Did you know you can find me on Flickr too?
It’s pretty empty right now but soon there will be a wider selection of photos, both in general photography and in products so you can get a quick overview of the pictures without all the words! If that’s your type of thing, check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/catcook/
Once a week on a lunch break I wander into the village where I work and check out the local charity shops looking for vintage bargains. Last Friday, on one such trip I stumbled upon these bad boys – Nike high top trainers
Being a child of the 80s I distinctly remember all the older ‘cool’ kids wearing these, usually in bright neon colours, but never had the pleasure of owning a pair…in fact by the time I was a teenager ‘Red Levels’ were all the rage!
The Debra charity shop had marked these up at a size 9, but on closer inspection I realised they are a UK size 8 – my size! Barely worn and pretty clean, I reckon these were a bargain at £5!!
These look to me like an original 80s pair but I know Nike still sell high tops today
Having spent five years studying traditional darkroom photography from GCSE, A-Level and GNVQ Advanced at College, through to HND and BA (Hons) degree at University, you can imagine I was less than impressed to enter the word of freelance in 2003, to find everyone using digital!
Where possible, I used 35mm film and had the negatives scanned to hi-res digital images, at the time using a Canon EOS 5. I used a Sony DSC-F717 where clients preffered direct digital (no film/processing costs!), but never quite made the leap to a full digital SLR…until now!
July last year I finally purchased a Canon EOS 450D and I have to say I’m pretty impressed so far. I won’t go into technical details but it’s a great starter camera into the world of digital SLRs and although it’s never going to be as satisfying as an old-school film camera, it’s certainly less hassle than standing in a darkroom shaking a film developing canister!
Here’s one of the first photos I took on it, about five minutes out of the box…
Well actually it’s more a tribute to our marine fish tank, which we sadly had to sell recently. So, in memory of Picasso, Gabriel, Crazy Eyes, Number Two and Dora, here’s a fishy trollbeads combo…
There are a few artisan (non-troll) beads on here, clockwise from top: Big Fish Lock
In 2007 my husband and I spent 11 days in the beautiful Hawaiian islands. I took literally hundreds of photos (using a film Canon EOS 5 if you’re interested!) and quickly put together a scrapbook to record our adventures. Below is one of my favourite pages, showing Waikiki beach and Diamond Head, but you can view the entire book on TwoPeas here.
Stash includes: Hawaii drinks coasters, 3D stickers, contact sheet photos and an upcycled bar flyer (the hibiscus).
No not that kind of Crocs, I’m talking about these bad boys:
Having found myself on the Crocs blog yesterday (here), I decided I would share some pics of my others!
Having purchased some Prima 
If you only wanted one pair (which you won’t by the time you’ve tried your first pair), I’d recommend Olivia
Left to right: Olivia
Oh and if you’re looking for some comfy, warm, waterproof boots, I can definitely recommend Nadias
I ordered these on Valentines day and they sent me a free little red heart Jibbitz charm – cute! Thanks Crocs!
Read all of my posts about Crocs here!
I thought I’d start off the blog by showing you the photo I used in the site header…
This photo was taken at sunset last June on a holiday in Cornwall (UK) and is part of a larger series (check out my Twitgoo feed here to find another couple!). In a previous career I worked as a freelance photographer and teacher and now I just take photos for my own enjoyment! I am also a keen scrapper (I make scrapbooks), but more about that another time…
Here you will find all the latest about my creative works!
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