hazelh the "photographer" is

academic - author - beach-comber - biographer - blipper - blogger -  [former] breast cancer patient - carer - charity shopper - cousin-in-chief - comedy writer - cyclist - dancer - daughter - dreamer - emeritus professor - first-born - foodie - [born agai Read more...

hazelh the "photographer" is

academic - author - beach-comber - biographer - blipper - blogger -  [former] breast cancer patient - carer - charity shopper - cousin-in-chief - comedy writer - cyclist - dancer - daughter - dreamer - emeritus professor - first-born - foodie - [born again] gardener - glug jug collector - gym bunny - hula hooper - insomniac - kactosophobe - lady's maid (see 'carer') - linguist - networker - northerner - organiser - party animal - PhD supervisor - placomusophobe - podcaster - Radio 4 aficionado - reader -  researcher - retired (allegedly) - runner - Scottish - Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre fan - synaesthete - tandem rider - teacher - runner - sister - walker - wife - (recovering) workaholic

hazelh led the team that created the blipfoto journal biography of World War II diarist Lorna Beatrice Lloyd. If you decide to read Lorna's journal, please start at the beginning: here. See also the account of how we undertook the project between 31st August 2019 and 11th January 2021.

To find hazelh elsewhere please see http://hazelhall.org
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What hazelh said said after 12 years of blipping
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What hazelh said after 11 years of blipping
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What hazelh said at 4000 blips
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What hazelh said after 10 years of blipping
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What hazelh said after 9 years of blipping
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What hazelh said at 3000 blips
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What hazelh said after 8 years of blipping
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What hazelh said after 7 years of blipping
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What hazelh said at 2500 blips
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What hazelh said after 6 years of blipping
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What hazelh said at 2000 blips
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What hazelh said after 5 years of blipping
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What hazelh said at 1500 blips
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What hazelh said after 4 years of blipping
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What hazelh said after 3 years of blipping
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What hazelh said to mark passing the 1000 blip milestone (at blip 1005)
How the purchase of a blip book changes everyday blipping practice.
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What hazelh said after two years of blipping (730 + 2 blips)
Further reflections two years on, and reference to yet another (extremely minor) award.
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What hazelh said at 500 blips
An award-winning (ha ha) photographer reflects on 500 entries.
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What hazelh said after one year of blipping
My big question is "Does anyone else dream about Blipfoto?" To find out more read my 365 days entry.
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What hazelh said at 300 blips
OK, I admit it: I am addicted. Read the review of days 201-300.
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What hazelh said at 200 blips

I'm now taking the photography element of blipping much more seriously. It somehow doesn't seem right to snap a quick shot on the iPhone as something that "will do" at the end of a busy day (even though this often happens!) In fact, even my "proper" camera now seems inadequate for the job, so guess what I want for Christmas? I've written a review of the past 100 days, noting all the highs and lows, as part of my 200th entry. Do click through and take a look.
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What hazelh said at 100 blips

The "experiment" mentioned I signed up to Blip (please see below) has turned out to be even more interesting than I anticipated, but all you experienced blippers already know this (of course...)

In short, my world had changed. For example, I now care as much about the light outside for taking pictures as I do about the temperature for running; my photography practice is shifting from archiving the antics of my friends and family to attempts to create images for a wider audience to enjoy; and I have discovered that I really do spend far too much time at work.

The highlights on my journey so far have included: "meeting" some lovely people;  learning how to improve my photography practice; and inventing and playing games on the site. I also must mention the kindness of the Blip community members who generously gave me permission to use their photographs in my inaugural professorial lecture, and Joe and Graham at Blip for allowing me to use blipfoto.com to illustrate the main points of my presentation.  I was especially delighted with Joe's journal entry for 15th March 2012.

And then there was my highly controversial and illegal 100th blip...
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What hazelh said at the start
Blipping is an interesting experiment for me as someone who is so much more used to dealing with text than with images.