DIY

Yesterday I showed my best friend my 'studio/office' set up in my room

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The exact words that came out her mouth

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"ooooo you've gone a bit DIY with it" 

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And I thought to myself, she couldn't have said it better 

My tripod (with whom I have a severe love-hate relationship with) is a little to short, so I have elevated it by blu-tacking hairspray lids to the bottom of the legs

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I recently purchased a backdrop frame with white muslin cloth (to make me look more 'professional') when it arrived it only came with 3 clamps (I don't know why) to stretch the material across the frame to hide the fact it is just a glorified bed sheet. Which, with 3 clamps is like trying to smooth icing on a birthday cake with your fingers... 

So I've had to use hair clips to hold it in place 

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My ring light has now got a sock cover over it to diffuse the light because I could feel myself going blind by it's stark brightness

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And my back ring light is being elevated by my Ikea cardboard boxes (which hold all of my accounts)

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But if this set up doesn't exactly represent me then I don't know what does 

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I have had a great upbringing my parents have done anything and everything to get to this place

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Where I can proudly say I'm an Amateur World Semi-Finalist, run my own company and do what I love everyday  

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But it's all been a process of sticky back plastic and hot glue

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Make-shifting my way to being in this position 

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So if you think that you have to have all the professional gear, the 'right' solutions to your problems or waiting for the right time to do something 

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You're going to be waiting a loooooong time 

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So it's time to take the glue gun by the reigns and get sparkly with it 

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Because if only you could see my set up, you would understand that it's all smoke and mirrors!

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