Dear New York,
As a pre-christmas treat, I decided to buy myself an early present in the form of a new 32 GB SD card for my camera. I have a bad habit of keeping photos that I like on my SD card, so I can flick back through them on my camera. It also serves as a useful backup for my laptop, external hard drive and my cloud albums (I know, I have trust issues with technology, but better safe than sorry!) This does, however, mean that the old SD card kept running out of space, and it was time to start afresh with a new one.
Well... where to start?! Yes, it has been a while... a drastically long period of time that feels like I may as well be starting from the very beginning in the land of blogging! Why? In all honesty, life has gone by in a New York second; a phrase I never truly understood until I got a job and joined the world of functioning New Yorkers...although I wouldn't really say I was functioning.
As you know, I've been dabbling with portraits for a while now, but that apparently doesn't make me immune to some of the most rookie mistakes. I managed to sneak in a quick shoot before Christmas but was so absorbed by the wonderful, treasured, light that we were given on a mild December day, that I forgot to adjust my white balance for each new location. Because it was so bright, I couldn't see that the images were incredibly drab and nowhere near a true reflection of the colors I was seeing or the wonderful lady I was photographing. So, this week called for some pretty dramatic edits.
Dear London,
It's here! December is here! Which means that I can don my Christmas jumper (sadly not my festive pj's as I left them in the UK in a moment of absent-minded stupidity), play Christmas music, and drink festive beverages 'til my heart is content. Needless to say, I'm a very happy lady
This week I practically ran out onto the streets of New York, camera in hand, ready to capture something amazing. New York was the hub of the US election over the last couple of weeks and I was so excited to be in the middle of it. On election night Ed and I wandered into midtown to be amongst the frivolities of election night; we wanted to be there when history was made. 5th Avenue was teaming with security as we passed Trump Tower and The Peninsula Hotel
Dear London,
A week has passed since your visit and when the weekend came around we felt that we should be going out to meet up with you to have an adventure. Manhattan is an island full of treats and although we did a lot, we barely scratched the surface with you, and we were ready to go off and explore new and exciting pockets with you. I thought that you may have been missing New York so I'll tell you about our day.
Serendipity - 'the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way' - I would say that it's fairly serendipitous that you chose this theme for the week that you and the wonderful Marcelina touch down in New York, considering I've been seeking out models for months. What better than to take some candid snaps on your first autumn in New York walk.
There is nothing I like more after a day of frantic Christmas shopping or frolicking in the cold (we’ve actually had snow twice now), than settling down to watch a Christmas film with a cup of chai tea.
I'm guessing by now that you are all fully into the swing of festive viewing, but just in case you’ve ...
I was a bit overwhelmed at the idea of committing to Blogmas (a blog every day leading up to Christmas! Great to read, but intimidating to follow through with) but I thought that a countdown, the week before Christmas would/could be achievable *THIS DID NOT HAPPEN... Christmas in NYC took over*.
On Sunday, December 11th, 2016, I experienced my first proper snow in New York City. Ed and I had popped out to get some groceries from the local market and walked out of our building to see that magic was raining down on NYC in lovely, little, fluffy white snow... and it was settling.
When I was younger I remember the stern warnings from my parents about meeting people on the internet… or rather, NOT meeting people on the internet. Since those days the internet seems to have grown at least partially into another tool for connecting… sorry Mum and Dad, I’ve done it again. As I continue my foray into portrait photography I am needing more faces, and I thought it was about time I tried my hand at couples’ photography.
One of the wonderful things about moving to New York has been how generously our friends and family are with their New York contacts. There are many people we haven't had the chance to meet up with but we're very lucky to have enjoyed the company of many wonderful people
Since starting my '...in New York' series I have up until now managed to coerce three people into doing a little interview and photoshoot with me, and today comes number 4, Tyler Coffin. Now, Tyler is slightly different than the last 3 shoots I have done because we found each other in the blogosphere rather than being introduced or already knowing them AND
When Ed and I moved to NYC we were so excited that we were sharing the experience with a friend from the UK, Pete. Sadly, he left the city recently and headed back to the homeland to focus on his business, so I couldn't resist collaring him to do a quick photoshoot and ask him some questions about New York
A friend of mine once said "people are either radiators or drains - they're either comforting and warm, or they drain the life out of you", and Charly Clive is definitely a radiator. We had arranged to meet in a coffee shop in the Village and it was delightful seeing this seasoned New Yorker grabbing her much-needed sip of tea. Charly's generosity of spirit and her wonderfully open nature swept
Since being in New York I have been exploring my photography and attempting to improve it in every way I can. I dabbled with photographing people with my post A portrait of a stranger in Central Park, however, one portrait shoot does not a photographer make, and I have been on the hunt for any opportunity to take pictures of real people (and apparently being newly married does not come with the perks of a captive model).
Dear New York,
What a fantastic photo! I love all of the little boxes and squares and the higgledy piggledy buildings. It somehow makes New York look a bit European.