25th, July, 2020

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Like all of us, there are SO MANY things I didn’t expect to happen this year. COVID happened. I freaked out for a while. Then got used to it. Then freaked out again. Then spiralled again. Then recovered. It was all a bit of an ongoing cycle for a few months. Now, in Thailand, at least, things have calmed down. We can travel domestically, we can move freely around the city – as long as our masks are on.

One thing I certainly didn’t expect to happen as a result of the pandemic was my love of photography to completely blossom. Being trapped inside, in a VERY SMALL condo in central Bangkok meant that I had to get really creative in terms of taking photos and being genuinely pleased with the results. I felt like I was absolutely brimming full of creativity and I absolutely LOVED it! And as someone who will often second guess what they’re putting out in terms of creativeness, this is a really big deal.

What I really loved about this impromptu portrait challenge I somehow set myself, is how the ideas would hit out of absolute nowhere! I was looking through my wardrobe, spotted my Vivetta dress, then decided I wanted to do a shoot featuring loads of hands. For the watermelon, it was inspired by a light beam and the way that falls. Sometimes I’d wake up first thing in the morning and idea would suddenly appear in my sleepy little mind. I absolutely loved that.

So here I am, just wanting to share some of my favourite creations over the past few months in quarantine. I’m so pleased with all of these colourful creations, and I really hope they inspire you to try out some ideas you might have been mulling over too! (It feels great, I promise!)

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22nd, April, 2020

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Oh hi! I just wanted to check in and say hey. Times are pretty weird at the moment, aren’t they? We’re all stuck inside, doing our thing and trying to get by during these weird, weird times. Coronavirus has literally shut the entire world down, and I, like you probably are, am working from home. I’m still in my little apartment in Thailand, I’m still a teacher, only now I film little videos of me reading and singing and send them off to my little class of two and three year olds. It’s all quite odd, but I’m thankful I can keep on working, and besides the occasional stress-fuelled freak out (that happens at least twice a week), things are pretty good.

One of the more unexpected things to have come out of this whole situation is how much I’ve been enjoying photography. Obviously, outings are all for essentials only, and whipping out one of my fancy frocks and camera doesn’t quite fit the bill. It’s forced me to be a bit more creative and I’m really enjoying trying out new things and being a bit more experimental. The photo above is one of the photos we captured yesterday. It’s actually the least creative out of everything I’ve done lately, but I am hoping to post some of my favourite shots here soon, as well on tips for indoor photography. Stay tuned!