The Dreamscape Three!

April 16, 2025

Wednesday Waves brought to you by Dreamscape Three!

Inspired by my love of the sea and ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) photography, Dreamscape Three is a special photography print set and series that had me stepping out of my comfort zone and challenging myself to capture sunset waves in a new and exciting way.

*Dreamscape Three, a perfect touch of dreamy sunset vitamin sea for your home decor*

What I love most about Intentional Camera Movement is the freedom it gives when shooting, how there are no set rules, how experimental you can be playing with movement and shutter speeds, and how unique each and every capture is. I still have some things to learn when it comes to this technique but I love how it adds the perfect dreamy mix to an already dreamy sunset scene.

*Dreamscape Three - Fresh off the printer and ready for its new home in America*

Dreamscape Three has made its way to new homes here in Northern Ireland, Australia, and just recently America added to the list. A perfect print set for the Spring and Summer seasons!

Summer In Spring!

April 15, 2025

April, the month that is usually all about those famous April showers, but instead decided to give us a much needed hit of Summer instead! After two weeks of clear blues skies and beautiful sunshine I think it's only right that I document this almost unheard of April occurrence and show just how beautiful this little island of ours is on wonder days!

This for me is the main perk of self-employment, when I can change my work schedule to take advantage of those beautiful coastal scenes during quiet times and work into the evenings instead... as tempting as it may be to stay out and capture every dreamy sunset!

Below are some scenes from Whitebay, Drain's Bay and Fintra Beach, three must-visit locations that give the Mediterranean a run for the money! Have you ticked them off your list yet?

*Beautiful Whitebay, giving a touch of those Greek vibes*

*Where the sky meets the sea in Drain’s Bay!*

*A perfect hit of vitamin sea at the dreamy Fintra Beach!*

Spring Meets Vitamin Sea!

March 20, 2025

‘Spring is wonderful anywhere, but always better at the beach’

The first official day of Spring and what better than a little vitamin sea meets cherry blossom to mark the new season! It’s what I love most about this time of year, the brighter days and longer nights making way for the return of beautiful nature walks and the chase of dreamy coastal sunsets!

*Lavender Line Photography - A touch of vitamin sea meets cherry blossom*

When Vitamin Sea Meets Cherry Blossoms - matching popular Lavender Line seascapes with beautiful Cherry Blossom captures, the perfect Spring combination!

Here is to Spring and chasing whatever adventures it has planned! What are you most looking forward to this new season?

International Women's Day 2025!

March 8, 2025

‘She was unstoppable. Not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them' - Beau Taplin

Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸 Here is to the strong, fierce and always inspiring women in our lives who bring out the best of us and encourage us that no dream is too big! To celebrate this day (and everyday) there is 25% off 'She Was Unstoppable' today and tomorrow to mark IWD, a perfect print addition for those all important women! 🫶

*Lavender Line Photography - She Was Unstoppable!*

Shades of Spring

March 3, 2025

'No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn' 🌸

Kicking off March with some Lavender Line Photography in shades of spring to help inspire your home decor this new season! From those pastel seascapes to cityscapes and florals, there is a little spring palette favourite for everyone!

Original spring photography prints this way!

Shades Of Autumn

November 11, 2024

It’s that time of year when those beautiful Autumn colours take over and the landscape becomes its own famous shade of golden hour 🍂

Here at Lavender Line Photography we love a dreamy sunset (something we are quite well known for), so what better than some Lavender Line Photography meets sunset vitamin sea colour palettes to help inspire your home decor this Autumn and Winter season! 🌅

Which colour palette matches your seasonal tone?

*Lavender Line Photography in shades of Autumn*

A Mini Escape With Mindful Moments Coasters!

June 12, 2024

“You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction” - George Lorimer

That feeling of complete satisfaction when you finally tick that big job off the to-do list!

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I can be the worst at putting off the photography work needed for Lavender Line Photography because my attention is needed elsewhere within the business or I run out of time from one week to the next. So, I decided that enough was enough and that this would be the week when I finally put that long awaited job to the top of my work to-do list… and I am very pleased to say that I can now finally tick a product shoot with my Mindful Moments Coasters off the list!

