Monthly Archives: February 2009

A Special Birthday Card.

‘Made’ by our nine month old son! Maybe he had a little help, I wouldn’t like to say :)
Being a parent means feeling like it’s your birthday every day and always getting the best present ever.

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Happy Birthday To Me.

It was my birthday this week. I’m 35 and despite what I may have predicted about life after 30 when I was a teenager, I’m enjoying life now more than ever. I got this amusing card from Helen and her family-

He He!

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Charlotte’s Wedding Dress Photography In The Devon Countryside.

Charlotte is a very talented friend of ours who designs wedding dresses and on this occasion, models them too!
We had a fun time ambling round the hills and woods of Devon putting together ‘Bride’, dress and scenery, much like we do during the short Bride and Groom shoot that we do on a wedding day. True to form we...

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Book 4 of 25.

I just finished “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. An excellent book that dives deeply into how the people at the top got there.
By using many well known examples- Bill Gates, the Beatles, top sports stars- Gladwell looks at the many factors that shape the chances of success, beyond innate ability. My favourite theory was the one that suggested that...

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Photojournalism.

I found a couple of really good quotes last night in a book I’m reading at the moment and they just struck a chord with me. Magnum photographer Ian Berry said-

“…the issues of professional journalism: how if you go out and shoot a story, you’re not just looking for the one picture, but working around...

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