In September I shall be mostly...

...cycling 470 miles from Dubrovnik in Croatia to Thessaloniki in Greece! As you do...

I will be raising money for the charity that looked after my dad throughout his battle with cancer, Yes To Life, and helped him to survive for many more years than had been expected by doctors. They are an incredible charity, that have helped, and will help so many people and families who are suffering cancer in their daily lives, just like my dad was.

To read the full story of the charity, my dad, and the ride itself please click on the widget below, and please donate if you can, no matter the amount. My target is £3000, with a minimum target set at £1500 (meaning I need to raise at least this amount before I am able to participate in the ride) - so as you can imagine, everything counts, no matter the amount!

Thanks for taking the time to read - I will be setting up a blog specifically for the ride, to keep everyone updated on the progress throughout the year, with photos, words and maybe even videos! I can't wait to be helping out the charity again, please check them out when you have the time.

New 85mm f1.4 lens...

Total geek out!  I got my brand new 85mm lens yesterday - and it's gorgeous!  The best thing is it is made by a lesser known Korean manufacturer called Samyang, who make third party lenses for big manufacturers, and I heard a lot of good things about this lens - especially via a big review in the BJP.  Which made me want it.  A lot.  What made me want it even more is that it's a fraction of the price of the Nikon equivalent - only £200!  Ok it's only manual focus - but this hardly matters when you are doing portraits.

So, I ordered direct from their distributors in Poland and it arrived a few days later...half expecting it to be plastic and not as good as they said, but, it's heavy, well made, and stunning.  The bokeh is amazing.  And I am going to stop before I look like a total nerd.

Enjoy...

New work coming very soon...

I can't believe I haven't posted anything for almost three weeks!  I have been manically busy - setting up the studio, shooting Quality Knitwear's new look book, testing in the studio and working on my new (and currently on going) project, which is really fun to work on and I am sure something people will love...more on that soon!

When I get a moment to get the edits ready I will start posting - expect Quality Knitwear photos to be hitting the blog on Monday.

Until then I hope everyone's out showing their opaque skins to the sun...