Trick of the light

Of late my eyes have been cast upwards, endlessly hoping for the sun to pop out from behind her thick blanket of clouds. Today, a glorious London day, I was stuck inside with just a window at my left to taunt me as to the beauty of the weather outside. But still, I would far rather the sun had her hat on even if I am stuck indoors.

The longest day on Sunday got me thinking about light, as a budding photographer it is something I give far too much thought to. My favourite images are so often those clean, white shots with just simple day light creating the most natural and gentle effect on the shot. This evening I took a look through my own photos and picked out those which I especially love for the effect of the light on the way they have come out. I know I have a long way to go, and professionals may well say the light in these are all wrong but for me, for now, they are just right.

Snaps of: Edinburgh, Brighton, Whitecross St in London and Queens Park.

Peace

3 pictures I recently took; sunset over Dartmoor, tomatoes in boiling water and a climbing rose in our garden. 

I dream of cuisine

I spend many an evening fantasising about my dream home.

The marble floors, panoramic view of the Thames, light grey cashmere covered corner sofa and Clarissa the pig snuffling around in the back garden (yes, my central London home will have a large garden and a pig named after my teenage girl crush).

Clearly my planning jumps from the location and size and layout to the more minutiae details - mostly inspired by the Toast catalogue and Muji.

The one feature that I might be able to realise in my current home, on my non-existent decorating budget, is a wall of my favourite food photographs. I am currently just in the planning stages but I am planning to take up a large, white, empty wall in our kitchen with my favourite pictures, printed and placed in mis-matched frames.

Here are 3 of my collection so far:

* Pictures found on Frolic