Chiro Camp

by dianehowie

Hello Everyone! Today I am going to tell you a bit more about one of my favourite times of the year: Chiro camp. This year is will be a bit different for me and my friends because it is going to be our first time cycling all the way to camp instead of taking the bus or train. Here are our plans for Camp.

We leave at 9:30 at the Chiro in Strijpen. Then we are going to cycle until about ten o’clock at night, which is when we are going to take a break and sleep over at a youth hostel. Once we arrive at our camp the next day, we will probably set up the tents and start preparing dinner for the younger groups, because they are going to arrive at dinner time. Once the smaller children have arrived, we are going to help them out with setting up their camping beds and will probably play a game with them before their bedtime. I hope the following days will be absolutely amazing!

You may be wondering why I’m telling you all of this. It’s because the exams are approaching very fast, and it’s hard for me to find motivation to study this late in the year. I’ve found that I find my motivation in looking forward to an amazing summer. How do you find your motivation?

Let me know in the comments! Until next time.

Xo, Isla

The history of film photography

by dianehowie

Hello, internet friends! Today I’m going to talk about film photography. No, not taking pictures of movies, but analogue photography.

I’ve been really getting into film photography lately, and I find myself leaving my expensive DSLR camera at home more often, and instead taking my mother’s 20-year-old camera. I’ve found that film cameras simply create an effect that can’t be achieved with an Instagram filter on your phone. If you’re a beginner, I have a handy cheat sheet for you right here. https://www.zippi.co.uk/thestudio/manual-photographers-cheat-sheet-infographic/

Now that you have learned how to take pictures, I decided to take a look at the history of film photography.

After some research, I found out that there were several attempts at making film, apparently people used silver-plated copper sheets and even leather! These were covered with light-sensitive chemicals. Around the middle of the nineteenth century however, glass plates became standard because transparent plastic was too expensive. In 1885 the first flexible film was made! It was on paper though, not on plastic. About three years later plastic was first used, only the plasic was highly flammable, so Kodak replaced it by a safer version in 1908. This was found to still be quite dangerous; and it was in 1958 when ‘safe film’ was perfected.

That’s the story of how film was created. Of course colour film still had to be invented, but that’s a story for another time.

Thankyou for reading this post, and I hope you enjoyed it.

Xo, Isla

Introduction

by dianehowie

Hello, everyone! Welcome to my first blog post! Today I am going to tell you a bit more about me.

Before I get started, I just wanted to say that I’m trying to create a community here, not just me writing to you.So feel free to leave a comment, or even a link to your own blog.

Now I will tell you a bit more about me. My name is Isla and I’m from Belgium and Scotland.

I play the harp and I enjoy classical music, but I also love pop music. I’m a bit of a geek for English literature, but I also love binge-watching Netflix all night. My favourite thing to do is go outside and take photographs of everything around me, but I also love partying.

You may have trouble figuring me out, because I’m kind of my own polar opposite. I guess that’s normal as a teenager: we’re all trying to figure ourselves out, whilst also succeeding at school, and trying to have a social life at the same time.

If you’re a teen yourself, please let me know if you ever feel like you’re your own opposite, and have you figured yourself out yet? I’d love to know! Thankyou for reading my first post, I hope you stick around for the next one.

xo, Isla