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February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – February 2021 | Silver Lining

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A {Silver Lining} might seem hard to find for a lot of us right now, but that’s exactly why Share Six is exploring that theme this month. I’ve spent hours thinking about what my silver lining is and what images to post. I’ve been thinking about what I’m grateful for and what positives I feel at the end of each day. It comes down to this:

I am grateful for the additional time I have had to create images since the beginning of the year. I am grateful I was strong enough to make a choice – a choice that is now giving me the time I need to rediscover myself when I hadn’t realised how lost I was. I am grateful for friends who have pushed me, guided me and encouraged me to find my way back into doing what I love. They know who they are.

Integral to this, I’m currently 3-weeks in to a 4-week workshop with Click Photo School (Clickin Moms). It is called Creative Approach. The workshop is led by insanely talented Ardelle Neubert, and it has been exactly what I needed at exactly the right time. I thought I’d use this theme to share some of my images from the workshop with you.

This is the therapy for my soul that I need while we face these challenging times.

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

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

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

30 Minutes in the Life Blog Circle | November 2020

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It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to join in with the 30 Minutes in the Life blog circle. Life kept getting in the way. I’m so glad to be back!

For this month’s 30 Minutes in the Life, I’m sharing a Sunday morning stroll along the Basingstoke Canal. This beautiful waterway is just a few minutes from home, and sometimes, just sometimes, the light is absolutely perfect.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing a little piece of our world. Up next in the blog circle is the incredibleJanet Crouch. Please click here to visit Janet’s blog.

Until next time,

~Ceri

May 6, 2020May 5, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – May 2020 | Simplicity

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This month’s Share Six theme is {simplicity}.

As I sit down to prepare this blog, we are hearing reports that the UK is now the worst hit country in Europe, in terms of deaths due to COVID-19. We’ve been at home now for over 6 weeks, only leaving the house for dog walks and to get essential supplies. Although it seemed daunting at first, we are in fact living a simpler life and I definitely have a newfound appreciation for the simple things.

I planted tulips in my garden last October. It being our first year in this house, I had no idea what other flowers were going to appear this Spring, but tulips are my absolute favourite and I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to have some as soon as possible. When I planted them, little did I know how much energy I would invest in watching them grow, diligently waiting for the right time to study them with my camera.

It’s amazing to me that I can find such joy from one flower. I have spent the last 18 months feeling uninspired, looking further and further afield to create something that I felt worthy of sharing. But now I see it. In the right light, with the right tools, there is magic in this little corner of my garden. It was right in front of me, just waiting for me to be ready to see it.

Take a step back from the rat race. Appreciate what you have.

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

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

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

February 3, 2020January 30, 2020

30 Minutes in the Life – January 2020 | A New Year’s Walk

Hey, hey!

For this month’s 30 Minutes I’m sharing some images from a trip we took to West Wittering beach with my parents right back at the beginning of the year. It seems like a age ago, not a mere 30 days. Was this not the longest January on record?!

You could say it was typical British weather for January. It was bitterly cold and grey, but thankfully the rain stayed away. The dogs (and boys) had fun paddling in the sea, and I used the flat light as an excuse to experiment with techniques, lenses, and a new toy. You’re going to see images using my Lensbaby Edge 35, intentional camera movement and Lensbaby Omni Filters (attached to my 100mm 2.8L).

Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Stacey Markel Photography. Please click here to visit Stacey’s blog.

Hope you enjoy my images this month! Sorry for the long scroll……..!

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Thank you for joining me again this month, especially if you made it all the way down here! Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Stacey Markel Photography. Please click here to visit Stacey’s blog. Want some more amazing inspiration? Keep following the circle to see what other photographers from around the world have shared this month – and don’t forget to leave a little love on their pages!

Until next time,

~Ceri

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – January 2020 | Macro

It’s 2020! Thanks for joining me as we kick off another journey around the sun.

This month Share Six is focusing on all things {macro}!

It’s no great secret that I’ve been struggling creatively these past few months (ummmm, all of 2019…), but I’m hopeful that my most favourite Christmas gift, as well as forcing myself into a new 366 project, is going to turn the tide and refocus my energy.

That Christmas gift was a set of Lensbaby Omni Filters. If you haven’t come across these before, they are a set of prisms/wands that, with the use of magnetic arms, enable you to play with light and reflections right in front of your lens. As with any Lensbaby (or indeed any new equipment…yes, I’m talking to you, new Wacom tablet, that I’m attempting to use for the first time today too, humph), there is a learning curve. With these filters learning comes with experimentation, both in terms of using the different wand attachments, but also using different lighting. It turns out different lighting scenarios change what you thought you already knew about them!

These images were taken on Boxing Day (that’s December 26th to those who don’t know). Which means, yes, it took over 24 hours for me to get the chance to play. What madness?! These were my very first attempts with the Omni filters, so ixnay on the judgement, ok, thanks 🙂

I’m adding in an extra one here, whilst not strictly macro, it shows how the omni prism creates beautiful reflections:

Thanks for joining us again this month. If you have any questions about how I created specific effects or Lensbaby Omni in general, fire away! Add you comments or questions below. And don’t forget, post your {macro} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_macro. A new theme will be posted on 6th February.

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

Until next time,

Ceri xx