source: instagram I think you know by now that I am extremely passionate about empowering other creatives. Being a creative is a strange vice; we are our work. We put so much of ourselves, our time, our energy, our passions, our fears, into our work that it can often feel like a piece of our hearts has gone into it. It's strange then...

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People are often surprised when I tell them that a lot of my tests are shot in my teeny tiny living room. Don't get me wrong, I've been shooting from here for a year and a half or so in various forms and using various set ups; sometimes they didn't work, sometimes there simply isn't enough room but it's definitely manageable! I think...

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source: pinterest Hello lovelies, I don't know if you can relate but I have this terrible habit of putting things off. Just silly little things really but of course it doesn't take long until these silly little things blossom and grow in the background until they've become disproportionately big things. *cough* Tax Return *cough* So this is just a little one today to remind...

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Hello lovelies, I think we all know that the best way to stay inspired is to create. By creating, we feel inspired; it ignites that burning desire to create again which fuels the inspiration to create  and yada yada yada so the cycle continues. Sometimes however, we hit a snag in this little circle; sometimes we doubt, we stop creating, we lose that...

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Oh how I love Autumn! Yes, I'm being a little premature here; after all August isn't over yet but even as we speak the rain is falling in sheets and it's all grey, dull, and stormy... So let's just pretend, okay? Ohhh-tay! Pretty much everything about Autumn is up my street. The cold air, wood fires and crunchy leaves; the layers of fine...

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 source: pinterest For the last little while I've been pulling together images to refresh my portfolio; it's amazing how work you were so proud of at the time is so easily picked apart even a few months in the future. Although I haven't ventured too far back (we just pretend those really old images don't exist, cringe cring cringe), there is nothing like...

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Hello lovelies, As you may or may not know, I have a bit of a thing about creating texture in my images. Yes, I was totally that kid thinking they were cool 6 years ago chucking all sorts of scratches and grungey-ness over my images. Cringe. As I've grown up (and hopefully my photography has improved!) I'm still rather texture obsessed but in...

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The lovely ladies & gents at Collection & Tangle Teezer were doing a wee competition a few weekends ago and I entered, thinking hey, what do I have to lose! And can you believe it, I actually won! I'm over the moon! I absolutely love Collection so I'm thrilled to win any of their products and I've been meaning to try pick myself...

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source: pinterest Yep, you. I'm talking to you. I genuinely believe that you are capable of amazing things. Sometimes it's difficult as a creative to build that support network around you, especially within your own field. It can feel really competitive, secretive and often lonely. Fellow creatives can be so guarded with the things they have learnt over the years but just imagine all...

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 source: pinterest With the sun shining down, the light breeze in the trees and the almost palpable mood increase of those around us, I always feel so inspired in summer. I want to get outside. I want to explore, and learn, and dream, and shoot. I feel possibilites are endless in summer. And then, you know, I go outside to shoot or just...

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Ever since I set eyes on Titian's work, I've been rather smitten. Known for his mastery with colour, Titian's work is powerful, beautiful and dramatic. Warning: nudity! One of my absolute favourites is Titian's 'Venus of Anadyomene' or 'Venus Rising from the Sea' (1520). source: wikipedia The depth of colour in the sky, the sea, the skin, and of course the hair, coined...

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 source: pinterest This weekend I found an old notepad, the one my fellow classmates all signed on the last day of High School. It's a lovely thing to have kept over the years, full of memories and well wishes. Although I managed to avoid reading it in it's entirety and wasting an hour or so reminiscing, I couldn't resist idly flicking through it...

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source: pinterest If, in ten years time, you're exactly where you are now, would you be happy? No? Then it's time to change it. I've been thinking about dreams a lot lately. No I don't mean nightime visions, but those big dreams we have for our lives. I feel like I've lost sight of what I 'want' and because of this I feel...

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Hello lovelies! This week I thought I'd do a wee post on one of my favourite artists for our weekend inspiration. ♡ The list of photographers I admire is not a short one but I always come back to Tim Walker in times of creative drought. Walker's work is just so magical and beautiful, so soft and dreamy yet so powerful; it never...

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 source: pinterest "Never say 'no' to adventure. Always say 'yes'. Otherwise you'll lead a very dull life." - Ian Flemming You know, I've noticed something in common with a lot of people I look up to. Whether they are photographers, actors, or vloggers, a lot of them say the same thing. At some point in the not-so-distant past, they made a conscious decision...

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Hello lovelies, I thought it would be fun to post some 'Weekend Inspiration'! I've been feeling a little stuck creativity wise recently and I thought this would be a great way to rekindle the flames, not only for me but for anyone else who may be feeling the same way. This week I thought I'd talk about one of my favourite places for...

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