Monday, August 24, 2015

Week In The Life 2015 | Top 10 Photos

*You can read all post on WITL here



I'm happy to call my 3rd instalment of  Week in the life is a success. I'm glad it's over, I guess I get a little burnt out taking so many photos of the days that I foresee myself not taking photos for the rest of the month. 

Well let's get to the point. Today I share my thoughts of this project and the top 10 (types of ) photos that I have taken this week. 

This year week in the life falls on a special week of my life.The previous two years of WITL and even most of my PL spreads does not include my partner L, as he is mostly overseas. When I realise that the week Ali choose is the week that L is back, my immediate thought was to do it one week after, so that I capture a “usual” week of my life. On second thought , I guess it’s a chance for me to really capture us again - the little details, the walks, the laughter and the things we share. 

In addition, I also made extra effort bring my SLR around and to make full use of the timer function on it. I took photos in the most absurd location that I never attempt before, including on the floor of a carpark. (Yes DANGEROUS)

Let's dive into the top 10 favourite photos of the week :) 

1. Photos that peer through doors at home 
This is of course inspired by Ali Edwards, she takes great photo of peering through the bedroom window, taking photos of her children in bed reading , lit by a bedside lamp


2. Easiest selfie without the face 
I learn to take top view photos from Jennifer Lake (Instagram :Sunlightandair) She is an expert in this. I love that such photos can capture the colours of my outfit of the day including my shoes, and even what i'm holding on my hands.

3. Selfie when i'm working
Self timer on the SLR is great for this, and my 28mm lens on a full frame camera works great

4. Capturing daily routine


5. Capturing motion
After seeing Ali's photo of her buying grocery, I'm determined to take photos similar to that. So I always look left and right, to make sure that the place i'm at isnt crowded. I take the plunge to set the timer and place it at wherever convenient. Below are 3 photos I took of myself walking 

In the office, walking to my own desk (this is perhaps the perspective of my desk )

Leaving work place

Coming home

6. Capturing interaction with love ones
Watching our favourite variety show
Capture the moments when we are all using smart devices (PS this photo is taken by my mum - coddles to her!)

Me and mum working in the kitchen


7. Capturing the commute
Waiting at the Bus stop
On the bus


8. Photos taken without looking into the view finder
This image is blurred, i have no idea where it was focused, but I wanted to capture the moment when I'm boarding the bus, so I took a photo while I walk towards the door without looking into the view finder. It turns out pretty good, I love the feel of this photo :)


9. Capturing the details 


10. Of my work
And of course the interaction with my student :)

That's it! top 10 photos of this year :) I totally enjoyed this journal and hope that you did too :) I will continue editing the images and hope to be able to scrapbook it soon! So stay tune for more WITL post from me :)

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Midori Traveler's Notebook | Melbourne 2015 - Polaroids

*Read all posts about Midori/Fauxdori here*

Hello all, I'm back here with more videos on Midori Travelers Notebook. This two weeks I will be sharing on a particular notebook inside this notebook stack - my 3 day trip to Melbourne. It involves tons of Coffee goodness. I will be sharing on 3 aspects of memory keeping in my Midori 
2. Printing Polaroids (today)
3. Handy Handphone Apps

Today I will be sharing on printing polaroids using my Instax share printer. The supplies I use are all listed below for your reference.  I love the convenience of using a polaroid printer at home, the great thing about it is that, you can print any photos that are on your phone. I did take the hassle to transfer my DSLR pictures to my phone first , using the GREAT wifi function on my Canon 6D , and the Canon EOS app. Then i go into the Instax share printer app to print the photo. Although it's a two step process, it still works great , for the quality of the polaroid i'm getting !

I also did some stamping with the Hashtag words from Kellie Stamp (I believe it's sold out for now, but she always release new stamps every month, and they are super fun to work with! )

Here is my video









Friday, August 21, 2015

Midori Traveler's Notebook | Melbourne 2015 - Journaling

*Read all posts about Midori/Fauxdori here*


Hello all, I'm back here with more videos on Midori Travelers Notebook. This two weeks I will be sharing on a particular notebook inside this notebook stack - my 3 day trip to Melbourne. It involves tons of Coffee goodness. I will be sharing on 3 aspects of memory keeping in my Midori 
1. Journaling
2. Printing Polaroids
3. Handy Handphone Apps

Today I will be sharing on journaling. The supplies I use are all listed below for your reference.  As I love to highlight stuff on my notes when i'm studying, I love to see words with colours, it gives the words some emphasis. So at one glance, I will be able to find out what the journaling is about. I'm also a slow reader, so this helps heaps.

Here is my video


                                       

Here are the pages






Some close ups.