Emily Yeoh

Words and photographs from a young, aspiring photographer. More photos at: cargocollective.com/emilyyeoh

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Some thoughts today have made me realise how wonderful life truly is and how grateful I am for my family, my upbringing, my education, my health and all of the opportunities I have been given. I went for a walk in a small, country village today, got icecream and took some photos with my Canon AV-1. It kept advancing, I was past 36 exposures and I was excited to click the roll off and wind it back! I got to 38, started to roll back, and it only took 1 turn... it hadn't been loaded properly. Some of the smallest things can make you think about things differently, and yes, I am disappointed, but sometimes you cannot document everything and perhaps it was a sign that maybe I shouldn't? I think I'm putting too much pressure on myself to get things done sometimes but I know that I have this list of things building up and I keep ignoring the most important things so this week is going to be different! Onwards, forwards, to new and exciting things! 

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This is Lee :)

Taken on expired polaroid film that I discovered in a Polaroid P600 that I bought from a carboot sale for £1!

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Reader Top 10: Landscapes on Film!

We asked you guys to share your favorite landscape you’ve shot on film and the results were so impressive, we had to pick a top 10 this time. Here are our favorites (starting from the top, from left to right):

novemberfive

lastgreatpoolparty

skyiswomb

ihsopuqak

wanderwhen

albertoboz

pierre-ollier

hugovincent

collarbonesmile

willlly

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I got on a top 10 list, feeling totally overwhelmed today after seeing this and shooting a wedding!

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This is Minnie, she's only a young hen but she's already grown so much from when we first met her at 5-6 weeks old! Despite this, I can still hold her in one hand! She has such a little personality and she looks after her friend Ginger, who's probably like her adopted little sister. They're basically inseparable :)

This is also my new 24-70mm Sigma lens, I'm in love!!

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"The smallest gift of kindness can sometimes have the biggest impact.

If you have any spare change, no matter how small, your kindness to a stranger can not only be a gift of money, but also that of encouragement and strength through difficult times.

If you wish to do so, information can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/1436998949846064/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&source=1"

This post is originally from my Facebook page, but I thought I would share it with Tumblr and see if there's other kind strangers out there. What would you do if you found out someone you knew had late stage cancer? Would you feel helpless or would you do something about it?

Here, in the UK, we have the NHS which means treatment is paid for by the tax payers. I feel so lucky to live in this country, this benefit is taken for granted by some. Then I see people in other countries where healthcare costs, and if you don't have the money, you can't get the treatment. That, I feel, is unfair and unjust. So I took it upon myself to do something about it. This is just one story, but you can still make a difference.

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My Facebook Page: Emily Yeoh Photography

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A few of my favourites :)

More at www.cargocollective.com/emilyyeoh

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Here's a couple of shots from the wedding I was so lucky to be able to photograph at the end of July. The setting was just beautiful! More will be uploaded as soon as possible :)

Oh and I finally fixed myself up with a watermark!

http://cargocollective.com/emilyyeoh/country-wedding

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These last few weeks have been busy. I photographed my friend's wedding at the end of July and it was the most beautiful day, filled with smiles and lots of love. It also made me realise how much I would enjoy a career in photographing weddings. There's just something about the flow of the day and seeing the happy couple surrounded by their loved ones and celebrating them becoming newlyweds! I still have not had the chance to complete sorting through the 1874 photos I took... I am almost through the culling process and editing should commence shortly so watch this space :)

Apart from that, I am learning to be a social butterfly and spending much less time stuck infront of my laptop. Life is good!

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Afternoon tea at Wynyard Hall

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Cocktail making in Revolution where the lighting was a challenge!

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There's something about film tones that you just cannot beat.

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Just a couple of photos, practicing with my new Sigma 50mm 1.4

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Jessops, a chain of shops in the UK selling cameras, equipment and services went into administration and closed their shops and website in January of this year. Two shops have been reopened today thanks to the Dragon's Den multimillionaire, Peter Jones who has bought the company and changed the way that they work! The website was meant to launch at midday today, but sadly I watched the countdown and have been waiting all day... still no sign of it going live as of yet! Fingers crossed that it's back online soon :) I want to support specialist businesses like this and stop this endless recession that's causing so many companies to collapse!

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This lens is possibly my favourite thing ever and here's my first letter from one of my amazing birthday presents: The World's Smallest Post Service!

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After 3 failed attempts at delivery, lots of conversing and feeling like giving up... She finally made it here!

Say hello to my new best friend, a Sigma 50mm 1.4 :)

She's pretty heavy but I think I'll easily get used to that with time. Can't wait to get out shooting now!