And it's off! Zoom zoom zoom!

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I was born in England, near Hastings, but grew up in the South of France. I met, fell in love with and married my now husband after returning to the UK. We now live in Belgium where our daughter, Amélie, was born in 2005.

I am a lawyer by profession but like pretending to be a photographer in my spare time. I first became properly interested in photography shortly after Amélie's birth but that interest has since developed into a bit of an all-consuming passion. I love trying to capture the happiness she brings me and her uninhibited wonder at the world that surrounds us. I don't want to forget a single moment of this incredible journey.

I shoot with a digital Canon SLR camera and edit my pictures in PhotoShop. If you have any questions about my pictures, please don't hesitate to leave me a comment and I'll do my best to help. That being said, I know I still have lots and lots to learn so constructive feedback is really appreciated.

Anyway, that's enough about me. How are you?

(the pictures of me in the blond wig were taken by Tara Leigh, an inspiration and someone I am lucky to be able to call a friend - give her site a visit, you won't be disappointed! - and my logo was designed by the fabulous Matthew Nelson)

Challenging

Most of my pictures tend to be of Amélie. And who can blame me? Sometimes though I need a bit of a kick up the bum. I need to try something different that pushes me to learn a new technique or a new processing method. So yesterday, Han suggested we go for a quick evening walk. It had been raining so the cobbles were wonderfully shiny and reflective. I took my tripod with me. See, that much I had figured out in advance. Yep, I’m clever me ;-b But I always find it strange closing the aperture right up. I’m so used to shooting portraits that I normally always have the aperture set to between 1.8 and 2.5 with my 30mm lens. Yesterday I closed it right up to 16. Odd. However, it does give a wonderfully sparkly effect to the lights.

Brussels by night

What do you think? Any tips to help me improve?

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06/11/2009 - 4:48 am Amanda - Oh wow, beautiful! You should definitely sell this to the Belgium tourism board! Love the starry lights and empty square!

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