some sneak peek shots from yesterday's family portrait session. I've been photographing this family since the eldest was just a little bump in his mum's belly – and look at them now! I love how autumnal these shots look. We got seriously lucky with the
Music
I haven't even begun editing my Electric Picnic pics, but thought a GIF of the Friday night fireworks would be a fitting illustration to this quote, taken from this beautiful piece Caitlin Moran wrote to her daughter. Kids or no kids, it may bring a tear to your
Personal
In an ideal world, my desk area is an inspiring creative corner of zen-like calm. In reality, I usually have to wade through piles of post-its, receipts, memory cards and cups to get to my keyboard. However, I gave it a bit of a tidy recently so thought I'
Finds
Love this, the second of three hand-lettered quotes on courage from Foolish Fire.
Photos
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
Finds
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
Aunty Life
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
Finds
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.
Personal
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
Personal
Isabel has started to smile, and what a smile it is ... For The August Break.
Personal
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
Personal
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,