Author: Focus With Gem
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Happy New Year!
January. Prime time to sell a new year, new you weight loss or wellness plan. But, I’m not going to do that. Yes, January is a great time to think ahead to the coming year and plan some goals or challenges. To think about what you want to achieve and put some plans in place…
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Pregnancy announcement shoot
The amazing thing about photography is that I get to help people mark the most momentous occasions of their lives. Last month my friend Susie asked me to take photographs for her pregnancy announcement. She has a medium to large-sized following on Instagram so wanted to post something for her audience. She is also an…
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Welcome to my Etsy
I’ve been taking pictures for a while now and never known what to do with them. I’d like to start working on printing them and selling mounted prints in various sizes. It’s definitely on my to-do list to work out the finer detail of putting together this as an offering, but for now I’ve set…
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A Review: The Children of Men by PD James
Contains spoilers It’s 2021 and no child has been born in the last 25 years. It appears that from 1995 all adults suddenly became infertile. The world is now faced with the fearful realisation that the end of the human race is imminent and there will be no one around to care for the elderly…
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Focus on Couples
How do you photograph two people who are in love? I don’t like the cheesy poses that shout ‘we love each other’. I want to take pictures that show how much the couple love each other by simply showing them as they are naturally. It can be difficult asking people to ‘act natural’ with a…
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Still not a vegan…
Originally posted on my personal blog in 2018. Still not a vegan. I’m still not a vegan. I might never go vegan, but the possibility is always there and I have considered it. I do feel guilty about animals being killed so that we can eat. In the UK we don’t need to eat meat,so…
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The final call
Originally posted on my personal blog in 2018. This is a long one. Grab a cuppa and get comfy. I don’t know about you, but I feel overwhelmed. We’re on the final call for climate change. Make changes now or our children’s generation will suffer. Stop using single use plastic. Stop buying new clothes. Stop washing your…
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Do you even lift, though?
Originally posted on my personal blog in 2018. A few people have asked me recently why I go to the gym as much as I do. I currently train 4-5 times a week; generally lifting heavy weights and then dragging my butt round a 5k/5mile run or doing a HIIT or circuits session. Am I…
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