Quayle Social

26/08/2026

Well thank goodness for some rain. I’m sure the all the plants and creatures will be thankful for a bit of that! I took this quick photo of raindrops on the window. It’s cool to see the little image appear in each drop, acting like a crystal ball. The images are both upside down and back to front because the raindrop acts as convex lens, which bends and crosses the light as it passes through the drop, a process called refraction. Fun fact, the lenses in our eyes do exactly the same thing! The only reason we don’t see things upside down is because our brains automatically flip the image the right way up again because of the signals it gets from our body position/movement/touch.

25/08/2026

So lovely to see my images of the Halton Nature Watch project being used to promote all the exciting up and coming events for Eco Fest. I can’t wait to be there on 13th with Hazlehurst Studios artists capturing more of the project 📷💚

A week dedicated to the environment is returning 💚

12/06/2026

Can’t wait to capture the fun and wholesomeness of this family event again. It makes me get the steps in doing the laps around the park!

📸 The wonderfully talented (and down right lovely!) Lauren of Quayle Social will be attending 5K The Centre Way 2026.

Photographs will be taken throughout the event and a statement about this will be included in the event information prior to the event to inform all those attending.

We can't wait to say cheese! 😁

20/05/2026

Life has been so busy recently, photography has taken a bit of a backseat. I have some freelance work coming up and I’m really excited to have a busy June. But first, I have a mega DIY long weekend ahead of me, today I was busy countersinking all the nails in my floorboards (my back didn’t thank me for it) ready for the floor sander to arrive tomorrow. I’m nervous about doing it myself, but I’ve tried so many new things and learned so many skills since getting the house. I know, whatever the result, I’ll know more tomorrow than I did today - which is pretty fulfilling. Photography content may resume soon!

13/05/2026

Lovely to see kids connecting with nature 🌿💚

11/05/2026

🐞The Halton Nature Watch programme launched last month at Bridgewater Primary School. Pupils enjoyed a hands-on day discovering the small but mighty creatures that support our ecosystems.

Read more: hbcnewsroom.co.uk/nature-comes-alive-for-schools-in-halton

Animal Teach Hazlehurst Studios Quayle Social

11/05/2026

01/05/2026

Another one from the camera roll (must get better at posting on socials 🤦🏻‍♀️. This was my first ever trip to Crosby, which was a couple of years ago on a midweek date night. I love this time of year, here’s to more Midweek Mini Adventures™️ in search of urban nature. I’ve been preoccupied with either DIY, editing or overtime so I’m leaving this here as a reminder to myself to admire a sunset once in a while.

01/05/2026

📣 CALLING ALL LOCAL ARTISTS & MAKERS!

Applications are officially OPEN!

Hazlehurst Market is back! & it’s bigger and better than ever! We’d love you to join us for our ‘Hazlehurst & Friends Summer Artisan Market’ - A celebration of artists and makers from across Halton.

📍 Runcorn Masonic Hall
📅 Saturday 18th July
🕚 11am – 5pm

We’re curating a mix of 20+ stalls, from handmade goods and artwork to unique, one-off pieces, and we’re especially keen to hear from makers who are from Halton, based here, or run their business here.

If you’re a local artist or maker, this is your chance to trade, share your work, and be part of something special!
(Please note: This is a curated market and not all applicants will be selected.)

👉 Link to Apply: https://forms.gle/KpHLJSPkJMZgbUhJ6
⏳ Applications close 1st June
💬 Full details, including stall info and fees, can be found in the application form

24/04/2026

I love playing around with settings on my phone to see what different kinds of photos I can get.

I took this at a couple of summers ago.

I lined up my phone camera with helpful geometric patterns on the tiled floor, figured out roughly where the middle would be (the camera lens was in the middle, not my phone, so it took a little bit of working out*).

Then I waited for the space to quieten down a bit, set a 10 second timer, popped my phone back in the position I was happy with and hit the shutter and moved away from my phone to get out of the frame.

The timer function is great for getting shots with all the family and friends, but you can use it in unexpectedly brilliant ways.

Have you guys played around with the camera settings much on your phone? Tag me in your timer shots!!

*Tip: the up volume button on your iPhone can be used as the shutter button. In order to use the best camera on my phone, I used the back camera, therefore my phone screen was facing down when I took this and I couldn’t actually see what I was getting. So I took some test shots using the up volume button, to get my phone in the right position.