Wightwick

 Sunday. Dan decided to take us on a jolly to a National Trust property he had been reading about. At short notice, I decided that I would take my old camera, the 550d which has served me well for 5 whole years now! Paired with the 50mm prime, it is nice and light (without the battery grip) so it was nice to just snap away without the extra weight.

For some reason, I just felt like getting some moody, low key photos of the flowers. They weren't quite going over yet, but they were well on their way. I really enjoyed using both of the pieces of equipment that I don't really reach for these days. It definitely made a positive change!!

Coffee

When we were on holiday, I picked up a photography book from one of the several second hand bookshops that we visited. It was a 1970's publication of 'Photographing Children'. As it is something that I seem to do quite a lot of, I though it would be a good reference book for the sake of £1.80.

I was incredibly inspired by the photographs within. All of them black and white with glorious grain. It made me want to emulate that in my photographs. 

This afternoon we met Anna and the boys for a coffee date and a little wander around the new shopping area in Hinckley. The boys were utterly hilarious for the whole trip, but as you can see, I think they had some fun!