Author Archives: Lou

Prom shoot // June 2015 // Oxfordshire

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© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved
© image copyright Louise Badawi, all rights reserved

Louise Badawi Photography – first book now available to buy!

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“When Light Touches Lens” is Louise Badawi’s first published work. Featuring a selection of images from this blog as well as new, previously unseen photographs, the book is a photographic anthology of her travels with a camera. Printed on premium 148gsm paper with linen covers and a dust jacket, the book will make a fabulous …

the new overshadowing the old

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The Albert, 52 Victoria Street, London. built in 1862 and named after Queen Victoria’s husband, the Prince Consort, the pub has survived the Blitz and 1960’s redevelopment remaining virtually in its original form and stands today in stark contrast to the modern skyscrapers that loom menacingly over it. November 2012.

lines and shadow : a study

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on a recent day trip to The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the juxtaposition of straight lines and curves, light and shadow created by the Sackler Crossing really caught my eye. September 2012 Sackler Crossing

award nomination!

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Last week Iwas very honoured to get the Versatile Blog Award from the wonderful Kit-Kat Sisters – do have a look at their fab blog. During my wanderings of WordPress.com I have found some more really excellent sites that I am nominating for the VBA. I would recommend you to check them out too: Nick …

goodbye to all that…

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for now, at least (fingers crossed)……. I am, of course, talking about the very exciting news that after weeks of heavy rain across parts of the UK, conditions are set to improve for many areas this weekend. over the next few days, the much talked about jet stream is expected to move to its more …

lying on the north bank of the Evenlode

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I am very lucky to live where I do – surrounded by hundreds of ancient and beautiful Cotswold villages nestled in a most beautiful area of England. a truly wonderful friend of mine suggested that the last week in May was “the time to see Combe at its very best” and he should know, he …

Bomb The Bass were definitely onto something

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back in 1991, or The Olden Days / Ancient Times as my children would say, Bomb the Bass released their excellent single “Winter in July“. I bought the vinyl 12”, a format which most of the new generation will not at all be familiar with, so I guess my children are right. sort of. which …

beauty in death

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apologies for the slightly corny title to this post, but these dying flowers in a pot on my kitchen windowsill demonstrate a sad, melancholy kind of beauty. presented to me by my two youngest children, they are sure to be replaced with some freshly picked blooms fairly soon! June 2012

there be birds

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we have had birds nesting in our eaves every year since we have lived here. it’s wonderful watching the adult birds coming and going from their little hole in our house. in Spring their mouths come laden with twigs and sticks and in Summer one bird is constantly to-ing and fro-ing with a variety of …

** pop! **

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bubble play in the garden produced this giant sample (there were lots, lots more…) captured here reflecting the play equipment on its oily surface. June 2012.

in the words of Lenny Kravitz

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I wish that I could fly into the sky so very high just like a dragonfly Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz) Produced by Lenny Kravitz – ® & © 1998 Virgin on this morning’s school run – not a time of day generally known for its thrills and spills – we spotted this hot air balloon …

Anas Urbanus…

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…or urban ducks for short. during our recent trip to Norwich to visit my wonderful Mum and sister I took lots of great pictures, mostly of family members in various energetic poses. for some reason, I also took quite a few of some ducks that followed us around some of the city’s back streets, probably …

the old through new eyes

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a visit to Norwich, where I spent the vast majority of my childhood, gave me the opportunity to explore the city and get all nostalgic. this was taken looking out from the top floor of a (relatively new) shopping mall overlooking the city’s ancient castle and on to the cathedral, both of  which are over …

high as a kite

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walking around the picturesque village of Combe in Oxfordshire today, I happened to point my camera skyward and capture this amazing image of a red kite on the prowl (do birds of prey prowl? or just hover menacingly? answers on a postcard, please). I captured some fab images of a quintessentially English village, of which …

suffering for my art

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these four little beauties were taken in my garden yesterday, resplendent in the full afternoon sun. getting the shots meant getting into positions lower to the ground; this enabled me to take some fab pictures at interesting, arty-farty angles. it also meant I was at the optimum height to make my legs Blandford fly-fodder. ouch! …

Summer is a comin’ in

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allegedly, Summer is on its way. in anticipation of those endless blue skies I give you fifteen by Goldroom to set the mood. my first Summer anthem of the year, the track was released on 8th May and is free to download should you desire. the title of this post is for my wonderful father, …

before the hail came..

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this was the view from the house minutes before we were showered in hail stones (lurking in the highly ominous-looking black cloud at the top of the image). the capricious nature of the British weather means changes can be sudden, but we are more likely to see weather like this in March. this truly was …

no photographs please!

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upon entering the National Portrait Gallery my camera and I were duly greeted with the “no photography” sign. being the upstanding citizen that I am, I popped my lens cap on and wandered in. being the camera-addict that I am, however, meant that I couldn’t resist this image from the ladies loo!

water, water everywhere

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there is an amazing amount of water everywhere following yesterday’s dousing; mini lakes have appeared in fields, roads have transformed into rivers. an investigative stroll revealed some amazing sights – the River Cherwell has completely burst its banks turning well-trodden bridle paths into flowing waterways. welly splashing in muddy puddle opportunities abound and were taken …

nice, but is it really “green”?

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a friend of mine who just happens to be a professional studio photographer once told me that “anyone can take a good photograph. it takes that extra something to make a good photographer”. he also told me to never ask anyone to smile when you’re taking their picture, but that’s a whole other tutorial… Ikea …

the Art of Photography

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another veritable fount of photographic knowledge at http://theartofphotography.tv/. this podcast and accompanying website is one of a number by the wonderful Ted Forbes, a pho­tog­ra­pher, multi-media pro­ducer and film director based in Dallas, Texas. I had the complete honour of meeting the man himself at an Art of Photography meet-up at the Tate Modern in …

how to light an egg…. or a little lesson in lighting

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in my continuing endeavours to learn how to be a better photographer, I occasionally stumble upon some little gems of advice.

this is from photographer Jo Edelman, a professional photographer based in Pennsylvania.  I have never heard of him and know absolutely nothing of his work, but this video about light was revealing in its simplicity