Urban Garden Shoot

Hey guys, on Wednesday morning I headed out with an old friend and incredible model Danny, to take some photos at this near by abandoned Garden Centre. (Don't worry we had permission!)

He brought a few clothes to change into and we were struck lucky as the weather was lovely!

All three of the shirts you see above are from All Saints, as are his boots - and we were going for that vibe too. His dog tags were an 18th birthday present myself and some other friends gave to him.

Although it wasn't exactly warm the sun was shining down for us and I got some fantastic shots. My favourite photo of the day has to be one where Danny is leaping out of an old rusty trolley that I wheeled around in the mud to get it into the perfect spot. A lot of climbing, balancing and tripping up occurred on Wednesday, but it was worth it to gain some lovely images.

We were only out a few hours but I managed to fill my memory card (I'd taken over 700 frames) and then spent the rest of the day editing and filing through them all. Of course, I could only select very few to go onto my website, and if you'd like to check the others out you can do so here: 

GwenMcMullin.co.uk

xx

Where the hell have I been? ...Catch up!

Hey guys, its good to be back!
So, do I owe you lovely followers of my blog an explanation? Well, not really no, but it would be rude not to! 
Basically I have had a little break from blogging (my last 'real' post came to you on the 31st December) which means I have not produced a decent post in this year of 2011 and it is now way into February. The lack of posts was not at first intentional it just seems that life got in the way. I've been venting a lot on my Tumblr as I did find it quicker and less demanding that my actual blog. I feel as though this is a space where I should make my words count and actually talk about something of interest. (excuse this post of course!)


Zoom on a few weeks in January where it suddenly occurred to me I am stuck at home during the week not at University and not working. (You'd think with all this time on my hands blogging would be an ideal solution) I spend my weekends working at the pub which I love and some nights its almost like I am being paid to have a fun night out with my friends and socialise with everyone at the bar.
I'm still searching for more paid work and plenty of work experience in the photography field - but times are hard.


So what else have I been doing?
Well my most exciting news is that I have booked my trip to the big USA, I fly out in May! I'll be travelling with my brother and we'll stay with my sister who lives out in Washington DC - during our two weeks were also visiting Boston and New York and I'm more than excited guys! I'm saving like mad at the moment to build up some spending money. I have never been to the US before, let alone spent longer than an hour on a plane so this is definitely my biggest adventure yet. 
I've been spending a lot of time with my friends, the ones at Uni provide a great night out and a floor to sleep on at the end of it!

I think the best part of coming back to my blog is that during my break I haven't lost any followers, in fact I think I have gained a couple! So thanks guys, it really is greatly appreciated and also if you have read this far you deserve a medal! Please do comment to let me know if you took the couple of minutes out of your day to read this rambley pointless post! 
I wish you all a happy valentines day for tomorrow, if you celebrate it, whether single or in a relationship (I'm going to spend tomorrow sending love to my friends and family)


Big Kiss, Gwen x


(P.S. if anyone knows how to fix my posts so they 'post' at the correct time and not in whatever time Blogspot chooses them to, please let me know! I'm sending this out at 23.45 Great British time but I bet it does not appear that way!)