Just a rabbit... 31st of May.

Some of you may know that I look at toys and ornaments and sometimes see a slightly more sinister side to them, so I go on and capture this side.This rabbit sits in my garden, it has done for years.. and it hardly looks like a normal live rabbit, but it is supposed to be seen as one. 

Walking Wave. 30th May.

So I spent a little bit of time in Peterborough today, and whilst sitting on a bench sipping a Frappuchino I decided to take a few snaps of the people who were walking by me. Most of the photographs were normal with people walking casually from left to right, or vice versa, but this one lady did something different, she must of been meeting a friend.. and for a few strides she walked across my frame with her hand held high, so snap, the photograph was made.

Also, I have been able to enter a competition with Photo Democracy on facebook, if you want to support me then click on this link and "like" the photograph to vote for my picture: https://www.facebook.com/events/118958861573711/permalink/136323913170539/?notif_t=like

Halfords cycle race Peterborough. 29th May.

I was at the Halfords Tour Series bike race in Peterborough this evening, it was one of the events I wanted to capture for my current project. I underestimated the amount of people who would be there, so I am hoping that the photographs I have taken with the Mamiya will look perfectly fine and be effective when I get the film processed and scan the negatives.

I'm having a collective exhibition in a few weeks where this work will be exhibited alongside a number of other great photographers, if you are interested in attending follow us on facebook to keep updated: https://www.facebook.com/AwkwardNoise

or visit our website: http://www.awkwardnoise.co.uk/

Eye See. 28th May.

My eyes are the inspiration behind my photography, without them I wouldn't be able to see the many things which I choose to capture. 

Ferry Meadows. 27th May.

Today was very beautiful, it would have been a crime not to go out and enjoy the weather! So a few friends and I decided to have a BBQ at our local park, ferry meadows, the picnic was Jubilee themed, so we had Union Flag bunting and traditional "British" food, such as a Victoria Sponge. I have to admit that I am starting to become an Instagram Photographer, it is such a useful tool... it's like a camera and photoshop all built into an iPhone, I promise that I will not rely on it all the time... it is very useful though!

Willow Festival. 26th May.

In Peterborough this weekend is the Willow Festival, it's one of the largest free festivals in Europe. I went this afternoon to take a few photographs for my current project, so I carted the Mamiya RZ67 into the festival and set up a few shots... although I can't show you them as they're currently on a roll of unfinished film! It was a great festival atmosphere, the weather was hot, people were sitting in different clusters around the site, and a mash up of music from a number of different bands filled the air! 

Union Flags on the Square. 25th May.

It's that time of 2012, all across Britain villages, towns and cities are all gearing to celebrate one big event... the Queen's Jubilee! As I was walking around my town today I saw the square garbed with union flags and a couple of fairground attractions! I might go down there tomorrow with the Mamyia when everything is in full swing, it will be great so capture how towns such as mine embrace "Britishness" by celebrating events such as the Jubilee!

Sundown. 24th May.

Flowers for Gran. 23rd May.

My Gran loved all things nature-related, she spent much time in her garden looking after the flowers and watching the birds that eat from the bird feeders, today was her funeral and I had the privilege of giving her these flowers in her respects along with my siblings, I am very sure that she would have loved them and is no doubt admiring their beauty whilst up in heaven. Thank you Gran for being amazing.

Empty. 22nd May.

Posing in a net house. 21st May.

    

Joanne Cream, a friend and fellow photographer asked to do a portrait sitting with me for her current project where she is placing people inside nets to create a personal space. So we went to a nature reserve for this shoot, whilst getting to the location within the reserve I found a couple of interesting caterpillars which  I decided to photograph (the first caterpillar reminded me of the one out of the animated Alice in Wonderland). Whilst posing for the photographs I took the opportunity photograph the top of the net house, it seems to have made quite an abstract and graphic-based photograph. 

Joanne's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joanne-Cream-Photography/198824160188414

Joanne's blog: http://joannecreamphotography.blogspot.co.uk/

McDonalds. 20th May.

Ok, so today has another Instagram shot, I promise that I am not converting to a massive Instagram-ite, but I have found that the iPhone can be like a screenshot for your eyes and you can capture a moment which could otherwise be uncaptured if you had no camera on you...

So I was having a quick milkshake in McDonald's today, and whilst I was in there I looked around and saw the massively diverse range of people within the fast food restaurant. There are not many places you can get a large variety of ages, cultures and social groups, but somehow McDonald's encompasses all of them!

Red Lantern. 19th May.

The wonders of Harry Potter. 18th May.

Firstly, I apologise that the quality of today's photo isn't that great... even with the powers of iPhones and Instagram you can see it's defects. 

I am currently reading this book for about my hundredth time, I may not be 9 any more.. but something about the magical story of Harry Potter makes it readable to almost everybody. J.K.Rowling probably did not realise how popular her books would be when she wrote them, she probably just wrote them because she found a storyline she was passionate about and be captivated by... how would she know that all these years on it's captivated the hearts and minds of many readers and film watchers around the world!

Monarchy. 17th May.

My family are very entrepreneurial people, they all have different businesses, one of which is internet sales... they have recently invested in this fabulous card game called Monarchy. Basically, it's a little bit like happy families, but much better.... and as this is the year of the queen's jubilee it is an even more relevant card game. I have had many fun times playing this game and I'm sure I will have many more!! 

If you are interested you can have a look at it here: http://www.monarchycards.co.uk/ 

Memories of Frogs. 16th May.

You know when you're younger and there are those little items you see round the house or at your grandparents, and somehow they stick in your memory... well these frogs are one of those things. They belonged to my Nana and Grandad, I used to go round their house when I was a little girl and I was nosey, so I used to sneak in their bedroom and look at my Nana's jewellery.. these frogs were on her jewellery desk, I loved the different poses and expressions they had and all these years on they have somehow stuck with me in my head. Now both my Nana and Grandad have passed away I have inherited these little figurines, they may be worthless to most people.. but to me they capture the essence of the trips I had to my grandparent's as a little girl!

D&AD Graduate Academy. 15th May.

So, exciting news of the day... I got accepted into the D&AD graduate academy, this means I'll be spending a month in London with a group of 25 emerging creative professionals and we will get to work alongside some of the top agencies... pretty exciting! I have a feeling that it is going to be a hectic few weeks, but so worth it as I am ready to learn, experience, and be practical!!

Perching Pigeons. 14th May.

I was in Stamford, Linconshire today as that is where my closest reliable film processing lab is. After dropping my film off to be processed I went for a little walk around the town, it is quite a beautiful town full or narrow cobbled alleyways, large church buildings, and relaxing green spaces. I spent some time walking round the meadows where I found these two pigeons perched on a fence which overlooked the meadows. I also found a great location for my current project, so watch this space!

Oblivious. 13th May.

Some of you may remember that I took a photo over the summer of a girl with her hands over her face (if you visit my website you'll see the photo: http://www.ruthjones.org,) I titled this photo Oblivious and always had the plan to go and shoot more in a similar style to create an interesting series of images which study how people can choose to stay "oblivious" of their surroundings whilst they are caught up in their day-to-day lives. I did a little spur-of-the-moment shoot for this today, it is a project I want to further, and I may be furthering it a little bit more in the near future!

Fotheringhay. 12th May.

I was in Fotheringhay today for a friend's wedding, it was such a beautiful day for a wedding and Fotheringhay was such a beautiful village for a wedding to be held. At bottom of the lawn of the reception venue there was this beautiful scene which I had to capture.