Leeds through their eyes: Dianne

I love seeing how others take photos of Leeds with film cameras, so I was incredibly excited to see Dianne's photos of Leeds on her blog and when I asked if she minded me sharing her photos here, she said yes. Huzzah!

Dianne named these photos Dirty Leeds and that in particular made me laugh - I often forget just how industrial and downtrodden areas of Leeds can be, but I think Dianne's caught it perfectly.

You can see more 'Leeds through their eyes' photos here.

Photographer: Dianne Tanner
Camera: Mamiya 135EF

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

Frocktober

If you were reading my blog a couple of years ago, you may remember that to support my dear blog friend Anna from Much Love, Anna, I took part in Frocktober during October 2011. In Australia, Frocktober is officially associated with the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation and for every day in October Anna wore a dress to raise funds and awareness for the Foundation. 

Although I didn't manage the whole month like Anna did, I did manage 21 days out 31, which I was really pleased with. This year, Anna is again taking part in Frocktober and as well as wearing a dress every day, Anna is also sharing a film photo of a dress on her Frocktober Tumblr page - Frocks on Film

I love this idea, its been so fun to check Anna's Tumblr every day and see her new photo and I'm particularly taken with the idea of a specific theme photo project as well. Anna captures the dresses so beautifully with great compositions and a sensitive approach to the light which I think gives a lovely result.

You can find Anna's tumblr page here and if you want to support Anna and donate, then you can do that here. 

{All photos taken by Anna and used with her permission. Please do not share them.} 

#BEDM - Glorious Food

Hands down my favourite place for a treat in terms of food at the moment is Betty's (though it is closely followed by a local Mexican restaurant called Pinche Pinche in Chapel Allerton). I was actually quite surprised by how many photos I'd taken in Betty's to be honest, so I was glad I had some to share.

#BEDM - Pets

I skipped a day yesterday, but it was the bank holiday and it was really, really sunny! So I spent the day outside which is time well spent I think.

Today's #BEDM post is about pets - and unfortunately, we don't have any... boo! I really want a puppy though and Thomas really wants a kitten, so eventually we'll get one. For now I'll just indulge myself in sharing photos of my parents dog Harry instead, who is practically mine when he wants something from me, haha.

Harry is a ruby coloured Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, he's stubborn, clever, loving, demanding, adorable and luckily he loves cuddles,  I can't wait to see him in about a months time. He's definitely making the wait to get my own puppy a bit more bearable...