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Hong Kong & Bali Photo Diary & Polaroid Giveaway

Monday, 26 September 2016

In case you missed it (highly unlikley with the amount I've been going on about it recently) I recently arrived back home after my big trip to Hong Kong and Bali with Andrew. The whole trip was totally amazing and of course I've already started looking at my next visit to that side of the world. We have both fallen in love with the culture, the people and the way of life; the food, the colours, I just love everything about it. 

I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to organise my posts around the trip yet but in the meantime, I thought I'd just show you some of my favourite photos and if you manage to get to the end of this post, there'll be a raffelcoptor widget waiting for you! This is all part of a collaboration with Canesten - the number one brand in Women’s Intimate Health - as part of their Freshness Travel Campaign. They have given me a Polaroid camera to giveaway so you guys can capture all of your memories too!

The whole idea is to raise awareness of looking after your intimate health and hygiene even when your having a busy summer whether that's at a festival, or a holiday in my case! My trip was crazy at the best of times but with the incredible bathrooms we had at all three of our stops (you'll agree when you see them), there was always a good excuse to make time. Obviously it's not to easy when your at a festival for example but Canesten have a great range of products (there's always space for a packet of wipes) that you can easily use on the go!







Open to UK residents aged 18 and over.

*This post has been supported by Canesten, but all thoughts are my own.


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THAILAND: How To Use An Instax Mini 8 Camera

Thursday, 17 July 2014

I'm back from Thailand (cryy) and want to write up so much as I can. I am really one of those people who like to look back on their memories, documented rather than just in my head which is why I love to take photos so much! This little thing takes it one step further and I get an actual paper image, it really was the perfect little souvenir to have at the end of each da y(Huge thanks to Jessops for supplying me with the films!). Now, as much as I love it, it was a little tricky to use and I did take a lot of bad ones in the process but once you get the hang of it, its so much fun!


We took 23 photos and out of that 15 were good! Not great, but not terrible for my first experience with it plus I think if I was actually taking the photos myself they would have been alot better since trying to explain it to Thai people who don't speak English is quite hard haha. So here are a few things we learnt along the way:



Framing

Andrew took both of these and you can tell the difference in his framing. The one on the left was the taken on the first night, the first time he used the camera and its actually great for a first ever shot but the one of the right was taken nearer to the end of the holiday and he really got the hang of it there. Once you get used to the idea that what you see in the viewfinder is not what that photo will look like its alot easier. The perfect framing in the viewfinder always cuts off the bottom so I suggest that you find the frame in your viewfinder, then point it down just a little before shooting!



Exposure


Unlike my SLR, using the right setting on this camera is actually important, I'm so used to using it on Auto (naughty photography student) that I just though the same with this but it really is essential that you change the setting to fit your surroundings each time! It's very easy, and is just a matter of twisting the dial to inside mode, sunny, cloudy or whatever but it makes a huge difference on whether your photos are over or under exposed! Over exposed and everything is white, this actually only happened twice and under exposed and everything is black, this happened alot more often. I found it would happen when quite alot if you the lighting and settings were fine but you were just too far away from the subject. I also found it would happen, if you set it to sunny and stand in the shade, it doesn't work, the sunny setting works best when its sunny and your actually standing in the sun too, was that obvious?!



Distance


I'm still not too sure on this one, I found that most of the time, the photos looked better when you were closer to the camera, the photo below with the beach in the background was the only one with a bit of distance that came out well - it was taken by a woman who spoke English so that may have had something to do with it too.  


Here are a few of my faves 


Camera - FujiFilm*
Films - Jessops*

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LIFESTYLE: Holiday Essentials - Travel

Monday, 19 May 2014


So its getting closer and closer and soon Andrew and I will be starting to pack for our holiday! Last night I was laying in bed thinking about all the things I need to pack and what I will be needing on a day to day basis when I'm actually out exploring in the day. Here's my first thoughts and what I came up with, I'm sure I will be thinking of new things to add every day haha
 The Bag

I know for sure that my Zatches Satchel* will be my big bag that comes with me in the day as there will be allot of things that I will want to keep on me! It's big, strong and sturdy as well as having very secure fastenings which is something I imagine I might need in Bangkok. Its been made out of a high quality holographic leather and has a long across body strap so I don't have to think about holding it! I think it's super cute and I cant wait to use it every day!

 Cameras and Technology


First things first, my phone comes everywhere with me, I would just be totally lost without and it is the only one that I really do need, the rest are all just nice extras or back up haha. I will be using it for wifi on the go as hopefully I will be able to find some in cafes or just on the street. I will also be mainly using it for photos as I love being about to upload them straight from there and to be honest, the quality is about the same as the digital camera which I'm just bringing along as a back up! My phone case of choice this time is my new personalised one from Mr Nutcase*! I picked four of my favourite photos of Andrew and I!

This one I wasn't too sure about, do I want to take a tablet? Probably not my Ipad, maybe my HP tablet, or maybe neither? There is no urgency for me to bring either as I used them both just the same as my phone, but it would be nice to have a bigger screen for when we're in the hotel room or relaxing by the pool or beach, what do you guys think? One thing I do know is that if  either of them come on holiday with me, they will be staying in my new very padded FYT&Co. tablet case* to keep them safe.

My little green Ipod will be a must for the very long plane journey and lazing by the beach! I seem to be the only person who still has an iPod but I love it! All of it's music is over 5 years old and I cant update it as my old laptop with all the music is gone so that's how it will stay! I may also bring along my cheap new mp3 player so I can listen to some new music as well haha 

and the most exciting thing for me is definitely my new baby blue Polaroid camera*! I have had it for a while but haven't set it up yet and am trying to save the film for Thailand as its quite expensive I have been collecting film wherever I can (Amazing vouchers, Jessop's, Ebay) in the lead up so I have loads for the whole holiday, I want to make a cute little album at the end. 
Sunglasses
I'm going to need sunglasses so my lovely new Ray Bans* will be coming along with me, I normally wear aviators every day when I'm away but sometimes fancy a change so I will be taking the round ones too which I got from Next!

Theres also spare contact lenses and a purse!

Can You Think Of Anything Else That I Will Need?


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