I know, I know - it's been weeks since I last tapped away at my keyboard and shared a little slice of my life with you. This year I've been working really hard, a lot has changed and things are really exciting (I'm sure I'll share a little more when things have settled a bit. Soz to be so secretive.)
April has been full of fun moments and my phone is full of happy snapshots from the month, so I thought I'd go back to basics and share them with you.
Starting with a sunny Friday spent strolling around Notting Hill at the start of the month. It was the first real hint of Spring we had after the what seemed never ending Winter. I took a gazillion blossom photos, we walked miles and enjoyed the sun.
For my little brothers birthday, I promised him a trip to the science museum. He'd been eagerly awaiting our trip since November and I finally managed to sneak him off for a day in his Easter holidays (the kid is hella busy!) Spending a day with the baby bro I've watched grow into a hilarious and charming little man was the best. The Wonderlab was out favourite bit, so much to see and do!
Celebrating this Wonder Woman's 30th birthday. Polly is the most inspiring and fun-loving babe I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She quite honestly is a shining light to everyone lucky enough to know her - celebrating her turning flirty 30 was the best!
Summer rearing it's head a little early and bringing a beaut Spring Heatwave. After the Beast from the East taunting us so close to the end of Winter the heatwave was a warm (or should I say hot?) welcome! Basking in the sunshine - with a rhubarb G&T - was nothing but glorious! That weekend we lazed in the garden with the pups and friends, celebrated a birthday and I took photos of yet more blossom because I'm totally predictable (but just LOOK at the colour of it!)
April has been full of fun moments and my phone is full of happy snapshots from the month, so I thought I'd go back to basics and share them with you.
Starting with a sunny Friday spent strolling around Notting Hill at the start of the month. It was the first real hint of Spring we had after the what seemed never ending Winter. I took a gazillion blossom photos, we walked miles and enjoyed the sun.
For my little brothers birthday, I promised him a trip to the science museum. He'd been eagerly awaiting our trip since November and I finally managed to sneak him off for a day in his Easter holidays (the kid is hella busy!) Spending a day with the baby bro I've watched grow into a hilarious and charming little man was the best. The Wonderlab was out favourite bit, so much to see and do!
Mayhem at the Macaron Masterclass with The Crow Kitchen. After doing some photography work with them recently, myself and Hen's family took part in a masterclass to learn how to make macarons. It was madness with a lot of laughter and so much fun. A vvv. good girls day! (Surprisingly me and Em make a baking dream team, who knew?!)
Celebrating this Wonder Woman's 30th birthday. Polly is the most inspiring and fun-loving babe I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She quite honestly is a shining light to everyone lucky enough to know her - celebrating her turning flirty 30 was the best!
Summer rearing it's head a little early and bringing a beaut Spring Heatwave. After the Beast from the East taunting us so close to the end of Winter the heatwave was a warm (or should I say hot?) welcome! Basking in the sunshine - with a rhubarb G&T - was nothing but glorious! That weekend we lazed in the garden with the pups and friends, celebrated a birthday and I took photos of yet more blossom because I'm totally predictable (but just LOOK at the colour of it!)
Rounding off April, Henry and I spent the entire weekend together and it was just what we needed. We don't get to see each other too often at the moment and in all honesty we just wanted some quality time together. We popped back to Brighton on Saturday - our favourite place! We filled up on Mexican food and wandered the streets we know all too well. Henry ended up getting his first tattoo (eek!) but I wasn't allowed to watch, but luckily the stars aligned my best friend Charlie happened to be in Btown with an hour to kill, so we met for spontaneous catch ups and cocktails. I had an Amaretto Sour, a new fave. Hen and I headed home, tipsy heads and sore tattoo'ed arms in tow and I finally convinced him to watch The Greatest Showman with me. Absolute shock horror he actually enjoyed it! Don't think he's so keen on having the soundtrack on repeat though, baby steps...
And that's a wrap for April! There's been lots of exciting times and hard work finally paying off. I think I'll write more posts like these, it felt quite natural, simple and back to blogging basics - I like it!
What did you get up to in April?
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Last week, I was lucky enough to get the chance to spend the day with Olympus, their ambassador Martina (@YesZebra on Insta) and twenty-nine other photography lovers, snapping away in beautiful Brighton. We got to use new Olympus equipment and I learnt so much from the team of experts who were there to answer any question no matter what level of knowledge you had.
All photos below were taken on an Olympus PEN E-PL7 with a 12-40mm lens (which yes, is a little big for the camera but I am so in love with it!)
We started with Street Photography in the Laines, with Olympus Ambassador, Martina sharing her expert knowledge in shooting urban areas and finding beauty in whatever you feel like taking photos of - from bunting and flowers to staircases and rusty railings. I clearly took a liking to photographing both...!
The next part of the day was spent on the seafront experimenting with long exposure. The wind on the waters edge was intense to say the least, I've never seen waves like it in Brighton before, so for that reason, Long Exposure photos weren't for me at that moment in time. It made the sea look beautiful, calm and peaceful, but I wanted to capture the rapid pace and crashing waves. I played around with a few settings on the camera too and took the opportunity to edit more than I usually would - with high contrast, black and white, structure and grainy textures.
For the final part of the day, we had a private flight on the i360.
I lived in Brighton the entire time it was being built, so it was great to finally get up and see what the fuss was about. There's a great view and on a completely clear day I'd imagine you can see for miles. It goes quite quickly so make sure you've taken it all in before it starts descending.. you're back the ground before you know it!
All the photos blower were taken on the Olympus PEN E-PL7 with the kit 14-42mm lens and a fish eye lens.
Thank you so much to Olympus for an absolutely fantastic day. I learnt so much, met some great people and I'm not so afraid of the Manual setting on my camera anymore...!
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