Nicola Webster Blog

We have been on this coronacoaster for about thirteen weeks now. Each week I loose count, forgetting what day it is as the weekdays roll into the weekend and back out again. There is finally some light being shed on our new normal. We are beginning to baby-step our way out of our cocoons and live again. In those last thirteen weeks I have found a comforting rhythm in my everyday tasks. Learning, upskilling, rethinking, worrying, pivoting, hoping and dare I say, drinking lots of wine. I wondered when I would ever be able to photograph something again, with weddings on hold and portrait work in the studio at a standstill. Weeks went by where my camera lay in my camera bag, to the point where I thought I might forget how to use it! A few months ago, I signed up to a webinar, geared towards photographers. The speakers were called Chloe Lodge and Cindy Cavanagh and they are lifestyle photographers based in the lands of eternally beautiful light (or so it seems from their images...

Last weekend was spectacular. It is hard to imagine that there is pain being felt outside of my bubble here in Raheny. This Coronavirus Lockdown business is deceiving in that way. The sun was shining and BBQ smoke wafted as we sat in the sunny spot drinking white wine. I took part in a very inspiring online workshop/webinar with Australian and New Zealand photographers Chloe Lodge and Cindy Cavanagh who were talking about photographing light and colour in our surroundings and how we should try and be more aware of the light that falls near us everyday. So I took out my camera and captured a bit of this and that around me and relished in the fact that it was JUST FOR ME. Here are a few shots.