I bought a few peonies at the weekend and have been playing around with them for some still life pictures. At the moment I prefer dark toned still life shots to anything light and 'pretty'.
These were all taken with side light which I love as it emphasises texture and shape and gives a wonderfully three dimensional feel to objects. If you normally shoot in 'flat' light do give side light a go. I took these on a table with light from our patio doors coming from camera left. I diffused it with some voile to make it softer, and in some cases I closed the curtains to let only a thin strip of light fall on the objects. It's all about controlling the light to give the effect that you want.
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Peonies are such pretty flowers. I enjoyed the way you "played around with them".
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Lovely photographs - you certainly had fun.
ReplyDeleteYour second take is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI love the tone of the photos.
ReplyDeleteI love peonies - the smell is heavenly! Wonderful photos :-) Cheers - Ellen
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos. The diffuse light gives the photos an old world, vignette feel.
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