You might have noticed last year that I haven’t been sharing much.  A while back I was reading about an amazing photographer and wanting to see more of their work.  When I enquired about a website a friend responded, they are too busy shooting to get their website finished.  It struck a cord in me and I decided that this year I wanted to spend more time shooting and less time behind the computer.  I decided to simplify – I shut down my food blog, set up a bunch of posts for this site, brainstormed photoshoots, locations and ideas and left the realm of cyberspace to do the work for me while I headed out with my camera.

So what was the result?

I spent more time shooting, learning and trying new things with my photography and enjoyed the process of creating with out expectations on myself in other areas. I spent more time outdoors (mostly walking around the neighbourhood due to lockdown) and less doing still life and food photography. It felt so much more fulfilling and I feel as a result there is a better quality to my work, as I was not focussing on getting numbers, but rather capturing moments and seeing the beauty in the little things.

Sign with an Arrow Pointing the way to the Walkway in a Park, Close Up Selective Focus

Pansy Growing in a Rock Wall, Conceptual Beauty and Growth in a Hard Place

Little Girl Giving Mother Flowers Picked in the Park, Close Up of Hands with Copy Space

Concrete Path Through the Grass in a Park on a Sunny Afternoon

Cows Eating Grass in a Paddock on a Bright Sunny Day in Auckland New Zealand

Clysdale Horse Looking Through Forelocks Over a Fence

Planter Pot on Deck Freshly Planted with Spring Plants with Hand Trowel with Copy Space

Spring Flowers Planted on Deck – Three Colour Viola Selective Focus with Raindrops on Petals

Beautiful Green Leaves Against Sky on Birth Sunny Day, Selective Focus

View looking North to Murawai Beach With Winding Path in the Foreground, in Auckland New Zealand

Boardwalk through New Zealand Native Forest in Northland New Zealand

I haven’t gone back on this idea, and will continue to focus more on the photography, but will take time to post some of my projects or explorations as I go.