Back in September, after only a couple weeks of being in Birmingham, I attended the Birmingham Twestival. It was my second Twestival, the first being in Detroit, but it was the first social event I participated in here. What an excellent way to quickly get to know the wonderful people that live and work in this city! I was also thrilled to win a raffle prize, a photo shoot by Lee Allen.
I was a little bit nervous about the whole thing, I generally don't like the way I look in photos (though, everybody says that, don't they?) but in the spirit of the event and knowing that having some nice photos will help spice up some other projects I'm working on here and there (blog redesign, CV, and article bios), I decided it was definitely a good thing to embrace.
I am so pleased with the results! We set up a day last month to meet in the Jewelry Quarter in Birmingham (a short walk for me as I live just on the outskirts). The walk over threatened a little rain, but I liked the atmosphere, it was a beautiful autumn day. Lee was great, my nerves didn't last long, he made the whole experience really comfortable, and he only risked my life in dangerous British traffic once during the whole day ;) Though to be fair, he risked his life in traffic far more than I did. I liked the Jewelry Quarter as a backdrop, I've been here for a couple of months so it does feel like home now, and the urban landscapes do remind me of being in Detroit. Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the day.
I'm really glad I had this opportunity, and now having done it I would recommend to people that it's worth it to get some professional photos done of yourself (and if in Birmingham, call Lee of course!) I've already updated my Twitter background, and changed some of my online avatars, it does kind of make me feel a little bit grown up :) Thanks to Lee, and thanks to the Twestival for opening doors and giving me some unique experiences here in Birmingham.
