Favorite Pedestals For Still Life Set-ups

Favorite Pedestals For Still Life Set-ups

A few of my favorite pedestals...I love sharing prop posts with you guys... and I'm going to do my best to do them on a more regular basis. I absolutely love prop shopping. Going to the antique market and just browsing til something practically jumps in my basket...

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Behind the scenes antique shoes

Behind the scenes antique shoes

Behind the scenes...I have been fascinated lately with antique shoes... The really old, really pretty ones... Edwardian is the term that is used mostly with the styles I have been looking at and drooling over. I remember when I was a kid, I had a print collection of...

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My Favorite Temporary Bonding Agent

My Favorite Temporary Bonding Agent

My favorite temporary bonding agentI wanted to share with you one of my very favorite - behind the scenes - items I just can't live without. Museum Wax... Have you ever heard of it? Ever used it? It is the most fabulous product for temporarily securing things that you...

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The Simplicity In Fabric Stacks

The Simplicity In Fabric Stacks

Simplicity in stacks... I love when you can take the simplest things... and create the most dynamic photos. Today I'm shooting some fabric stacks... and if you were in my Still Stories 2 photography workshop you'll know I shared a bit of this stacking love with book...

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Behind The Scenes Ballet Shoes Set UP

Behind The Scenes Ballet Shoes Set UP

Back in the studio!Finally... I'm back in the studio!  I'm so excited. I've hardly moved off my computer for at the last month in a half... putting together my print shop on Fine Art America... that to finally be back in my studio shooting feels so good.   I went out...

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What fabrics do I love to use for still-life photos?

What fabrics do I love to use for still-life photos?

What fabrics do I love to use for still-life photos?   After getting lots of questions on fabrics to use in still life photos - I have put together this video to show you what I like to use and give you some tips on searching out fabrics that will work well for...

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Behind the scenes and edit flower in the window

Behind the scenes and edit flower in the window

Behind the scenes and edit flowers in the window   I'm doing some more sets from the beautiful flowers I got from Farmgirl flowers .. some Ranunculus and a few roses. In this video, I'm using the Spring/Summer Seasons preset collection and textures from the...

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Watch me edit Orchid

Watch me edit Orchid

Watch Me Edit Orchid Set   In todays post, I'm going to edit one of the beautiful Orchids from the previous post I did on this setup where we took a look at my behind the scenes setup. This photo ended up being one of my favorite for adding a texture to. The...

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Behind the scenes Orchid set up

Behind the scenes Orchid set up

Behind the scenes Orchid setup   I got some beautiful flowers from Farmgirl flowers to work with today... and it had some beautiful Orchids in the arrangement. I've not gotten lucky enough to get any with orchids before - so I was pretty excited to give them a go...

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Behind the scenes and edit Calla Lily

Behind the scenes and edit Calla Lily

Behind the scenes & Watch me edit Calla Lily   Today, I want to take you behind the scenes and talk about my set up and then we'll edit this calla lily into a beautifully painted portrait of a flower using the Seasons Presets and texture from the Painted...

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Shooting Tethered And Behind The Scenes

Shooting Tethered And Behind The Scenes

In this video, I'll be doing a behind the scenes look at doing a simple floral arrangement - the easy way - and then using the CamFi to wirelessly tether to my iPad to compose and shoot the photo. I think you'll love some of these things and seeing how easy they are...

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