Holidays from Home

I’ve been busy this week promoting the Virtual Valentine’s Day Party and yesterday I did an interview with Emma Knights, a really nice reporter from the local newspapers – The EDP and Evening News. We had a chat over the phone and she was really impressed with the idea and excited about the forthcoming London holiday – news of that coming soon! Emma organised for a photographer to visit today to take some shots ready for the article which should hoepfully be in tomorrow (Saturday 11th) or Monday (13th) paper.

Fortunately I’d been thinking about how to do a visual representation of the virtual Valentine’s Day Party for the photograph. Since we’re having a tea party we got out a tea pot, some heart mugs and I’ve got a beautiful rose wreath which I put a big candle inside. You can see the Valentine’s Cookies on the table which is one of the recipes for the tea party. I decided to wear a red jumper with my new heart necklace to carry the theme on. I’d even done a practise shot earlier in the week in case I needed a picture. Here it is…

Virtual Valentine's Day - Claire Wade Holidays From Home

I think the reporter was rather relived when he arrived, beacuse he said it was hard dealing with stories about online or digital news because there’s only so many ways you can photograph a person and a computer. Maybe I have a future in set design – I certainly enjoyed planning the shot and thinking what I would need.

The man was really nice and I coudln’t believe he was only here for about seven minutes! He really put me at my ease; but it’s amazing how you suddenly forget how to do simple things like smile or even look straight at a camera. It’s like I had to tell all my muscles in my face what to do. It felt very odd!

Fingers crossed it’s a good photograph, it’s hard not being in control of what they use; but I trust that they’ll find a good one and if it helps to publicise Holidays From Home and the Virtual Valentine’s Day Party it will all be worth it!

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