*Mindful Moments - a must have photography accessory for your favourite mugs and glasses! A coaster with purpose, encouraging you to : Breathe, Relax and Seek Everyday Magic!*

I’m not sure if it was a lack of inspiration that kept this shoot on the back burner, but once an idea came to mind I couldn’t wait to get stuck in and photograph these beautiful coasters, a product that has always done well for me at craft markets, but one I would like to make available online too. I mean who doesn’t love the idea of some sunset vitamin sea and some words of wisdom to accessorise their favourite mug or glass?!

Mindful Moments Coasters were created to help give that sense of mini escape with that first cup of tea or coffee in the morning and that evening glass of wine. To take the time out to just : Breathe, Relax and Seek Everyday Magic! These coasters also make for the perfect workspace accessory, a way to brighten up your desk area with a beach scene, and help inspire you when things might feel a little overwhelming. A Mindful Moment to put yourself first!

*Mindful Moments Coaster : Seek Everyday Magic*

Mindful Moment Coasters are now available for purchase on Etsy, the perfect touch of North Coast vitamin sea to gift yourself or that someone special, don’t miss out!

(Also available for purchase at @Storybox)

Lavender Line Photography Meets Lavender Scents!

June 6, 2024

‘Melt, Pour & Enjoy’

As briefly mentioned in my last post, I recently had an exciting product photography shoot with the fabulous Purscents, a sustainable candle business that encourages us to breathe new life into our empty jars with their beautiful nature inspired scents. Not only are you helping to repurpose and help the environment with your Purscents purchases, but you have the added fun of pouring your own candles too, something that makes it so much more personal and something that I couldn’t wait to do!

It seemed only right that ‘Rise N Shine’ be the first candle I make and photograph given that Lavender is its main ingredient along with Lemon and Bergamot, a match made in heaven if you ask me! A quick read of the instructions and I was ready to get to work!

*Step One : The placing of the lead free candle wick to jar bottom, ready to bring Rise N Shine to life!*

*Step Two : Place compostable refill pouch in the microwave for two minutes and Rise N Shine is ready to pour!*

*Step Three : Once set, your new candle is ready for lighting, bringing those beautiful natural scents into your home!*

*Step Four : Easy to extinguish, leaving a beautiful aroma around the home while looking pretty in its surroundings!*

Coming from a completely creative background I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this product shoot. I found the making process very simple, as well as satisfying too knowing that these Purscents compostable refill pouches mean that one less candle jar will go to landfill. A candle business that not only encourages creativity in the form of taking charge of your repurposed candle vessel, but makes sure to help protect our planet is one that gets my vote and one I will highly recommend time and time again!

Here is to a Summer filled with Purscents!

P.S. Don’t forget that Product Photography packages are available with Lavender Line Photography, helping bring new content to your small business!

Lavender Line Photography Meets May!

June 5, 2024

‘This is a growing season….so bloom wild and untamed’ - Butterflies Rising

Goodbye May, Hello June!

Summer season is finally here and although it feels more like Winter has returned with the wind, rain, hail and cold spell that has decided to hit, I am excited for a Summer season of adventures and some new opportunities along the way!

May has been a month to remember with my first ever Aurora Borealis surprise sighting, a visit to the Ulster Museum to see two of Caravaggio’s paintings back together again to celebrate the National Gallery’s 100th year. A day trip to Edinburgh, a city that I had not properly explored before but enjoyed every action-packed minute off it, and a lovely 36 hour trip to London to celebrate ABBA Voyage’s second anniversary with Benny and Bjorn, keeping to that premiere weekend / first year anniversary / waterloo 50 and now the second anniversary tradition!

Although the photography print side of the business has been a little slow on the build up to Summer (Etsy seems to be another platform suffering with the algorithm these days) things have still been busy at Lavender Line Photography. I find that when one side of the business is a little slow it means I can focus on the admin side of things that I have been putting off as well as photographing bits and pieces of my own work which at times I am guilty of putting on the back burner… hello to that never ending to-do list! May also brought two exciting small business shoots, one a celebration with my lovely small business friend, and another working with a new small business that I will post about next as it is important to me to support the small business that I work with.

So, here is to June and what this new month will bring to Lavender Line Photography! What’s on your June / Summer 2024 cards?

Northern Lights Keepsakes

May 22, 2024

‘A night sky filled with magic and wonder’

Just like the northern lights, a very limited series with just 8 unique prints ( 2 of which have sold already ) will be available for purchase this Friday! The perfect keepsake for a night to remember, when Northern Ireland met Northern Lights!