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For the past week or so I’ve been working pretty hard on photo stuff. Someone I’ve known for a while, in fact he used to be my boss, emailed me to ask if he could use some of my photographs for a record label he’s starting up.

It’s feels good that my photos are being appreciated and put to good use, finally, instead of just being whacked on flickr or JPG mag.

This little project has also made me more focused in the way that I process my images. Now I know the kind of style I am aiming for, it gives me a specific goal and challenge to meet.

Also, I’m shooting my first wedding later this month. I am fine with that at the moment, because it’s a couple of weeks away, but I’m sure nearer the time I will be pretty scared.

The images I have made available for the record label are at my eponymous site – (full name (with an e!) dot net).

So that was fun. My experience with tumblr lasted just over one month, and here I am back with Wordpress. Eh?

I feel bad for not blogging properly. There is so much to say, and all I’ve been doing is sticking the odd picture up, or quote, every now and then. What a slacker.

I bought a nice new journal today, as a 1st anniversary present (tomorrow!) – and in it I shall write good stuff. Some of that stuff will appear here. I am inspired, you know. Apart from blogging, I am inspired. Hopefully some of that inspiration will appear here. Hopefully.

I love shooting people, photographically speaking. I would love to be able to do this more – to do specific photoshoots for specific purposes. But in the meantime, I have to be satisfied with my friends (and mainly my wife) being co-operative enough to have my camera stuck in their face.

I’m moving to tumblr, for a simplr blogging life.

my feed is also simplr: http://daviddave.com/rss

Thanks :)

So this is it then. I am officially a primary school teacher. I never thought those words would ever cross my lips (or be typed by my fingers). In fact, I was quite determined that those words would never be sent forth from any part of me that is able to send forth words. Mouth, fingers, etc. It was never going to happen. But was it meant to be?

I’m saying, yes. Yes, it was meant to be. It’s hard for me to say that and mean it.

Little children. Lots of little children. Let’s face it, the really small ones… come on. It’s like being surrounded by little flies.

One of my interview questions today was the old classic “what strengths and [whatever] can you bring to this role?” My answer was that I am good at working with and relating to children of all ages. Yes Dave, that includes reception kids. The really small, fly-like, children.

It feels good to have a job to go to in September though. I think I’m happy, generally. The next step is to get paid over summer. I just don’t know if that will happen or not. If you do pray, prayers of that ilk would be vastly appreciated by both my wife and I. Thanks :)

Ever since I was a child I’ve had problems with my knees. If I sat with my legs in a certain position, either knee would lock and really, really hurt. Once one locked for almost an hour. One also locked when we were on a family holiday in Wales. We drove a long journey down to the hospital, were practically there, then my knee decided to unlock.

I was given ankle-weights to strengthen my knee muscles and ligaments, but I rarely used them.

Then a couple of years ago, after deciding that shooting pains going through my knee-caps was not a normal consequence of walking up stairs, I decided to get referred to the physiotherapist. NHS we love you. I went for a few weeks; she gave me certain exercises to do to develop my knee/leg muscles, but again, I didn’t stick it out.

But now I have decided to give the weights another go. I’ve just received two 1KG weights, one for each ankle, and WILL use them. They are heavier than the previous weights I had (which I’ve lost). Not heavy all though, really, but good enough to strengthen my knees. I’m aiming for normality, not Mr Universe ;)