For the Love of Still Life Photography
My first love is still life photography, no question about that! But, for the last few months I’ve been reinventing and redesigning my site to better reflect why I do what I do. When I first started reinventing my site, I was basically at a loss, and I couldn’t define what it was .. even to myself. “Backgrounds by Barb” focuses on vinyl backgrounds but it’s so much more than that!
One morning I opened Photoshop, chose a simple font, and typed
Barb Brookbank
Photography | Styling | Backgrounds
.. and that’s when I knew ..
I’m not just about backgrounds!
My first love is still life photography. I love styling, and I love having an assortment of backgrounds to play with, and ultimately, place in my Shop for sale. I want to share tips on setting up still life images, as well as editing tips, and and I’m hoping this will be a safe place for you to ask questions and share your thoughts too.
I also want this to be a safe place where I can share my images .. my favourite images .. not just the ones I hope will get tons of likes on Insta (I love Insta) but it can be brutal (agreed?)
For instance, these images bombed on Insta, but I was in love with them .. I have to admit, it was disappointing. As I wrote on Insta:
I brought all my succulents in for the winter, but for some reason I left this pot outside. It sat there, neglected and alone, and as the temperatures dipped well below freezing they turned into little frozen succulent popsicles but I love them even though they’re wizened, speckled, and faded.
And what do I like about these images? Well, to start with .. the imperfection of the subject and the rustic props. I also like the contrast of the succulent pot against the dark background, and how the light hits the little pots and autumn leaves. To make the subject pop even more, I added a strong vignette in Lightroom.
As I continue to redesign and reinvent my(self) and my site, I hope you’ll take a moment to pop in from time-to-time. If you’d like to sign up for my newsletter (which I only publish now and again) you can find the form on my Home Page.
Thank you so much for visiting!
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