Lacking Inspiration

Ok- Back again! I feel like I have been so distant and boring here lately, and I have to admit that it's largely due to the fact that I've not been inspired much lately. I've been working lots, exercising lots, and then sleeping lots! But there is also a huge amount of good things coming up for me over the duration of the next season (yes people it is officially Autumn; Summer has now been and gone!). For instance, in my personal life I am starting a new course, moving into a bigger space (house or room, it's un-decided at the moment!), going on holiday with my best friend (3 times!!) and much much more. But I also have a few magazine features coming up; in Glamour and Cornwall today, along with a couple more shoots and another feature from the amazing Lou of Whimsical Wonderland Weddings! So why I am so dry in the head at the moment!?!

I have no idea, but roll on next Monday for this new course, and a creative kick up the ass!

Until then my dears, do me a couple of favours and watch this;

buy this book;

or even this app: 

listen to this;

and have a good week!

Abiento x

Feature!

So yesterday I pulled a double shift at work. I started at 9.30am and left at 9pm. Fun times. Oh and did I mention that I'm also ill? And that I'm working 6 out of 7 days this week? Again, fun times. But at 6pm I ran outside and sat down for 10 minutes and checked my emails and the lovely Lou from Whimsical Wonderland Weddings had emailed me saying this:

hey lovely! hope you are good, the shoot is live!!! Hope you like, thanks so much again, see the attached site badge too :-) xx

So I squealed just a little bit! I had mentioned it a few weeks ago, and waited with baited breath :) And so I then went and finished the last 3 hours of work with a big fat grin on my face. Please please go check it out, read her lovely words, and read what else she has up on there too. She's pretty awesome you know :).

follow this link: http://www.whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2011/05/wayfarers-guitar-and-ballons-love-shoot.html

Abiento x

Plus look out for the new badge that I get to wear now! :D

O.M.G am I excited!

So I'm not one to say things that make me sound like an annoying American teenager, but O.M.G am I excited right now!!!!

I am pre writing this post as I have just received an email from the fabulous Lou from Whimsical Wonderland Weddings who is going to be featuring my 'couples shoot' with Edd and Amy!

Just for those of you that don't know much about the wedding blog world, there are quite a lot of wedding blogs (particularly in the US) that feature different designers, vendors, photographers, and real life weddings to act as inspiration for brides to be and for those that are looking for something a little bit different for their day. There are not that many in the UK, but Whimsical Wonderland Weddings is one of the best (certainly in my eyes) despite it still being young (just over a year old!), and as is quite common, was started by Lou when she was looking for inspiration for her own wedding.

How do I know all this you might ask? Well..... wedding photography blogs were some of the first photography blogs that I found when I was desperately searching for inspiration 2 years ago, and slowly I have become more and more enveloped into the online wedding world. I love it. I have no hopes of getting married any time soon (I promise!) but the different d.i.y projects and amazing photographers keep me going back day after day. Following these blogs is what got me thinking that I wanted to try shooting people more often. I have seen how a select few british women have gone about setting up their own photography businesses, and how they get to work with happy, creative people every day. What more could I ask for!? So that's why I decided to give this thing a go. And that is why I asked Edd and Amy to do my first 'couples shoot' with me.

So despite it not being a more commonly blogged 'engagement shoot', I thought "What the hell!?" I'll give it a go, see if anyone likes my stuff enough to feature it on their wedding blog. And lucky for me they have! Lou emailed me back in record time and said that she would love to feature the shoot- and so, on the shoot with Edd and Amy will be featured on the gorgeous Whimsical Wonderland Weddings! I am so excited about this, as I absolutely love this site, and am constantly finding streams of inspiration on here. It doens't matter if your not getting married- check out this blog, and be inspired!

Plus it also means that lucky me gets to proudly wear this yummy badge!

Keep an eye out for it- It will go up in the next couple of weeks!

Abeinto x

P.S more news to come soon, but the shoot with Kerensa and her gorgeous little girls might also soon be featured on another blog! Yippee!