I Miss Kearsney Abbey

Kearsney Abbey is one of my favourite places in the world, and way back in August when it came to celebrating my mum's rather significant birthday (she would kill me if I told you why it was significant) we wanted to take her somewhere that seemed to hold a special place in my whole families heart.

My mum hates surprises. So naturally, we didn't tell her where we were going, or who was going to be there, or just what the hell was going on in general. She was surprised by the sight of all her favourite people waiting for her with a picnic fit for a king. It's safe to say her hatred of surprises dampened slightly.

We like to think we're an athletic family (we are really REALLY not) so we tried to play football (failed), tried to play Frisbee (failed), and tried to play rounders, and I may have broken my toe. This is why I don't do exercise, even rounders is a dangerous sport for me. (Rounders Tip: Don't take your shoes off so you can run better, you WILL kick the rounders post, and it WILL hurt.)

 Oh, and if you ever want anyone to make a personality based cake, ask my aunties, they are pro's.

So Kearsney Abbey, I hope to see you again soon, I miss you very much. 

Final Major Project

On May 23rd of this year, came the deadline for my exam piece in my A-level photography course. When given a series of words to chose from, I selected the theme 'Movement', the following photo's where the end result.

Shot mostly in the city of Canterbury and a few in my home town using slow shutter speeds, I captured movement occurring around a still figure. My aim was for the contrast of a sharp figure against motion blur to really show off the aspect of my theme. The series was shot digitally and then after being heavily inspired by Alexey Titarenko's series 'City of Shadows', put underneath a layer of black and white. 

PS. Goodbye A-level Photography.