SNAP SHOTS FROM LISBON

I've had a fabulous week experiencing Lisbon and it's surrounds with my ultimate travel buddy Anna. 

Here are some snaps from our exploring and roaming through the barrios of Lisbon. 
As you can see I fell in love with the beautiful tiles that adorn the houses and shops. There were so many beautiful details everywhere you look such as the bold patterned fabrics hanging from the balconies in Alfama and the crochet lace in the crumbling windows. 
There are also a few trademark dog and car shots.
More shots to come from wanders through Sintra, Belem and Santiago de Compostella. 

MILK AND COOKIES

More testing, this time of some smoothies and cookies with tea. 

I loved the shot of the empty glass... The very first shot of the subject but one of my favourites. 

ANNA'S TEXTILES FROM BUDAPEST

Here they are...... Anna's gorgeous vintage antique textiles.
I had a great time shooting them and now I am totally inspired to make a visit to Budapest to visit the same shop she purchased them in. It is called, funnily enough, 'Anna Antikvitas'. I'll also be up for one of hot baths there too. 
Ohhh, I think I've been bitten by the travel bug.
The vases are by the Danish ceramic designer Anne Black and were a wedding present from a lovely friend. Check out some of Anne's jewellery too... it is ab fab! 
You can read more about Anna's travels on her blog here.

SAGE, CHOCOLATE, CUPCAKES & COFFEE

I've spent these last days testing and in prep for testing. 

The lovely Kasha Harmer (fantastic and super lovely stylist)was lovely enough to let me take home some leftover paint from a shoot I was assisting on last week. I have used these paints to create some lovely backgrounds on MDF from Home-base. 

You can only really see them in the sage shots but there are some more tests to come. My best mate Anna is visiting after a trip through Europe and she has bought back some amazing vintage textiles that I am going to have a go at shooting. 

I've very excited to be joining her on the next leg of her journey in Lisbon and Santiago de Compostella.