lensbaby Archives - Ceri Herd

December 6, 2021December 5, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – November 2021 | Autumnal

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“Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.”

– Elizabeth Lawrence

The seasons may come and go at different times for us all, and we may not all call Autumn, Autumn, but wherever we are and whatever we call it, it is a beautiful and inspiring time of year. This month Share Six are focusing on {autumnal} images.

Last month we were quarantined again when covid came to visit. Thankfully no one suffered too much and we were soon about to enjoy an autumnal walk at our local park.

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These images are taken with my favourite combo, the Lensbaby Velvet 85 and Omni colour crystals.

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {autumnal} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_autumnal. A new theme will be posted on 6th January.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and talented photographer, Liz Willson. See Liz’s images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, when Winter will be well underway, stay safe,

Ceri xx

September 27, 2021September 25, 2021

30 Minutes in the Life – September 2021 | Cardiff Castle

Welcome to another month of the 30 Minutes in the Life blog circle!

A few weeks ago we took a trip to Cardiff to watch London Welsh rugby club play Cardiff. We decided to make a weekend of it, by staying overnight and heading to Cardiff Castle the following morning.

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view through window at cardiff castle to church spire

view through window at cardiff castle of modern city and millennium stadium

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boy pretending to fire cannon at cardiff castle

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view through gate at cardiff castle with lensbaby

Thanks for joining me on our trip to Cardiff Castle.

Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Sharleen of Sharleen Stuart Photography. Please click here to visit Sharleen’s blog.

Until next time, stay safe,

~Ceri

August 6, 2021July 30, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – August 2021 | Floral

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This month, the theme for our Share Six blog circle is {Floral}. Since the arrival of my Lensbaby Velvet 85 and Omni Colour Expansion pack in the Spring, I’ve been obsessing over flowers. All the flowers!

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Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {floral} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_floral. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and talented photographer, Sharleen of Sharleen Stuart Photography. See Sharleen’s images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – May 2021 | Light Inspired

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The theme for May’s Share Six Blog Circle is {Light Inspired}. As photographers, we are always searching for inspiration, ways to create something new or beat our way out of a rut. Ultimately that inspiration often from the light that surrounds our subject.

The past few weeks I’ve been (massively) inspired by a new lens – the Lensbaby Velvet 85 – and a new set of Lensbaby Omni Filters – the colour expansion pack. The colour crystal omni wands create and manipulate light in a creative, extraordinary and incredibly inspiring way, so for me these images are the epitome of {Light Inspired}.

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Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {light inspired} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_lightinspired. A new theme will be posted on 6th June.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Janet Douglas. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – March 2021 | Frozen

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The theme for this month’s Share Six Blog Circle is {Frozen}. Fortunately, here in Hampshire – southern England – we’ve not been quite as frozen as some of my Share Six colleagues. However, when we did have snow and ice earlier in the year, you can be sure I photographed it!

I absolutely adore using the Lensbaby Edge 80 whenever it snows. Perhaps that’s because when I first got the lens – my very first Lensbaby – I did a 30 Day change with it. I took a photo with it every single day. It was mid-winter, we were living in Massachusetts and we spent the whole month of January surrounded by multiple feet of snow. But that nostalgia aside, I love the multi-dimensional focal plan you can use with the Lensbaby Edge optics, as it really helps to emphasise being surrounded by falling snowflakes. With an Edge optic, you see depth, not just a single flat focal plane.

That’s why, when we woke up to snow one January morning and before anyone else was ready to be outside, I reached straight for my Edge 80 without even a second thought.

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If you’re interested in finding out more about Lensbaby lenses, please leave a comment below! Very excitingly, I can offer 10% off any full price Lensbaby order when you go to lensbaby.com and use the discount code: WHERD at the checkout.

I’m throwing in a few extra this month too, just for fun. Once the rest of the family were ready to head outside I switched to my Canon 24-70 2.8L for weather sealed versatility and off we went!

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Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {frozen} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_frozen. A new theme will be posted on 6th April.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Michèle Tremblay. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx