On Saturday, I headed up to that there fancy London town for a much anticipated day with the wonderful Emily Quinton. Blogging as The Startup Wife, Emily (a wedding photographer by trade) now spins a myriad of creative plates in the entrepreneurial air, including her 'Make Light Photography for Bloggers' course.
I am obsessed with Emily's blog, her Instagram feed and her positive but real approach to life, so it was with great excitement that I set out uncharacteristically early to the village train station. My journey was fraught with difficulty from the start and to cut a long (and expensive) story and journey short, I arrived exactly an hour late. Out-of-breath, embarrassed and more than a little teary, I was soon put at ease by Emily's sincere welcome and the encouraging smiles of my fellow bloggers.
Emily is wonderfully warm, refreshingly down-to-earth and super-talented. She talked us through kit, composition, light, apps and editing. There were many opportunities to get snapping with Emily's constructive and friendly criticism in the background to help us produce half-decent photos.
To be honest, I didn't take that many photos. I was too busy chatting and cooing over Baby Rudi. I also made copious notes to capture Emily's many generous top tips and insider secrets.
We all had a delicious lunch from nearby Pitfields, cake a-plenty and beautiful goodie bags provided by Emily who had literally thought of everything.
Despite being put back on my train home by the very patient Tamryn and Ruth, it took forever to get home too. I didn't mind one bit though as I left feeling uplifted, inspired and motivated to keep up with this little blog - and privileged to have spent the day with a fabulous bunch of women with whom I'll definitely stay in touch.
We're all crying out for Emily to run a follow-up workshop. Whenever that may be, I'm going to head up the night before...
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