My first Lomokino video!!

Are you excited?! I am!

In fact, I'm also incredibly glad that I bought this camera, it's so fun!

As I wasn't able to get to Kirkstall Abbey in the daylight, I ended up filming one of my first Lomokino rolls walking to work... the sun has been beautiful in the morning lately creating gorgeous colours in the sky and I'm really glad that the Lomokino managed to capture that, even if the results are a little grainy.

Enjoy!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas!!

I'm overexcited already :) are you?

Gingerbread hot drinks and biscuits. I loveeee gingerbread!

The same desktop (and now phone)background I use every year and our first (perfect!) christmas card!

Putting up the tree listening to our one christmas record - Fairytale of New York!! Also perfect!

(we are working on getting more...)

The tree and my favourite christmas decoration, stacking Santas!

Ornaments! A grumpy pug, an angel from NYC, a yellow camera (I still love it Micaela!) and a lovely tree from a even lovelier best friend.

Christmas food!

Warm hats, on cold, glorious winter mornings.

Counting down the days...(and messing around with my phone haha) 

p.s. how fun are tilt shift affects on these apps... they are my new favourite thing!

Leeds through their eyes: Darren aka Pancho Ballard

Saturday was the Lomography Leeds Xmas Meet Up and I was very excited to go and catch up with a few people that I met in Manchester and also to meet new people. I love meeting people!  Especially people who don't think that I'm crazy for having as many cameras as I do, haha. Although I haven't had any of my films developed yet (gah!), some people already have and I'm excited to be sharing their photos on here. First up is Darren, aka Pancho Ballard

{how amazing is that camera?!}

Aren't they great? I absolutely love Darren's photos of people, he captures the moment so well and of course I love his photos of Leeds as well. I think sometimes I forget that there is so much to take photos of in Leeds, so it was interesting watching what people were taking photos of on Saturday.

You can see Darren's album of photos on Lomography here

Photographer: Darren aka Pancho Ballard
Camera: Minolta XG-M
Film: Ilford HP5 (developed by Darren!)

These photos are used with Darren's permission so please do not reuse them.

On the second week of Christmas... giveaway closed!

I'm 100% sure that you all know of pretty Ilene from Much Love, Illy - her lovely blog and shop, I've featured her here a number of times but I'm excited to have her here again in time for the holidays!

I'd be lying if I said that Ilene wasn't one of my blog crushes - she's cute, she's talented, she has her own personal style which I love, she isn't afraid to pull faces at the camera (which I also love) and she is an incredibly dedicated blogger whose persistance and enthusiasm constantly amazes me.


And as well as having her enthusiasic and fun blog, Ilene also has a gorgeous shop which I am completely smitten with - in fact I already own 4 of her pieces which I absolutely love (fyi, Ilene is amazing with custom orders, I just adore her)


So, you can win: $20 credit to spend in Much Love, Illy



The winner of this giveaway has been announced, thank you to everyone who took part!

p.s. the winner of last weeks giveaway from Hey Harriet is Dawn from Candidly Clyde - please email me!