The year continues to whizz by!

Here are a few of my favourite things from June:

A Family Do

I went to a family Christening in Yorkshire on a beautifully sunny day. It was lovely to share his day with him and see so many members of the family together.

A beautiful setting!

A Portrait Workshop

I went to a Street Portrait Workshop with David Graham at the National Portrait Gallery. It was a fantastic day and really pushed me to try something new – approach strangers and ask to take their photograph. The workshop was held on the day of Pride in London, and provided the perfect opportunity to photograph some fantastic people enjoying a great day in Trafalgar Square.

These are couple of my favourite shots, but you can see the whole set on my Flickr page:

Street Portraiture Workshop at the National Portrait Gallery during London Pride 2013

Street Portraiture Workshop at the National Portrait Gallery during London Pride 2013

Street Portraiture Workshop at the National Portrait Gallery during London Pride 2013

A Photo-a-Day Challenge

I started doing the FatMumSlim photo-a-day challenge – Chantelle sets a prompt for each day of the month and the challenge is to take a photo inspired by that prompt and post it on Instagram with the hashtag #fmsphotoaday. I managed to do it every day through June, and had a lot of fun thinking of what to take each day. Here are some of my favourites:

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from down low

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Recipe of the Month

I’m still keeping up the challenge of trying a new recipe each week, and my favourite this month was American Style Pancakes. A very simple one but great for a weekend breakfast treat and I’ve made it a few times since.

Homemade American blueberry pancakes