Archive for March, 2010
Generosity
{click image to view large} Our local florist had beautiful dahlias in her shop the other day, and I couldn’t resist buying a stem to play with. This image combines straight shots at f/2 and f/5.6 with a 2-frame multiple exposure at both apertures. The multiple exposure was a good starting point, but I enjoyed [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: dahlia, flower, macro
Carnations Red
{click image to view large} One spray from a fading bouquet, photographed through a sheet of rippled acrylic and finished with a texture overlay courtesy of ShadowHouse Creations. Light gray R:221 G:221 B:226 Dark gray R:80 G:80 B:80 Medium gray R:144 G:144 B:144
In: Experimental, Still Life · Tagged with: carnation, flower, glass
Glass Bouquet after Manet
{click image to view large} Shooting through glass is something I’ve wanted to try ever since I saw Ed Knepley’s explorations last year. It turns out to be a great way to use a fading bouquet. (Sorry Wirehunt; I’ll get back to something more literal when I pick up a fresh bunch of flowers. ) [...]
In: Experimental, Still Life · Tagged with: bouquet, flower, glass, lily
570 nm
{click image to view large} I’m still working on floral greeting cards, and still pursuing the multiple exposure/split aperture technique. This image takes into account a comment about Daisy Song posted to another forum, and commits more fully to a shallow depth of field. Can anyone identify the flower? P.S. This image is posterized on [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: flower, macro
Vintage Romance
{click image to view large} I’ve resisted using texture overlays, because “everyone’s doing it.” But really, why not explore another treatment possibility? As Craig Tanner so often says, “Say ‘yes’!” Especially since I discovered ShadowHouse Creations. His beautiful textures, free for a small thank you or a smiley, are going to be very fun to [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: flower, rose
Daisy Song
{click image to view large} Our local florist has requested some greeting cards with a lighter feel for spring, so I’ve been pursuing the technique used in Softly. Usually focusing on a single flower composition, and struggling with backgrounds but resistant to texture overlays, the other day I had a brainstorm: What if I focus [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: daisy, diptych, flower, macro
Three-Martini Lunch
{click image to view large} Shopping for poster board in a dollar store the other day, I found this martini glass and brought it home to play with. Holding it up to some flowers, trying to envision blossoms in the bowl, I was captivated by reflections in the stem. Because the glass isn’t best quality, [...]
In: Still Life · Tagged with: flower, glass, triptych