Hey, there. Sorry it’s been so long since I posted, but (as you might have already spotted) it’s because I’ve been redesigning this website. Not just redesigning, in fact - but moving to another platform. I used Blogger when I started back in 2014 and it was great, but eventually I got tired of the design limitations and knew I had to move on, so now I'm using SquareSpace. I took the opportunity to merge my previous photography website with my blog (which means one set of business cards instead of two, which I'm very happy about).

As you can imagine, such a big change was a lot of work (and I’m not exactly an expert web designer so I was pretty much making it up as I went along) but I think it was worth it. I’m really pleased that the new layout is finally done so that I can get back to writing posts. I've been thinking a lot about what I want to write while I've been away, and what content I want to make in 2017.

I was generally quite happy with this blog and my channel, but learning about branding means that I've been able to fine-tune a few things that I was struggling with. I couldn't sum up what my blog and channel were about in one sentence, or say what made me unique in an oversaturated market of bloggers and vloggers.

I want people to come here to feel inspired, and that's behind everything I'm planning to make at the moment. I'm going to be talking about photography quite a lot, and plan on filming more tutorials as they're highly requested. I still want to share my life with you so I'll be doing that as well, and my monthly vlog series As Time Goes On will continue.

I'm really excited to see what happens this year, and I hope you are, too. Leave a comment and let me know what you've been up to, I've missed you guys!

While I’ve been gone, I’ve still been making weekly videos on my YouTube Channel so make sure to catch up if you’ve missed any!

I thought I'd celebrate making it through 2016 by condensing it into a video. Some of these are things I haven't spoken about before like being diagnosed with PCOS and my parent's getting divorced, but I promise there are some happy things in there as well.

I get asked about cameras and manual settings a lot, so I thought I'd explain ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed so that you can get the most out of your cameras. I tried to explain everything as simply as possible, but this is still a tiny bit technical so I'm happy to answer any questions in the comments section!

Most of the time I only "vlog" when I'm doing something really exciting, like going to a blogging event or meeting my friends... but this time I thought I'd try something different and capture a fairly normal day in the life of a freelance content creator.

I was tagged to film the No-Cut Confessional, and... well, I certainly confessed a lot, that's for sure. Created by Shawna | Nanalew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccbjK31kHz4 I was tagged by: Maria | Do it with Help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHB_U4WRYbc Monika | A Little Bit of Monika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mREKpXPTw&t=6s I tag: Abi: https://www.youtube.com/user/abigainjean Andrea: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeSuisJusteMoi30 Kirsty London: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5jMIlUoOaGEgcz7z45-IA Lucy Wood: https://www.youtube.com/user/lucybootsvideos Here are the questions if you fancy filming this: I feel....