Woo hoo! Celebrate with me! I did it! I took an IG photo and spent a bit more time on it with my DSLR and got something that I’m very proud of!

I can still see weaknesses and flaws but I did it and that’s what counts. And I learned a couple of valuable lessons.

• I really need to organize and maintain my camera equipment. Now that I’ve added flash and flash modifers and light stands and radio remotes it’s taking over my corner of the study. Batteries are always dead when I need them, lenses are misplaced and dirty. It takes twice as long to do something because I’m trying to find everything.
• When arranging the still life, start with more items than you think you need. It’s easier to take things away then to run around the house looking for something…something slightly talller, something round, dark, (you just can’t put your finger on what you need to complement the other items so you just keep looking…)
• Trial and error…trial and error…trial and error. And you know, if I wrote things down, I just might not have to go through SO MUCH trial and error…

Next time I would like the colors to harmonize better and I would like there to be more depth in the background. I’m afraid the black tri-fold board is just too flat. It’s a good thing we have a year for the Be Still class.