With a little help from my friends...

Hey, its GeeGee and C here, we know this is a little late but it’s never too late to wish your best friend Happy Birthday!!! We decided to put this post together because Rhianne did one for each of us on our birthdays. We have been friends for 7 amazing years and we have shared so many experiences with each other.
We first met at the University back in 2004. Uni was an amazing time and one of the best bits was our trip to Berlin in 2006 (we look so young!)We loved our nights out and getting dolled up. This photo is from a Masquerade Ball that we were invited to in 2006. Then we went off on our placement year. C and Rhianne saw each other once over this time (C was in Leeds and Rhianne was in London) but we didn’t see G for almost a year because she decided to take herself off to South Africa! We made up for it in Final Year with lots of nights out, random get togethers and fancy dress!
Before we knew it, it was time to graduate. C and Rhianne stayed in Leeds but G moved back down south (150 miles away sob!) but we were determined to stay in touch. There were lots of events planned from graduation to Disney on Ice, birthdays and a trip to Ireland next month.Rhianne, you are one of the best. You pick us up when we are down, educate us on cameras (she’s obsessed, didn’t you know?), make us laugh, give us advice and overall you are one of the best friends we could ever had. (You are blubbing now, aren’t you?).
We 3 are one strong unit and nothing will ever break this bond.

We will have a proper celebration when G comes up on the 23rd.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

p.s. Rhianne's birthday was Sunday so its only a little late...

Around Paris with my Sardina camera...

Our first three days in Paris were mainly spent at Rock en Seine (photos to come) but we were ambitious on Friday morning and we decided to go explore some of the city before heading to the festival.

We walked down the Rue de St Martin and across the river to the Notre Dame and then across the river again to the Palais du Luxemboug and I tested out my first roll of film in my Sardina Sea Pride.

For a first go, I found this camera awkward... its undeniably pretty however I didn't realise you had to pull the lens out and twist it to be ready to shoot - this action felt extremely clunky. I just left mine out in the end, probably not the right thing to do but oh well. Then winding the film back on I managed to catch my knuckle on the edge of the 'can' and cut out a chunk of skin (please tell me someone else has done this as well, was I doing it wrong?) and honestly - the shutter on this camera is pathetic, it sounds so tiny, I wasn't even sure it was working at first. So after using my first roll, I wasn't expecting much as I wasn't blown away by the photo taking experience...

However, I think I actually really quite like these photos - I was expecting the results to be similar to the Superheads Slim and Wide, yet these photos have quite a different quality to them. I think the lens is a little wider and I like how the edges are fuzzy in comparison to the middle and I think if the day had been sunnier (it was nicer when we left or I'd have used a higher iso film definitely) then the colour would have been much more vivid. So despite my original misgivings I am actually quite intrigued by what else this camera can do...

Do you have a Sardina? I'd love to hear what you think of it too.

Location: Ile de la cite and Palais du Luxembourg, Paris
Camera: Lomograpy Sardina Sea Pride
Film: Lomography iso 400 (I think)

That first evening continued...

After finding the river and enjoying the amazing view, we decided to continue walking around the area on our side of the river before having dinner... we managed to find the Louvre, the Centre Pomidou and some other gems which I just loved.

{can you see me? This one was taken by Thomas with his Sony H7}

We then went for our first French meal - we both had Steak Tartare which was delicious, like a really amazing pate and then desserts.

Thomas had rum baba and I had the nicest creme brulee I've ever tried. As you can see, I was very excited, I seriously love creme brulee.

I also love my yashica samurai, I took 50 photos that first night with a 24 film, you can see the rest that I haven't shared in the films Flickr set here (3 posts on one film is enough lol)

p.s. It's possible I may have taken too many photos in Paris... I'm kidding (of course, you can’t take too many photos of Paris) However, we could be here for a couple of months people... this is 1 film out of 12 I'm just saying.

Along the river...

My main aim on that first evening was to see the river Seine, I'm not sure why, but I really wanted to get to the river and look across the city - I wanted to see all the bridges and get our first view of the Eiffel Tower.

{photo by Thomas with the Sony H7, my first with the tower!}

And boy, once we got there, it really did not disappoint - I felt so much better, like I truly believed we were in Paris and I could finally relax. The sun was shining, the evening was beautiful and we sat and watched the world and the river go by on a bench for a little while just soaking it all in.

Location: The River Seine, Paris
Camera: Yashica Samurai
Film: Kodak Iso 200