In London you can dine out in any part of the world. The best kept secret in Latin American themed restaurants is Arepa, specialised in Venezuelan cuisine strictly home made with ingredients imported from Venezuela.
The owners of this cosy restaurant with a lovely view in the Haggerston Canal (very near to Islington and the City) are new parents Augusto and Katherine. They told me they had no…
It’s nearly Wimbledon time and you know what that means…..rain. Just when we are starting to feel that summer is upon us the heavens open and along come the downpours.
Photographing rain can be done in many different ways. You can freeze or blur the movement simply by adjusting your shutter speed. It’s also interesting to photograph rains storms from afar or when you’re…
There are plenty of different speciality lenses available which help you create all sorts of weird and wonderful effects in-camera but Lensbaby has to be my favourite. A few years ago I brought myself a Lensbaby Composer and from time to time I still take it out for a bit of fun.
What the Lensbaby composer does it create a sweet spot of focus in the centre of your image and blurs the rest of the…
When you talk about British people with foreigners, what immediately springs to mind is Tea Time. It might be a stereotype but it is very truthful. At 4pm a genuine English person needs a cup of tea and a biscuit 🙂 Well, as an Italian, I have totally bought into that habit and I feel more British in that respect than some native folks. That attitude helped me feel at ease when I met Mr…
The UK’s biggest annual watersports and beach lifestyle festival returns to Brighton on 5th and 6th July. Paddle Round the Pier, which has been running since 1996, sees thousands of people descending on the city to watch water activities and live music. The festival is free to enter, although there is a £1 suggested donation, and all the money raised goes straight to charity. Paddle 2014 looks…
As a wedding photographer it’s fair to say that I’ve photographed my fair share of rings. At each and every wedding I try and do something different with them, mostly to challenge myself more than anything.
Each time I try something different either with the lighting or something simple like the position I place then in.
There’s a lot on context associated with wedding rings so…
If you have boys in the house, you may have noticed that they are already getting all excited looking forward to the Brazil Football World Cup this Summer. Let’s channel this excitement through to Footy-themed art & craft. After the success of the Vuvuzela in South Africa, the footballing nation is looking for this summer’s cheerleading instrument. Step forward the Caxirola, the…
Bees, Butterflies & Flowers – Make Your Own Seed Balls – Weekend fun with the kids on Saturday, 07th June 2014 10:00am – 11:00am – Roll up your sleeves and get ready for a morning of making Seed Balls!
We love seed balls at Petersham Nurseries – they are approximately 1cm in diameter, making them super easy to scatter…. and start a garden anywhere, that is…
I guess you could regard this as a form of street photography but really it’s positioning yourself in one spot and watching the world go by.
The great British weather might be somewhat unpredictable but at least we have had a few days of lovely summery weather already this year.
For this challenge find somewhere which is a good people watching spot, a park bench or outside a cafe.
Enjoy a…
My Quintessentially British week started with an exclusive cosy chat with Stephen Mangan, quintessentially British actor who is currently voicing the quintessentially British character of Postman Pat. Then I met Mr Twinings in person (yes you heard me, one of the famous tea family heir) and how best end my special week…. I went for a lesson of polo as a total novice in horse riding and…