And there wasn't even any free cake!

So as I mentioned, last night I attended the Malden Fortnight presentation evening, in which they present awards and thank you's to those who have taken part throughout Malden Fortnight.

Attending meant that I was able to receive flowers from Heidi, the lady who organised Funday Sunday, and a cheque for my services, I also had the wonderful opportunity to stand awkwardly in front of everyone while I was presented the cheque and Jenny tried to take some photos of me. Here is what came out, they are a bit blurry.



It was an alright couple of hours, I mean it was an open bar and there were free nibbles and things. I also managed to meet the lady from Radio Jackie who had been emailing me, she was very nice. I have also managed to nab myself a family portrait shoot for when I get back from Hong Kong, which sounds like fun, it's with the family of the little boy with the dalmatian face paint, so cute! I was 'on the job' as well, so I was obliged to take a few photos.

Oops.

I really was trying to not buy anything when I went into Kingston today, I really was. I got really nervous about this interview I have tomorrow (yes, another one, I feel like I have everything coming out of my ears), I suddenly didn't have any smart shoes for some reason... so naturally I bought two pairs. I only went to get my graduation photographs printed, in regard to Jessops, their photo-printing services have gone downhill, was very annoyed with the touchscreen.

This is what I wore to the interview I had this morning; I think it went quite well and I'm feeling quite optimistic, but the job-hunt continues anyway.

Cardigan: H&M
T-Shirt: H&M
Belt: eBay
Skirt: Dorothy Perkins
Leggings: New Look
Shoes: TOMS
So here are the fancy shoes that I picked up; the pink ones are from H&M and the brown ones are from New Look:


I've been searching for a pair like these for ages, and the fact that they were half-price was nice. I really promise I will stop spending though, the UK is a rip-off and I'm going to Hong Kong on Monday, thus, I am an idiot.
I also got this cute t-shirt from Uniqlo, which I enjoy because it has polar bears on it. I definitely prefer Uniqlo in Hong Kong, although this was only £4.99.


I'm very excited for Hong Kong, particularly after today has already proven to be so hectic and I have to go out again for the Malden Fortnight presentation evening. I'm looking forward to falling off the radar a bit, but we're staying in one of my cousin's houses so I'm sadly kind of keeping my fingers crossed that there will be Wi-Fi. A 'jobseeker' like me can't exactly afford to go completely without communication, particularly due to how cool the company I have an interview with tomorrow is... eep! I'm far too over-excited.

This afternoon's accomplishment:

I've applied for 5+ jobs today. Exciting and terrifying stuff.

Malden Fortnight; Funday Sunday.

Here goes my last official post for Malden Fortnight. I'm currently uploading the hi-res files onto CDs for both Village Voice and one of the organisers of Funday Sunday. I was supposed to deliver them this morning but things have taken a lot longer than I had initially planned, you never really realise how little space a CD has, I'm definitely taking for granted the 250GB on my external hardrive.

Yesterday I covered the family event, Funday Sunday, from which all proceeds are to be donated to The Lunchbowl Network, a charity set up to aid orphaned children in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. I must comment that it was very akin to the sports days that used to be held at my primary school and seemed overall very 'British' to me, if you get what I mean. It kind of reminded me of this advert for Churchill.
As with all the Malden Fortnight events I have shot, it was all good fun, and it was nice to go along as an observer.
Throughout the afternoon food and drink was served and later on their were different kinds of races, including skipping and 'space-hopping' and after that, Tug of War. The Tug of War was taken particularly seriously by the men, but I won't make any further comment on that.
A set of images can be found on Flickr. These are my personal favourites from the day.














It is strange to have now completed a second run of Malden Fortnight for the Village Voice, I encountered more 'professional' photographers this time than last year though, which was odd and slightly intimidating at times. I would hope to continue pursuing work like this in the future, only perhaps more in terms of a career than work experience.

In case you were thinking about asking, I didn't go to my interview this morning, I was too exhausted from this weekend's events as well as the cons that came up when thinking long term. I would be unfulfilled in terms of the pay, or lack there of and the commute, it was unrealistic to pick somewhere so far away, especially considering it was unpaid and there was no room to adjust and move closer. I'm not greedy but there is a need to afford things such as travel whether it's in relation to expenses or not, it just wasn't the right job for me at this point. I just hope these aren't my famous last words and I actually do end up finding a job that I like that uses my degree...

Current plans now that I've finished everything for Malden Fortnight involve finishing off this Glastonbury film and getting started on re-vamping my website...

Malden Fortnight; Day of Performance, Craft Fair, Korean Food Festival and Unilet Expo 11 BBQ

This is shaping up the be a busy weekend, I can feel my eyeballs falling out. I'm working 12-4 tomorrow as part of the Funday Sunday event in Beverley park and I shot a bunch of events this afternoon. Then I have this job interview at 10am on Monday, all of this activity requires much more sleep than I am currently getting.

So today I shot Jenny Hunt's Day of Performance, the Craft Fair, the Korean Food Festival and the Unilet Expo BBQ, before returning to St George's square to shoot more of the dancing.
Here are my favourites from today, a full set can be found here. I've snuck in a few shots that were more for personal enjoyment and you may recognise a few faces, either from last week or last year.

















All the images I've taken so far should be featured in the photo gallery on the Malden Fortnight website soon.

I think I'm calling this one out as my overall favourite, all she wanted to do was dance.

Malden Fortnight; Flower Festival

Here are my favourites from the images I took today of the Flower Festival event held at the New Malden Methodist Church. I thought that the standard of the displays was much higher than last years, not only in terms of the flower arranging and creativity but also in the quality of the flowers. I also believe that my images this year are of a much better standard, the lighting is just better and I think I've shot them better too, but you can be the judge.






The full set can be viewed on Flickr here.

In personal news, I have a job interview on Monday, I'm a little bit intimidated because it's in Shoreditch, but I'm sure that I'll be ok, I've been further away places to meet, greet and impress people. I've compiled a small portfolio onto a CD, I hope it's both the correct format and the correct content, the job is working with local Shoreditch businesses. Eeep!