Photos from the camera I built...

The title for this post alone makes me happy... a camera I built. I'm still amazed about that... anyway, here are the photos. I love Leeds in the Autumn, especially around Kirkstall Abbey, its the perfect place to test cameras.




{one of my favourite photos of the abbey yet...}








I have a great feeling about this camera - it's everything a plastic toy camera should be - it's fun, it's experimental, it's unique and it gives some interesting effects. It's easy to do multiple exposures and I love the lens flare. It's light, compact and it feels even better in your hands for knowing how it's constructed and also for the knowledge that it has a missing screw somewhere
(haha, oops, the instructions are fun to decipher...)

You can see the entire set of photos on Flickr here.
(Dad, click there! When you finally read this :p )


Have a great weekend!!

p.s. I think I'm blinking in the girls photos, oops. The perils of analogue photography :)

With a little help from my friends...

Hey, its GeeGee and C here, we know this is a little late but it’s never too late to wish your best friend Happy Birthday!!! We decided to put this post together because Rhianne did one for each of us on our birthdays. We have been friends for 7 amazing years and we have shared so many experiences with each other.
We first met at the University back in 2004. Uni was an amazing time and one of the best bits was our trip to Berlin in 2006 (we look so young!)We loved our nights out and getting dolled up. This photo is from a Masquerade Ball that we were invited to in 2006. Then we went off on our placement year. C and Rhianne saw each other once over this time (C was in Leeds and Rhianne was in London) but we didn’t see G for almost a year because she decided to take herself off to South Africa! We made up for it in Final Year with lots of nights out, random get togethers and fancy dress!
Before we knew it, it was time to graduate. C and Rhianne stayed in Leeds but G moved back down south (150 miles away sob!) but we were determined to stay in touch. There were lots of events planned from graduation to Disney on Ice, birthdays and a trip to Ireland next month.Rhianne, you are one of the best. You pick us up when we are down, educate us on cameras (she’s obsessed, didn’t you know?), make us laugh, give us advice and overall you are one of the best friends we could ever had. (You are blubbing now, aren’t you?).
We 3 are one strong unit and nothing will ever break this bond.

We will have a proper celebration when G comes up on the 23rd.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

p.s. Rhianne's birthday was Sunday so its only a little late...

Weekend with friends are my favourite...

{Me (in a dress!), C and the pretty birthday girl)

P.S. G - as I didn't write you a dedicated post I just wanted to tell you that I adore you, thank you so much for being one of my best friends, I'd be lost without you x

p.p.s. I also like Mr Bee... you may keep him :)

p.p.p.s All GIF's made on Picasion

Hurray It's Friday!

{More Harry Love Lomowall made on Lomography}

I'm so happy it's Friday because

~ tomorrow I get to wear a dress ~
(I actually have 3 to choose from,
I think blogging may have influenced me with dresses
it's only taken 2 years...)
~ I get to spend time with two of my bestest friends and their other halfs ~
~ I get to eat bbq and cake ~
~ and watch other people on a trampoline ~

Eep, I can't wait.

Happy weekend everyone!

p.s. Photos of Harry because I miss his little face and I love his little sticking out leg... is it weird to have a favourite leg on a pet? Probably...

Around Kirkstall Abbey with Adele Part 2

Thomas and I love Kirkstall Abbey and it's always so fun sharing it with other people. We had the perfect evening for walking around on Saturday too - the sun was shining, we took so many photos and we had fun, yeay!!

{All photos taken by Thomas. I love him.}

p.s. my little giveaway of some black and white prints ends tomorrow, don't miss out!

Kirkstall Abbey Polaroids!

Eeeeeee, we had the most amazing weekend ever!

Adele is amazing and pretty and lovely and adorable and so kind... gah, I love her and I am still so happy that she came to visit (especially after her terrible journey to get here!)

I have so much I want to share but first... polaroids. After chatting with Adele about the impossible film that we both tried, I decided to brave it and take the rest of mine with us on our walk around the abbey and they turned out well!!

{we kind of look a bit like ghosts...}

I'm so excited about them, I think the last two may even be shop worthy! What do you think?

I'm so glad that I tried using these again... now I just have to resist buying the new ones!!

p.s. you can't tell but Adele is wearing a yellow skirt... just one of the reasons she is amazing.

Happy birthday C!

We went to a gig last night (Smoke Fairies and Sea of Bees, amazing!) where every song sung by the Sea of Bees singer was a gift to one of her friends... I loved that idea but as I can't really write a great song, I figured I'd have to write a post instead.

I met C in my first year of University (7 years ago I think? See first picture! How young were we?!) and we've been amazing friends ever since - in fact I have no idea how I would have got through Uni without her!

Our other partner in crime G is coming to Leeds tonight for a day of fun, food, fuji mini's and frolics tomorrow and I'm pretty sure I'll hug them both like the last photo!

Happy 25th Birthday C

(the pink is just for you as I doubt you'll see it often on here any other time...)

I hope you have a wonderful day, thank you so much for being a truly wonderful friend, I'd be completely lost without you even now.

Happy weekend everyone,

I think it's going to be an amazing one!

p.s. I'm pretty sure C will show her Mum this, so Hi C's Mum :) x

The weekend in fuji's...

August bank holidays in Norfolk are quickly becoming my favourite weekends!!

(see some posts from last year here, here and here!)

We were completely spoiled over the 4 days by our friends and family

(honestly, we have the most amazing friends and family, I love it!)

This time around I had my fuji instax mini and everytime I use it

I fall a little bit more in love with it... its just so cute!

Unfortunately the batteries were dead on Friday but after a quick rescue (thanks K!) we were back in action for our day on the broads on Saturday and it was perfect! I can't believe that after living so many years in Norfolk that I haven't done it sooner!

We went to Cromer on Sunday for the morning - don't let these pcitures fool you - it was cold, wet and windy for some of it! Worth it though - I always love Cromer!

(I feel I should point out the wind blew my hoody into the foot photo, my belly isn't that huge lol)

Our final day was spent in Norwich with a quick visit to Elm Hill (I love) and some rather amazing mexican food before our train home. Once again the wind wasn't on my side for a feet photo - the bottom part is my scarf blowing into the photo!

I'm picking up two rolls of film tonight, so hopefully I should have even more photos to share with you tomorrow, hurray! I can't wait!

Cupcakes and Corn Exchanges!

So these photos are a couple of weeks old now but I had to post them as I such a great day with one of my best friends.

I've been meaning to take photos properly inside Leeds Corn Exchange for a while, the first time I went there in my first year of Uni, I completely fell in love with the building and I still love it now. I'm so glad I had my Diana Mini with me that day.

{last two photos shamelessly stolen from facebook - Thanks C}

Even after we'd had pizza for lunch we went to Antony's Patisserie in there and got the cutest cupcakes - mine was the chocolate one. It was delicious!

I love lunch dates with my besties!