Quote of the day: “Beauty doesn’t need ornaments. Softness can’t bear the weight of ornaments.” ~Munshi Premchand
A little photoshop magic (using Kim Klassen texture)
Yesterday was a day for still life play with flowers. Ingredients: One $3.99 bouquet of flowers, one $2.49 begonia plant, a couple of vases, a piece of parchment paper, white cardboard, camera, lenses, and tripod. Result – one happy photographer and a full day of play.
Since it was a nice overcast day, I could use my office window (which faces northeast) for a light source. I taped a long piece of parchment paper to the window and draped it down over a sheet of white mat board propped up by books to a height above the window’s framing (see last photo below). I then propped a piece of white foam board on the east side to act as a light reflector and placed my flowers on the parchment paper on the mat board. Voila! A recipe for fun!
Here are just a few of my photos:
White on white
Softness
Bloom
Begonia Petals
Soft begonia flowers
Simple beauty
Still Life Photography Setup
2 Comments
danitacahill · January 12, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Love, love, love your florals. Beautiful!
lamorm1 · January 12, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Oh, thank you so much! I have so much fun photographing them.