Sunday 03/02

Even though we have a common room with a dining table in our halls, most people still choose to eat in their rooms. There are a few of us that eat in the same room whilst watching television, but there are others who like to eat in their own rooms at their desks. I think the reason people do not eat in the common room is that we all eat at different times, and dont really want to sit alone in the common room. Also he fact that it is shared by 25 messy students often puts people off!

Sunday 03/02

Today I've been looking at typical student food. Beans on toast is a staple diet for a student really! Its cheap and doesn't taste too bad! And you can also add a bit of luxury by having beans and sausages!

Missing posts - Saturday 02/02

Today I have been looking at the kind of food I used to eat at home. I have made some of my favourite dishes that I miss. This has made me realise how expensive food is!

One of the things I miss from home is fish. We used to eat a lot of fish at home and I loved it. Its such a simple thing to cook, and I never realised that until now!

Missing posts - Friday 01/02

Sorry there have been a few posts missing, but my USB cable has been broken and I had to find another one from somewhere! Here is the photo from friday though.

I've started looking at the differences between food and my attitude to food at uni, and how its different from when I'm at home. The first thing that came to mind was how and where we eat dinner at uni. At home I was always made to sit around the table with the whole family with no television, whereas here we all sit in my friends bedroom on her bed whilst watching soaps! I also thought about the food I eat here, and the food I used to eat at home. Obviously the food at home was a lot nicer, as it was my parents buying it rather than me! So I've decided to try and make some of my favourite dishes from home and compare them with 'typical student food'. Im looking forward to having some nice food for once!

Thursday 31/01

Here I have just tried another close up photo. I've been ill so have only been eating plain toast all day, which gets very boring! I'm going to see Hugh tomorrow though, whcih should hopefully give me a few ideas and make my blog a bit more interesting for the last week!

Wednesday 30/01

I've tried looking at Martin Parr and taking some photos in the style of him, but so far I have not succeeded. I don't like any of the potos I have taken, so I decided to try some more close up shots today. I will try the Martin Parr stuff again tomorrow, see if I have some inspiration then! Will hopefully get some other tips from Hugh tomorrow, but if anyone else has any ideas of how I can make my photos more interesting, they would be greatly appreciated! I have also had a few technical problems with my digital SLR at the moment, so affraid these photos were taken on a phone camera which was not very good qualtity, which is why they are a bit blury.

Friday 25/01

Here is the remains of my dinner. I have decided that my photos are still a little flat and I need to experiment a bit more. I have been looking at Martin Parr's photographs of food, and have decided that I need to include people and the action of eating into my photographs. Hopefully this should make them more interesting.

Thursday 24/01

Sorry this post is late, I was having internet issues yesterday.

I found a box of mince pies in my room today that went out of date in December, so thought I'd have a look and see what they were like! The pastry was stale and the filling had solidified!

Wednesday 23/01

The remains of my lunch

Tuesday 22/01

Decided that my pictures were getting a bit boring so decided to try a close up today.

Friday 18/01

Was having a bit of a healthy day today.

Breakfast; Porridge

Lunch; Salad

Dinner; Tomato and Basil Chicken with Roasted Vegetables

Thursday 17/01

Ingredients; Penne Pasta, Pine Nuts, Green Pesto, Cherry Tomatoes

Wednesday 16/01

My Theme

I've decided to photograph peoples' food for my theme. I've always thought that January is the time of year when everyody is watching what they eat after pigging-out over christmas! So I thought I'd look at some of the things the people in my flat are eating, and also what I am eating. I also always find that however much I am craving a certain food, even when I've made it, I will always want someone else's food more!

Tuesday 15/01

Monday 14/01

I thought I'd take a photo of all the housing brochures we're looking at at the moment, because its been on my mind a lot recently. We've spent quite a lot of time in our flat discussing houses and have finally booked some viewings! Its taken us a while but we've finally got off our backsides and done something about it! Quite excited really, and a bit scared as I'm planning my second year at uni already, but it feels like the first has only just begun!

Sunday 13/01

Friday 11/01

We've been given the new topic of representing our world. So far I havn't really had many ideas, so have just taken a few photos of the halls I live in as I start. Im going to think more about it over the weekend and hopefully develop my ideas a bit more.

Thursday 10/01

We were told to go and take photos that 'Misrepresent Nottingham'.

First post - Nottingham Arboretum