At the start of December I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa for two weeks, naturally I took shit loads of photos which I’ll be posting be here in sets, here’s the first set:
Took these a couple of weeks ago, just found some time to upload them while watching Dexter.
I have worked with professional photographers on photo shoots and I’ve never considered that as I enjoy photography I should try to get my own photos for a change, so I did and here they are:
I was amazed at the amount of work that was put in this event, an amateur like me could simply arrive and start shooting great photos (weather permitting!). Credit to all those involved:
Make Up:
Make up for fairies done by: Aline Bordequi
Make up for girls done by: Elana Bouwer
Wardrobe:
Wardrobe supplier for Fairies: Miss Libby Rose of http://www.miss-libby-rose.co.uk/
FOOD:
Cupcakes made by: Karen Paine
If you’re new to WordPress there are a few things you should always do to improve the user experience for your visitors so they keep coming back.
1) Always set your gallery to link to an attachment page instead of the file directly.
Linking to a file directly is the default option in WordPress but if you have a large number of images in your post this will cause frustration. Linking to an image means the user has to click back to the article and then click on the next image to see it. If the image links to an attachment page, the user will be provided with a back and forward option on the page saving them time when they’re viewing all your amazing photos.
2) Use easy to remember Permalinks for your blog posts
By default a WordPress URL looks like this: http://algorythm.co.uk/?p=123 which is nice and simple and if someone wants to come back to an article later they can type that in, right? No unfortunately, while some people may be good with remembering numbers most people are better at remembering words and the /?p= bit is only remembered by real geeks.
Set your WordPress blog up to use a custom structure that includes the title of your article, for modern browsers typing the article title in to address bar will bring up the article you’re looking for. You can set up Permalinks under Settings and Permalinks in your Dashboard.
3) Enable Facebook comments on your articles
This is a more complicated undertaking but will allow anybody with a Facebook account to leave a comment on your site. They don’t have to sign up for an account with you, they don’t have to prove they’re not a spam bot and their comment won’t be held back for checking if the spam checker flags it incorrectly. They can also ‘Like’ your post with the plugin I use and this will show up on their Facebook page.
To get started on installing the Facebook comment plugin for WordPress, search for Facebook comments under add new plugins, the one is use is created by Graham Swan. I assume that you’re using the latest version of WordPress, as you always should!
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
OK technically, this is not lunch but it was taken very close to a meal time.
I have here a rare and treasured interview from an amazingly creative person. I’m honoured she took some time to answer some questions just for me.
Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Nicola Bell, I’m 24 and I’m primarily a knitwear designer and full time sexy bitch (I try!) Originally I’m from Cumbria but I now live and work in London and can mostly be found in my studio/boudoir in Hackney Wick. At the moment I’m working on setting up my own business – In Her Glory – creating bespoke cushions that bring together the twee and sentimental qualities of knit with my own personal humour.
I’m primarily a knitwear designer and full time sexy bitch
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OK so now I can reveal what I have been busy with, it’s not much but during Ramadan you really have to take your mind off food and drink, especially at lunch times.
I have been busy.
The re-occurring theme here is inappropriate embraces. I think I’m all out of places to see on Brick Lane now, I’ll have to look further afield.
Not to anthropomise the weather but this Summer has it in for me. No Sun till after 6? Shocking.
