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Just a little post to say have a wonderful xmas peeps. I hope you have loads of fun & frolics over the festivities and santa is good to you all.
I'm taking a much needed break over the next couple of weeks where I plan to mostly have my head in a box of chocolates and my hand round a glass of bailey's but I will be posting a couple of more blog posts before big ben strikes midnight on the 31st and catapults us into 2012... so keep (a drunken!) eye out for them.
Have a good one. x
So... okay, you've probably guessed by now that I'm not the best at keeping on top of my blog posts and this post just highlights that even more I'm afraid!
Back at the end of May I headed down to Birmingham for Steve Gerrard's Wedding Photography Workshop. It was a flying visit but well worth the journey. Steve took us through how he does things, not only whilst shooting but his editing process too, as well as gave us some great tips on marketing and general business stuff. It really was good to see how other people do things and great to meet some other photographers from all over the country and share experiences.
In the afternoon we headed out with some models to take some shots. Steve took us to some derelict ground near his studio and gave us tips and guidance on working with couples. It made me realise just how much you don't 'need' the idyllic backdrop and that you really can learn to work with what you've got in terms of location.
I know that these 'urban' shots might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope it makes some people feel up for taking more of a risk in where they have their portrait shots taken.
This weekend one of my best friends was up from London to visit me. Normally when Ynika comes to stay we head into Glasgow for a night out, do a bit of shopping, go for dinner etc. However since alcohol is off the menu for me at the moment and early nights are what now get me excited, we thought we'd make the most of the daylight hours and the good weather!
We headed up to Loch Lomond for the day and ventured out on a boat. Ynika, being a Londoner born and bred, was overwhelmed with the scenery and after several visits to Glasgow when it's normally raining or snowing, finally believes that we do get a summer.
The sky and water were so blue and gorgeous I couldn't resist adding a few more photos to this post...
