The Be Still – Fifty Two class is a study in still life photography. Still as in quieting ourselves and being still; and still as in photographing groupings of inanimate objects.
The object of the lesson I worked on today was to document our life by capturing real life images.
I worked in silence today snapping images inside the house, on my back deck, and in my front yard. I photographed chairs, vignettes around the house, laundry hung to dry, potted plants, and assorted ephemera of my life.
As I was working in Lightroom on the post processing, inspiration struck and I pulled some similar images together–images that are so much a part of me.
Still life, and very much my real life these days.
Love your soft images. Do you like lightroom? Do you use it with Photoshop?
Hi Terri, yes I do like Lightroom. There’s so much I don’t know but as I continue to learn I find it an awesome and powerful tool. I used a preset on these photos that I got in the Be Still – Fifty Two class. I don’t have Photoshop — yet.
Linda, thank you for your comments on my Laundry images, I’m pleased you liked them so much. I love the stillness of the last photo with the sleeping figure, it looks beautifully peaceful. I’d say that a garden offers many peaceful real-life still-life captures, doesn’t it?
Thanks so much for stopping by, Petra. Yes, the garden is the perfect place to capture real-life still-life images! In fact, I’m out there again today enjoying it!
I am constantly amazed at the depth of your photographic talent, Linda. Your photos are beautiful. Makes me want to buy a good camera and take a good class! And your vision makes them truly lovely.
Thanks for your kind words, Karen. I’m just a beginner, believe me! I encourage you to try photography–it seems to pair well with writing. 🙂