Category Archives: Photography

Wedded bliss

So, it’s just over two weeks since our wedding civil partnership. We spent the week before mostly cooking as we were doing all the catering ourselves. Everyone seems to have liked what we did (catering for 50 is tough!) so I guess we did something right :)

We had a few hicups – a last minute champagne substitution and a marquee that was distinctly not watertight (thankfully it didn’t rain) but luckily the weather was great on the day.

We were both petrified beforehand but the ceremony went well at Southwark Registry Office and the "celibrant" was really good. Afterwards we had a pretty good party back at our house and although it was a little packed everyone enjoyed it.

So, some pictures :)

Gallery updated

I’ve switched to using Gallery2 instead of Coppermine for my gallery software – it’s a lot easier to create custom themes and to upload items. I think I’ve updated all the pictures used in the blog, but there’ll still be external links that point to the wrong place…

Let me know if you think anything’s broken or you can’t find what you’re looking for!

Nike+ disassembled

This is very sad , but what else can you do when your Nike+iPod running sensor goes flat and you can’t change the battery?

I had to take a Dremel to it to get it open…

Only after the event did I find a page with a technical writeup (if you’re into that sort of thing).

I am still pretty annoyed that you have to spend £20 a year on replacing the thing. How hard could it have been to build in a watertight battery compartment?

Camera Club

I’ve just joined a camera club in London (The Camera Club) :)

My aim behind it is to actually learn some photographic skills and get better at what I do. My first evening course is in a couple of weeks’ time and is going to teach me the basics of studio photography – lighting, metering etc.

I’m really looking forward to it, maybe I’ll even start exhibiting ;) Oh, and I might be needing some models to practice on. Let me know if you’re interested!