Lavender & a love of photography

Without really thinking about it I've always had a love for taking photographs. That's one of my favourite things about running this blog. Since a young age I've been taking photos. It was always me who would bring the camera on family holidays, take the camera out with me on a dog walk, on days out with friends. At the time I thought it was because I wanted to remember those days but I can't help feel a sense of pride when I look back on a photo which has exactly the right lighting, difference between definition and blurryness, set up of the photo etc. I love how in the top photo the majority of the lavender stalks are slightly blurred with just one standing out, the depths of colour changing as you look at different aspects of the photo. In the second photo you can almost see the bee's wings moving in front of the lavender stalks which have almost merged into one creating a sea of green as the backdrop.

At random points of my day I often find myself noticing something and thinking that that would make a good photo. It's the creativity which is so much a part of me that influences this.

Being Creative

A big thing happened today (17.06.14). The next step in my life has been confirmed. Everyone here probably now knows that having creativity as a part of my life is very important to me. So starting this September I have signed up to do a course in London: Hair and Makeup for TV, Film and Theatre (and there is a strong possibility of doing a similar course soon after but for Fashion!) There has been much talk on the matter over the last few months. There are so many routes into the makeup industry I have found it to be quite overwhelming, but my current job has prepared me well for my next step.  I am so excited to take my first step into this world and see where it leads me. I have realised that I do want to learn but not in the traditional academic sense. I have learnt so much about hair over the past 4 months, something I previously knew nothing about, and it astounds me how much my knowledge has grown. This course will take me up until December so I'm really looking forward to starting (and slightly nervous) and to enter the new year with some new skills and a known direction in life. 

What a difference a year can make.

This Sunday

Today has been somewhat of an ideal Sunday for me. Well saying that, the day started off by being woken up by my cat before 7. I have no idea how she managed to get in when the door was closed, on a normal day I wouldn't have minded aside from the fact I hadn't gone to sleep until 1am that morning due to late night babysitting. The wild life I live! Instead of lounging around in bed I made my way downstairs and finished off the last 2 episodes of season 4 of Skins, I'm addicted. Lunch was a casual affair. Pasta, cheese, bread, cherries. Followed by my weekly Sunday clear up in my room. Clean makeup brushes, hang up clothes that have somehow made their way to my floor (I have no idea how...) and then I decided that this afternoon was to be dedicated to film watching. Off to the local shop I went to pick up two films I have been wanting to watch for a while now. Hunger Games Catching Fire has already been watched (which brought back serious memories of when I met the cast at the London premiere last year, a severe case of luck and timing I tell you!) This evening I am going to watch Endless Love. It looks like the ultimate romantic chick flick, but let's be honest here who can resist it? Especially with Alex Pettyfer involved. And then I am really looking forward to an early night. (See, I told you I lived a wild life). And to top off my day I've had a completely makeup free day today with my hair tied up. As much as I love wearing makeup, I love these days just as much!

For this coming week I am starting it off with my Monday morning Zumba class and I am going to see The Fault In Our Stars on Tuesday with a friend. I don't normally give into the hype but this one I really want to see for some reason. And I'm very excited that Wimbledon tennis is starting tomorrow. I love that for two weeks there is always a tennis match on in the afternoon, and it can cancel out the amount of football on the tv right now.

Have a lovely week!