iphone California (& a little Nevada) ...

So i haven't blogged ... because well i have been in oh so sunny California visiting with family & friends & enjoying a world wind month long adventure with Jacob. Unfortunately the hubby wasn't able to join us but we made the most of it still. So i am knee deep in editing & whilst i have masses of photos to blog about my brain is kind of mushy right now & i have no clue where to start. So with that in mind, this week's blog is going to be all iPhone ... my favorites from the trip, all over the place, lots of random & of course many many Jacob in there. I have steadily fallen more & more in love with my iPhone & the spontaneous moments it captures. All these were edited using instagram & if you are so inclined you can find me on there @oohprettyshiny. Oh & don't forget to make your way around the sisterhood circle checking out the talents of Karrie first. Happy hump day everyone! 

the beginning of our big adventure ... 

... random bakersfield ...

... adventures up in bodfish ...

... red rock canyon ...

... off the 178 ...

... vegas baby ... 

... death valley ...

... bad water basin ...

... firefighter in training ...

... i will not have my picture taken for daddy ...

... santa monica ...

... Lake Tahoe ...

... off the 395 ...

... la la land ...

... san diego ... 

... random jacob ... 

... the end!

iphone love ...

So i've been a little busy ... hense the lack of blogging ... & i have a mountain of images to edit (i'm like a kid in a candy store) but i also have you know "work" that needs doing so until i get some of the boring out the way no editing for me. Yes yes i know i am a tease but instead i am going to share a few iphone pics from the past couple of days shooting up in Cheshire, on the Wirral & Merseyside (wait except the tree in the snow ... that was Sunday before i made the drive up north). I love my iphone ... it's possible i got it purely for the camera. & i love the "instant" editing ... quick & simple. Way too much fun!Anyways less talk today more photos! 

ps. you can find me on instagram just search for me: @oohprettyshiny

pps. have a great morning/afternoon/night! 

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Susannah Tucker & her pretty pictures ...

So i figured you guys need something pretty to look at that isn't well mine ... & so i want to share the world of one of my favourite {yes she is one of my favourites ... hehehe i feel like i'm back in school} etsy photographers ... & friend's. Well the kind of friendship that comes from being two photographers half way across the globe from each other. In fact we are taking part in a fun 52 week instagram diptych project based on the fact we are on opposite ends of the world! 

Anyways yes i know you are all wondering who this fabulous photographer is ... Well her name is Susannah Tucker & her work is beautiful! I have been a little in awe of her photography for a long time & with the somewhat blah weather we are having right now I am sat here looking at her beautiful new work wishing I was in New Zealand. 

Susannah's work has such an incredible dream like quality ... every child hood memory you have stored up in your brain can be seen through her images. I just want to jump into her images ... there is nothing about them you cannot love. The tones are so peaceful & calming & her use of textures is so subtle half the time i don't even notice them. But then that's the way it should be right?

She also has a way with words ... knowing exactly what to match with each image ... i think i could decorate my whole house with her work. 

a wonderful instagram series ... leaves me dreaming of summer ...

... beautiful simplicity ...

... & the perfect ending!

I feel so lucky to know such inspirational photographers ... one day we will shoot together! But for the moment i will just drool from afar & spend many an afternoon browsing her etsy store! 

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