Where the grass is a little greener.

Well it's definitely to feel like summer here in London. It's been sunny recently and it's definitely sunny today. I really miss the sun, it just makes everything brighter, although it does drain most of your energy out. Well I was only able to take a few pictures of the grass (that sounds slightly weird) but yeah, hope you like this one! What's everyone doing this Easter? (:

God's blodshot eye.

It's been a while since I've posted up something. It has been very busy with exams, and lots of other things a teenager has to deal with, but during those times that I have been busy, there has been something I've noticed. If there's anything that fascinates me I would say it's the sky. I mean, there's just so much in it and no one even realises. It's like a huge blanket over the earth and although it mostly looks blue all the time (okay, I'm starting to sound like a freak) it actually has SO MANY colours. What mostly stood out though is the red sky London had in one of the sunsets, which is what you can see in my photos on this post. And also, before I end this post, I would like to see some suggestions about what I could watch out for next on my little photography expeditions! Comment and you could be responsible for the next post!

It's a little breezy outside.

Jessica Radomska

Michaella Tafalla

Richmond Park - 05 February 2011.

The most amazing time shooting at the most amazing park in Richmond. It was complete exhaustion to get up the hill with all our clothes, make up, props, shoes, make up, just everything! To add on to that, the wind was blowing so hard it need pulled out all the trees out of the park and to our greatest dissapointment we didn't see any dears! But, no worries because the shoot was great. I was right about the choice of models: Jessica (Adelle) Radomska and Michaella (Alexis) Tafalla, they were amazing (specially coping about the weather situation). I set out each outfit to a NATURAL, FLIRTY & ROCK CHICK effect. Locating each shoot in different areas of the park, (the one where the girls are wearing flowery dresses, this was in Pembroke Lodge). It was a crazy day, but it all turned out well. I chose Jessica and Michaella purposely because of their difference in race, contrasting in every single way, from their skin tone, to the shape of their eyes. I'm sorry there's only a few pictures up there, it's really hard to choose because of the picture limit! Hope you like it, feedback please.

When you put your ear close to it, you'll hear it.

Living in a country where everywhere you go you must wear about 20 layers of clothes, you're fortunate enough to get the sun shining when you visit the lovely beach of Bournemouth. These photos were taken using my friend's phone while we took advantage of the few minutes that the sun decided to come out of it's cloud. I wanted to capture the softness of the water and the delicassy of the froth and the smoothness of the sand that was gently washed up and down the shore. But at the same time, I still want people to remember that the power of water is often underestimated. Water is an amazing and versatile element to have in photographs to create an incredible result is used correctly. Careful though, you can never expect to get wet!

A well earned medal.

I was washing my hands just earlier on, and after I dried my hands, I looked down at my tap and I thought, what would I do without a tap? Sounds silly, I know. But let's think about it, not many people have easy access to this wonderful soldier. A lot of people die without him, many get diseases because governments are just too lazy, selfish or naive to pay him for a lifetime's duty to a needy country. So I think this little warrior deserves a well earned medal.

Quite a different point of view.

I have to say, this is one of the best shots I have ever captured being a beginner in photography. As I have previously mentioned a lot of times, I love textures of any kind. This is my best friend's eye, and I compliment her every day about it. I wanted to portray the different textures in just one part of the human face. You can see the natural texture of the skin, so striking, almost close the touch and in contrast to that is the smoothness of the eye. Implying the delicate sense of seeing. The dark hairs on her eyebrows are highlighted to make a contrast between her pale ivory skin. The fact that her eyelashes are fanned out, you can infer from the photograph that in order to see the true beauty of the world, your eyes must be open and so should your mind.

Rays of light.

After an amaaaazing day out, I witnessed a gorgeous sunset by Heathrow Airport. It was freezing although the pictures look warm. With the first picture, (with my amazing bestfriend, Katie), I wanted to capture the good old effect of using distances and use of texture. I edited them using Photoshop, brought the exposure down completely and brought the colours brighter. The sky's colour was amazing that day, so it contrasts the lower part of the picture and the different direction the light runs in.