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I thought I’d share a few of my favourite photography props when setting up still life images. Props are what are used to support and add meaning to the main subject in a photo, although I often refer to the main subject as a prop as well. Of course prop ideas are endless, and are…
Moody Marble has a greyish white background laced with varying shades of grey veins. Veining, or the long, meandering lines of colour that run throughout natural stone, is one of the most desirable characteristics people look for in natural stone because of the elegant yet organic look it gives (perfect for food photography!) However, this…
What could be more fun than a day spent foraging for vintage treasures at “an old school flea market” where the slogan reads it’s like your weird great-aunt’s attic threw up in the Big Surf Parking lot. Whoa I laugh every time I read that. It was March of 2020 .. we were in Arizona,…
When I add a new vinyl background to my Shop, I first take a photo of it and make sure the image I use matches the actual background as closely as possible. Often the image is bright, vivid, and flat since I set up in an area of bright light with the least shadows possible….
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 I was basically at a loss, and I couldn’t define what it was .. even to myself. So, I started by working on the back end of my site …..
Languishing .. it’s a thing .. and I’m doing it. I read an interesting article in The New York Times written by Adam Grant. Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, the author of “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” and the host of the TED podcast WorkLife. He writes:…
Today’s customer spotlight is on a beautiful website I discovered when Scott began using my backgrounds to highlight the delicious recipes featured on it. I feel extremely honoured that he trusted my backgrounds enough to use them for many posts on Planted and Picked. The recipes are plant-based, beautifully presented, and look delicious! I highly…
Pressing leaves to preserve texture is not something I thought much about until I accidentally left a few autumn leaves underneath a placemat and didn’t check them for a few days. When I did check them, I was amazed at how much texture and “character” they had! But it wasn’t until I used the leaves…