Today I hung out in London with my friend M.
I love being in the same/familiar places with different people because they show you their favourite bits. M was no exception. She was also very patient when I wanted to photograph everything.
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OK I know this is a late post but there is a good reason.
Last night was my friend C's first proper gig. Naturally we all went along to support him and hopefully we clapped and whooped in all the right places. The gig was great and he clearly enjoyed it and of course there was a post gig celebration.
C asked me if I'd take some photos of the gig which I was more than happy to do but knowing I'd be up early the following day (today), I decided that beauty sleep took priority over editing and posting - hence the late post.
Taking the shots was really interesting for couple of reasons. Firstly it was in a pub so the lighting wasn't the best. I tried not to use my flash too much because I find it deadens the image and you lose some of the "spirit" of the shot (does that sound wanky and pretentious?) However, if there wasn't enough light it made for a grainy shot. Grrr. Any advice guys would be gratefully received. Second of all, It involved taking shots of moving people which is my latest challenge. And finally I didn't want to let my friend down by doing a rubbish job.
This was a pre-set-up shot I took and I really loved it so made it today's picture. All that pre-amble for a line of explanation!.
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I got flowers given to me at work today. It's the first time I've ever had this happen and it turned out to be really good fun!. It caused a bit of a stir in the department and I kept tight lipped about where they had come from - let them wonder!
Anyway this is them. They are beautiful and smell wonderful. I'm very lucky.
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I had to use my old camera because I ran out of battery for my main toy. (must remember to switch it off when not in use!)
So I decoded to make use of the negative unction and this is the result.
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Ok a bit of a cheat but I thought this may be fun.
I was at college today for our last day in the studio. To think in 2 weeks it'll be our exhibition -eek!. I was getting a bit stressed out with my piece so wandered over to my friend E, who was painting. She invited me to join in and this is what I came up with. It's a mixture of acrylic paints and oil pastels. This is only a small section of it and the overall piece did look more exciting in the flesh - honest. It was just what I needed. This was creating something that was removed from what I'm doing so was a joy. It didn't have to be right. I could be free.
It's also inspired me to do some more. Once the show is out if the way and I've got the summer "off", I may do more of these - either as textile stitched pieces or perhaps (if I like them enough) they'll be canvases for friends presents. I'm so cheap!
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I'm not really a bag girl. I'll qualify that. I do satchel-y things filled with art stuff, my current reading book, a flask, iPod etc, but I don't really do sexy, glittery, girly bags. However, I'm at Mummy G's tonight and she does do bags. This is one of her latest acquisitions and I have to confess for once, I'm experiencing bag envy. It's a sexy shade of red that changes subtly with movement. I can't take it home with me (she may miss it) so I have to settle with photos.
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