Final photoswap 2009 update!

Hurray, I have finally finished updating the Photoswap blog and I must say I think it looks rather amazing!! Each of the 32 photographers photos included on the blog look wonderful and I am so excited by the Photoswap flickr page as well which includes 355 photos!

Amazing.

I'm definitely thinking of doing another photoswap soon, so watch this space!

Photoswap Update!

I have finally uploaded all the photos so far onto the photoswap blog, hurray!

I can't decide if the photoswap has been a success or not -as you will see over half of the photoswappers photos aren't there... Nearly half of them are though and the ones that are there are really amazing! I'm still so excited by them.

However I am aware that some people have been disappointed with the swap and I can only say that I am as disappointed as you are - I've tried to email everyone but there is only so much chasing you can do... so...

1. If you have developed your partners photos but they are not on the photoswap blog then please email me so we can get them on there.
   
2. If you have sent your photos but not received any then please email me...

I really want to wrap this up by the end of the month so I can start sorting out another one!

Photoswap update!!

First here are the latest photoswappers that have uploaded photos since I last updated - they have all turned out amazingly and I am still so excited when I see new photos that have turned out beautifully!

Beautiful English countryside photos taken by Anton and sent to Kattrina

Gorgeous (accidental) black and white photos of San Francisco taken by Evelyn and sent to Alyson

Amazing photos of America and Ecuador taken by Kattrina and sent to Anton

Stunning black and white photos in the snow taken by Marisa and sent to Saskia

Pretty photos taken by Beth and sent to Janis

Stunning black and white photos of New York taken by Paulina and sent to Carly

Also, I have finally started putting together all the photos - instead of making a post I decided to just do a whole blog! What do you think so far? I still have a number of peoples photos to put together on individual posts but I think its ready to share now :)

However, as happy as I am about all the photos that have been featured so far, I am still a little disappointed that out of the 64 that took part in the swap, only 25 sets of photos have been uploaded (that I am aware of, if I have missed you then please let me know)

I know that people have been incredibly busy moving house, doing exams, etc and I honestly don't want to harrass but I am going to be sending individual emails out so if you could just update me on your situation then that would be so helpful.

Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved, I can't wait to see how the photoswap blog looks when its all finished :)

Photo swap update II

Another photoswap update - yeay!! I love everyone's photos so far!

Gorgeous holga photos taken by Saskia and sent to Marisa

I love the disco balls! Photos taken by Deanne and sent to Erika

I love York! Photos by Erika sent to Deanne

More lovely holga photos taken by Adele.

If anyone has posted any photos on their blogs that I have missed please let me know!

p.s. Don't forget about this weeks lovely giveaway - it finishes tomorrow!

More of Helen's photoswap photos...

Here are some more of the lovely Helen's photos that I developed, to see them all check out the Photoswap Flickr Group - its really starting to look amazing!

p.s. Don't forget to check out today's guest blogger at Diamond in the Rough - you will love love love her!

My photoswap photos!

I'm super excited to tell you that my photos are now on my photo swap partner Helen's blog and have been uploading onto the Photoswap Flickr page - I'm so glad that they turned out well, yeay!

Photoswap update!

I am loving all the photoswap photos!!

It's so exciting seeing each persons come in!

Photos taken by Alyson and sent to Evelyn
Hug and cupcakes are so amazing, I love!

Photos taken by Erin and sent to Natasha
Such beautiful photos, I love the cameras :)

Photos taken by Jenni and sent to Jill
Such pretty colour and clouds.

Photos taken by Jill and sent to Jenni
I love the goats!

Photos by Melissa sent to Becca

I love the cute dog (its a puggle right?)

Photos sent by Natasha and sent to Erin
I love the shoe photo!

Photos taken by Ruth and sent to Stuart
How cute is the cat in the window.

Photos taken by Stuart and sent to Ruth
Washington looking gorgeous - I want to go.

If you haven't received your film from your partner yet or heard from them to say it may be late then please drop me an email at rhiannelouise@gmail.com and we can sort something out.

p.s. the lovely Missy is having a giveaway to celebrate 100 followers - if you haven't seen her amazing blog yet then I highly recommend it :)

Um... wow!!!

I can't get over how beautiful Becca's photos are that she sent to Melissa as part of the photoswap!

and Carly's photos that she sent to Paulina are so perfect as well,

I love the tone and I can't get enough of them!

For more check out the flickr group - there are 160 images in there now (woo!)

Never in my wildest dreams did I expect the swap to be so sucessful and inspiring, so all I can say is thank you so much!

p.s. seriously you guys - I need to make a book or something, not just one post - these photos are amazing!!!

Snow in Estonia!!

As I mentioned before I developed my film from Helen (who has a lovely blog, you should definitely check it out!) and I was so excited when I saw the photos! It snowed in Estonia and she took pictures of it for me!!

And theres a feet photo as well, yeay!!

Thank you Helen, I love them!
I'll be posting some more of my favourites soon
and adding them to the Flickr group.

If anyone else has any links that I may have missed let me know!

p.s. We have a new theme for December over at Diamond in the Rough

and today's guest blogger is Jamie, who I love!

And if I were a bird...

(all photos taken by Janis)

How amazing are Janis's photos that she sent to her partner Beth in the photoswap!!

I love them!

Such a fantastic idea! To see more check out Beth's post!

Photoswap Excitement!

Left: Katie. Right: Amy 

Left: Amy. Right: Katie

I received Helen's film on Friday and got it developed over the weekend! It was sooo exciting!

Unfortunately I just spent 30 minutes fighting with a scanner and I failed to get it to work so I have no photos for you yet.

I do have the first photos for the Photoswap from Amy and Katie for you though - how exciting is this! I'll start putting together the big post once I get more links to add :)

For more of Amy and Katie's photos check out the Photoswap Flickr Group!

Photos, film and the Photoswap!

This past weekend was rather photo orientated and I loved it!

First I finally put up my own lomography wall. I have had those clips for 4 years and I didn't realise they were lomography ones until now - I love finding out things like that and I love how it turned out!

(though sorry about the rubbish photo...)

Then Boyfriend took his film for the photoswap using Helga (the holga) whilst I walked around with Deedee (the diana mini). Watching him take photos was so much fun, he sees completely different photos in places than I do, that and he is cute!

Unfortunately the first film from my Diana was totally ruined - it completely split in half whilst I was winding it back on. I'm devestated as I took some pretty pictures in Whitby with it - I'm hoping somewhere will try and look at the half of the film still left...

and finally today is the deadline of the photoswap! (I shamelessly stole this photo from Micaela's blog of her with her photoswap camera - isn't it great!) I am so excited about seeing everyone's results and putting all the photos together!

Ohhh, you're my best friend...

{Post title sung in Queen fashion is required...}

I adore my friends! It has to be said and even though I don't see them enough

I miss them all everyday.

One of them (yup thats her in the photo above!) in particular totally made my day week, month on Sunday when she emailed me to let me know she had added her trial 35mm film from her first ever camera (wow) to the photo swap flickr page. How awesome is that?! Not only did she dig out her first camera but she's using it in the photo swap - I love her :)

Anyway, enough gushing, here are my favourite photos from the big blue camera...

Aren't they lovely? Pop over to the flickr page to see for yourself, perhaps even leave her some love - then maybe we could make her day between us!

Ohhh, I am so excited about the Photo Swap now, aren't you? Yeay!

{all photos in this post taken by GeeGee Flickr}