My lovely new 50mm lens has arrived, and although admittedly I have not gone out with it loads yet, BUT I did stick it straight on my camera and do some test shots.
It was indeed love at first click, and the lens was as great as the reviews had said. The pictures were clear and sharp and bright, and it was a joy to use.
I have attached a couple of the test shots taken with my new lens.

Also on my way to and from work on a new route that i have chosen, i came across this really interesting gate. An interesting gate you say to yourself, are you really sure about that? It is a gate that has obviously been lots of different colours over the years, but has not been given the love and attention that it needs in its old age. it is beautifully weathered and the different colours of paint is flaking away. Something abstract and colourful.

Well, time has flown past while i have been thinking, i must update my new blog!
So here i am though time has passed, there is not lots of new exciting things to rave about.
Well Easter has been and gone, and got some nice time off work, which i spent a good couple of lounging out in the sun, instead of updating my blog or putting my receipts into date order! hmmm tricky choice, sun or accounts!
Have had my first Mr Whippy ice-cream of the year while sat in said sun in a park with my husband and it was good!
But as the weather has predictably turned cold again, it has forced my hand and i am back beavering away.
Today i had a product shoot, though this one stretched the old creative matter as I tried to make it look, well slightly more interesting than it was. In the end though i just settled for a straight no frills shoot, as no one that would be viewing the images would appreciate it.
Today i have mostly been photographing toilet rolls! Different brands of toilet rolls, though it was hard to see the difference! The glamorous life of a photographer!
But hey, it was something new to do, and as i have found my self photographing mould spores quite voluntarily in the past, it wasn't that strange!
Oh and i ordered a new lens today! I am very excited and hoping it should be here over the weekend. A lovely 50mm f1.4, since people have been raving about this lens so much.
Catch you later
A

Hello out there!

After some thinking about what i wanted to get out of my blog and get back from it i decided that it was time to move and upgrade from what i am using that is currently integrated with my website .... so here i am in the big wide world of blogs!! I am just learning my way around, and hope to start adding lots of photos here soon and would be great to get feedback too.
If you want to see more of my work take a look at my website:
www.asmartartzphotography.co.uk

This is all for now, as it was just a chance for me to say hi.

Andrea