photography, Play, travel

Christmas Photography Challenge 2016

I posted a link to this article on twitter earlier this week. http://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/travelling-cars-photographer-goes-on-exciting-mini-adventures-with-tiny-toy-cars/ The photographer Kim Leuenberger has created some amazing images on her travels using toy cars. Several of my friends liked this and Dave  (@projectlgor) suggested we use this as  the basis for our Christmas holiday photography challenge this year. It’s simply for fun and anyone is welcome to join in. My son is … Continue reading Christmas Photography Challenge 2016

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Books, Children, family, photography, Play

Just the norm

Tommy and LJ had a ‘sleepover’ yesterday ( the reason for the inverted commas will be obvious to any grandparents out there). I’ve watched Tommy develop and am struggling with being amazed at what he can do with his little arm and being cross with myself for being amazed, as to him this is just the norm.He was ‘decorating’ ( yes those inverted commas again) … Continue reading Just the norm

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education, envronment, photography, Uncategorized

Taking air quality for granted

There was an interesting article published in the Guardian today saying that 300 million children live in areas of extreme pollution. Guardian article It made me think about the little things I saw in Shanghai last week about how pollution is a part of a school’s daily life in China. On the front door every day is placed an update about the atmosphere that day … Continue reading Taking air quality for granted

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Playing with light – Photography

One of the things I remembered to pack last week was my sunglasses – they were not necessary! The light quality in Shanghai during the day was poor from a photography point of view, very grey, dull and overcast. If you google images of Shanghai most of them are at night when the lit buildings are really impressive. We had several days of heavy rain … Continue reading Playing with light – Photography

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education, photography, Uncategorized

Out of my comfort zone

Eleanor Roosevelt said ‘Do one thing every day that scares you’, well last week I was terrified. The offer of presenting at The Festival of Education, Wellington College, Shanghai was too good an opportunity to miss. BUT and it’s a big but, I’ve never actually flown anywhere by myself, I’ve never visited China and as you know i’m just an ordinary person ‘A granny from … Continue reading Out of my comfort zone

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2nd Aug just for fun

The 1st of August is Tommy’s birthday – proper little Yorkshire man. Where there’s a birthday there has to be cake. My granddaughter Layla-Jane loves food and the glee on her face when we just let them have the cake was priceless. Hence today’s prompt – ‘sometimes the only answer is …’ Just as a heads up – I’m off on holiday on Saturday so … Continue reading 2nd Aug just for fun

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#Photochallengesummer 16 – Reflections

This post is for our challenge on Sunday 30th July but can obviously be attempted any time http://webneel.com/reflection-photography-inspiration-tips It’s all about ‘Reflections’ I’ve included a link to give you lots of ideas. It can obviously be straight forward reflection in water but think about other reflective surfaces too.   For anyone interested in finding out more about using Photography with young people my book Learning … Continue reading #Photochallengesummer 16 – Reflections

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