Aquarium!

Sorry i haven't written anything for so long! After posting everyday for a year I expected I would need some time off... But i thought this would be one month rather than three! So hopefully i will get back into doing at least weekly posts. This weekend I went to the Aquarium! I had never been to the London one before and had so much fun looking at all the fish!

Bar Tur Exhibits again!

The Bar Tur Award is touring and it at Chelsea College of Arts this week. The Triangle Gallery is open to the public 11-4pm everyday this week. I was supposed to go today and gutted that my meeting got changed to Kings Cross. Please let me know if anyone goes to see it!

Apocalypse at Aberdyfi Beach

I stayed with my best friend's mum at the weekend in Shropshire. It was lovely to stay in her amazing B&B in the country and we took lots of trips to see the surrounding area. It was a typical british holiday which required rain macs, jumpers, tights, shorts, bikinis all in the same day sometimes! The morning that we visited a Welsh beach started off perticularly bleak. The winds were really strong and while walking up the beach there was a constant stream of sand blowing towards us. I though i could break my lens with this much sand, but it was too good to not take a few shots of the apocalyptic heavens.

Private View

The Private view was awesome, Thank-you so much to those who came.

The Ivy

Went for food at the Ivy with my parents and my sister after graduation today. It had lovely windows and the man who filled my water up frequently was very good! Was super crammed though not sure why the man next to me had to explain "what apps were" so much!

Winners Announced

The Winners were announced on the Bar Tur Website today.

http://www.barturaward.com/jennifer-ball/

I believe they are using my image as the background to their website too!

Here is me with my prize and the Judges... and an insane grin!

Bar Tur Award Shortlisting

I have been invited to attend the Bar Tur Award award giving ceremony on Monday. I'm so excited and trying to work out what to wear as I will have to go straight from work. Not sure what I'm there for yet as it's all a bit hush hush, but have been asked to write a short piece about the work I submitted. The Theme this year was 'Olympian' due to a certain sporting event in London this year. This was my submission...

' Looking down, hiding from the crowd is the one thing the Olympians can’t do; but if I were them it’s what I would want to do.'

Wedding suitable camera straps

I loved the wedding I went to last weekend and always enjoy taking pictures... but my canon strap is a bit unsightly when all dressed up. I wouldn't have this problem if I had one of these beauties!

They are from Bloom Theory Straps and are amazing! However the $130 price tag is a tad too much for me. I may instead try a pair and a spare's DIY version, Who's tutorial can be found here.

Beautiful Wedding

Went to my friend amazing wedding on Saturday. Everything was so perfect from the pick n mix sweets, to the bunting and Irish dancing.

Granny's Wonderful Chair

A book I found in my mum's house - Cute title - didn't read it though!

Just finished reading the Hypnotist - it's a bit nuts!  Anyone got any recommendations for my next read?

As I told you, Mr. Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished

Last of Harry potter I swear!

Here we have my sister and I on Hagrid's Bike. The Massive model of Hogwarts that they used to film establishing shots of the castle. The drinks from the Yule Ball. The Pendulum which was shown a lot in The Prizoner of Azkaban and Ron Weasley's bed in the Griffindor common room.

Also my favourite spoof Harry Potter trailer is below. 

More Jubilation!

My Dad flying a flag

Tea and Scone in my Royal Mug. I got this as a present for working the summer opening of Buckingham Palace 2007. This was it's first and only outing out of the box. It increases in value the more bleached the box gets by the sun right?! probably shouldn't have been leaving it on my window sill! 

Jubilation

I went on my Aunt's boat up the Thames to Windsor in honour of the Queen's Jubilee!

The Burrow

Harry Potter Tour Day

Went to the Harry Potter Tour today which was awesome! I have taken a gazillion pictures which I will upload later in the week, for now, here's my ticket!

Happy Birthday to you!

It's my little sister's 21st today! Congrats on being old! Here is one of my many pictures of her being forced into being my muse and wearing odd things - this time a frog mask in Waitrose!

No Briton is an Island, Crawley

The exhibition I'm in at the moment opens today in Crawley, I'm super excited! It's open 5th-9th May 10am-3pm. I wanted to share with you an image that features in the exhibition. I can't get to Crawley until Monday but I will post some pictures of mine and the other photographers work asap.

Rainy Day

Apparently today it rained enough for a month.... it was wet.

Photography on Flickr

The Images above are a selection of my 'favourited' images on flickr.

The Revolution will not be Televised has an orwellian nature it speaks to me of production lines and lack of individuality. The grain and quality of the image add to its impact.

With the second image Untitled, I like the repetition and the confusion cause by the reflections. I also like that the artist and subjects' personality and mind frame is hinted at though the haphazard display of images.

 I love the image of the singular hand in the ocean. The undercurrents of death and drowning are countered by the happy title 'Farewell!!'.

31.01 refers to a new years party by showing two girls in party hats, draped in fairy lights blowing balloons. However this image captures something more interesting than this. The image speaks of the carnivalesque with dark magical transformations. There is also the notion of morning a life you wish you had. With facebook taking increasing prevalence in people's lives, the real life sometimes doesn't live up to the persona you have created of yourself online.

Instagram Round Up

As you probably already know I love Instagram. Here is my monthly round up of Instagram photos. it's actually been nearly two months since I posted my last lot so i had a lot to choose from!