Some Sundays, you have pancakes for breakfast. Maybe go car booting. Maybe go on a day trip. You know the usual…
Then some Sundays, you find yourself being snapped by the lovely Lauren McGlynn for a lookbook and a magazine.
And what a wonderful Sunday it was too.
If you’ve not come across Lauren before, she’s an American wedding photographer in Scotland, soon to be based in Edinburgh. She’s also all kinds of wonderful. Super talented. And damn good fun to boot.
Now, anyone who’s known me/this blog for a while will know that I’ve said I’m not a huge fan of getting my picture taken. Heck, I think I’d even told Lauren that on several occasions. (So I think she was somewhat surprised when I first mentioned the shoot!)
But I’ve learned to let go a bit lately. I just decided to stop being so hard on myself. It’s strange but that’s all it took. Who knew?!
Anyhoo… so Lauren came round to shoot a lookbook for Hannah Zakari. (Possibly one of the sweetest shops in the entire world). I had a stegosaurus print from Hannah Zakari – by the super Robbie Porter – so I’d spray-painted some toy dinosaurs gold to go with it…
… and then Rachael from Hannah Zakari also gave me this ace brainbow camera necklace to model.
(You can actually look through it which is pretty cute!!)
And at the same time, it so happened that I was writing an article about car boot sales for the ever so pretty 91 Magazine – so I needed a pic or two for that as well. You can read my car booting tales/tips in Issue 4, page 70 onwards – inbetween Anna Weinreich‘s beautiful home and The Seventy Tree‘s Kerry’s super illustrations.
So Lauren took shots for both… including in my never seen before on the blog (I think?) spare room. Yes that room that you normally pile all your random stuff in and just close the door when guests come round… yip, that room. That’s my recovered 60s daybed I’m sitting on… one of my prized (furniture) possessions!
We even took off a cupboard door in the kitchen… just so you can see what’s inside my kitchen cupboards.
Surprise, surprise, it’s more vintage china!
And Lauren was polite enough to tolerate me doing lots of silly things like juggling the dinosaurs… and pretending to do the congo with them. (The things you do when you’re nervous!)
Um yeah… there’s a reason Lauren’s the photographer and not me!
I share your reluctance to be in front of the camera: it’s almost like a phobia. The shoot looks like great fun though – who doesn’t enjoy a bit of dinosaur juggling??
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Thanks Tonia 🙂 Yeah, it’s a weird feeling – I think with me it’s partly about control and sudden self-paranoia! I don’t mind having my pic taken when I’m on holiday or a bit tipsy of course 😉
Oh this looks like it was so much fun 😀 Yay for dino juggling and spare room sneak peeks 😀
Oh Zoë you’re the sweetest. It was great fun, and I hope we get to do it again sometime. Actually I like those photos you took of me. The second one especially. I look like the ghost of photography past. xx
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Glad you do Lauren as I have loads more in the non-instant cameras 😉 Think I got a bit snap happy there! And thanks again for all this… was such good fun! xx
Glad you do Lauren as I have loads more photos in the non-instant cameras 😉 Think I got a bit snap happy there! And thanks again for all this… was such good fun! xx
Look at all that colour, it’s like you live in a fruit salad sweetie! But what sweet thing you are yourself! Fab photos Lauren!!
Love these! Especially now that I’ve actually been *in* your flat so I know how it all fits together. I feel very privileged 😉
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Ha ha, very privileged to have seen it even messier than it normally is too 😉 x
I LOVE THIS!! I want to live in your flat, so gorgeous! (And all those globes… WOW!) Good work both of you 😀
brilliant brilliant photo shoot!
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Pretty, pretty, pretty! Love the juggling too!
Ps love your tights lady, where are they from?
Thanks Nic 🙂 Think my tights were from ASOS? Got a bit of an obsession with patterned tights! x
@Convo_Pieces @laurenmcglynn bloody lovely. Your face and home are beautiful. Those cheekbones!
Woweee! Look at you 😀 Lovely work girls xx
i love these photos and i love your tights 🙂
i hate having my photo taken–my face never looks quite how i imagine it to.
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I love your tights and think you look lovely in the photos. I’m especially liking the juggling ones 🙂
Not quite sure I should say this but I think I have a crush on you and your flat! So pretty all of it 😀 Sorry if that’s too weird!!!
Where is this sensational orange instrument wallpaper from?!
It’s bloomin amazing!
Hey Dom. It’s Mini Moderns wallpaper 🙂
This is your style and Lauren’s photography witchcraft through and through. Love all the colour, and the gold dinosaurs! Gorgeous!
P.s. You look beautiful. 🙂
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He he, yes Lauren’s witchcraft indeed! 🙂 V happy you like it! (And thank you!) x
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What a great shoot! You look lovely in the photos.
Also, we have that same dinosaur print in our kitchen – love it!
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Print twins! 🙂 I love it – totally obsessed with dino things right now 😉 (And thank you!) x
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I think I’ve fallen a little bit in love with everything in your flat!!! Anything retro is ok by me! The photos are awesome by the way!!
Helen
Aww thanks Helen 🙂 Yeah Lauren does do some mighty awesome work! 🙂
Lovely pics – I think it’s very good you are coming out of your shell lady! xxx
Yeah! I seem to have misplaced it lately 😉
gorgeous pics of you and your beautiful flat. really playful and fun. x
Thank you Francesca! Yeah fun was what we were going for 🙂
Wow you have been busy. What a great photoshoot – you and your flat look great! You shouldnt hide all your lovely china behind closed cupboards!
PS Is the yellow wallpaper in the early photo a Rachael Taylor print?
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Thanks Kat 🙂 Yeah I would have open cupboards if I thought I could keep them tidy enough!! The wallpaper is by MissPrint http://missprint.co.uk
Zoë and Lauren, you are the coolest. These are wonderfully good.
Thanks Sam! 🙂
Aah these are all lovely, you’ve really got nothing to worry about. I hate having my picture taken too though!
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Thanks Lakota! Yeah it’s a weird thing to get past it has to be said! x
Your have such a beautiful house and a very photogenic face too – I wouldn’t be camera shy at all if I were you 🙂 Lovely photos.
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Aww thanks Helen (on both counts!!) You’re too kind x
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I really want a typewriter! I love the yellow wallpaper 🙂
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What ace photos! Firstly, can I come and live in your house? That daybed is to die for, and the wallpaper… swoon! Secondly, thank you for reminding me I still need to read 91 magazine 🙂
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Thanks Vicky 🙂 My mister always laughs at how often people ask that… think he suspects one day we’ll end up with a spare room full of live-in bloggers 😉 And you’re welcome on 91 Mag x
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gorgeous shoot! looks like you two had fun. i especially love your sunny yellow wall. and your rosie cheeks! too cute : )
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These photos are super cute!
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such a cute post!
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Looks like so much fun! (especially the juggling gold spray painted dinosaurs)