A Summer's Day

Hello! 

It's been a long time since I have posted any photos and I'm very sorry about that. My life has been crazy and the camera has spent most of the last few months in it's case. These photos are from one day in the summer when I went for a walk with my parents and brother. I think it would make for a wonderful place to do a fashion shoot. I fell in love with the field,s that's for sure. I'll talk more about life at the end of this blog post. Enjoy the photos

For those who follow my book blog/Twitter/Deviantart etc, you will know that I've been working hard at my part time job as well as the Studio project I got back in January. The project is starting to come to a close after a lot of work. I have had no time to do photos or even draw what i want to draw. My Fiancée is also getting a transfer back from Sheffield to Manchester and we have found a place to rent so we are moving at the end of the month. So lots of things to sort out. Hopefully in the New Year, things will be settled and I will be able to go out and take more photos! I hope you all look forward to it as much as I do.

Fi

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A friend is one who walks in when others walk out

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out

Walter Winchell

These photos are from my lovely walk on my Birthday to Hathersage. The sun was glorious and it melted me and my Fiancée.

Lots of grass and textures on these photos. A bird, ladybird and duck also make an appearance. It was a lovely day and I am quite happy with the photos I took even if I am still a bit rusty.

Oh look, whose this? That would be me with my newly dyed hair, taken by my Fiancée

Also a bit of sad news. My Birthday was 28th May and sadly my Granddad passed away a day later. I'm unsure when the next time I'll get to take photos will be. I may be getting use of a car soon so more chance of organising a proper photo shoot. Who knows but it may be some time before I'm back.

Take care everyone

Fiona

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Instagram!!!!!

So, you can now get Instagram on Android phones. Naturally I downloaded it and now I'm obsessed with it. It is a fun little tool to work with. This is a selection of the photos I have taken using it so far:

1. I got it while in Sheffield this week and was playing with it. This was taken stood waiting fro the tram to take us back to Ciaran's flat.
2. Bored at Ciaran's flat, playing with light and glass. The only nice Glass to hand? My joke Christmas present from my sister :D

3. A photo I already had on my phone, cropped and edited with Instagram.

4. On my way to/from work there are lots of trees that are still blooming so I've been taking as many photos as I can. This has been adding an extra 10mins to my walk home!
5. Playing with the effects Instagram has.

6. Bored waiting for my train to work. I take photos a lot when I'm bored.

7/8/9. On journey to/from work

10/11/12.  On journey to/from work  

13/14/15. Books! :D

Will update again as soon as I can! I've got a weeks holiday next week which includes a trip to Newcastle to see friends, I will have my camera! As in my proper camera.

Also you can find my under MidnightTopaz on Instagram! If anyone else has Instagram, let me know, I'd love to have a look! :D

Fiona

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Frosty

A cold and somewhat frosty day(mostly de-frosted by the time we went out lol) today but a good day for a walk.

We went to Happy Valley and had a good 2 hour walk, cutting through Bramhall Park on the way back home. None of these photos are from Bramhall Park though, for a change.

It was a good walk, I spent most of it talking to my dad about my life. Well, what I'm going to do about my life this year. There isn't something specific that I am good at. I like lots of things: Photography, Writing, Drawing and Illustration. So the plan is to push forward with them, enter competitions for photography and writing. Use contacts to get involve with people who might be able to offer me advice about doing Children's picture books. Do more work in all these areas.

I was thinking about going back to college but Stockport College are useless in getting back in contact with me and it was only an A level. I could do a Nation Diploma Level 3 part time but its in Didsbury at Manchester college's campus. But! I still don't know If I want my career to be photography. The problem I have is a lot of people can do what I can and I need to push myself out there. Show myself to people and make contacts.

There might be some promise for next year but I have to start now to push forward this year. I'm going to work hard on Cross and Pike, and create the children's picture books I want to make even if its just to see if I can. I want to take as many photos and improve as much as possible on my own.

I dunno when the next lot of photos will be up, got a lot to think about and need to split my time between everything. I do hope to organise some shoots soon

Fiona

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Take a walk on the wild side

Well, not really the wild side, it was Lyme Park.

Yes, I have photographs! Only been nearly a month since I got the chance to. My parents decided to go for a walk and I went with them along with my camera. I still need to use up my film camera but not sure what to take photos of for that.

I was trying for ages to get a photo of the light coming through the clouds and I like how this one turned out 

Not many photos because I wanted to keep up and the light wasn't great so a lot of them came out blurred anyway. Not my best photos either but these are just a selection from the 60 I took.

I hopefully will have 2 photos shoots with models in the new year as I don't really have time right now. I need to time to find a new place to shoot photos too.

Take care everyone and hopefully i'll come back with some more photos in December.

Fiona

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