Hi everyone, I hope you are all well?
I have been keeping myself really busy over the past few months. With my day job being pretty full on and experimenting with a new style of photography the year has flown past far to quickly. Throw Christmas into the mix and it is no wonder I am feeling a little tired at the moment. My plan is to relax and recharge during this short holiday I have from work. Of course there will be picture taking during this break as well.
The new style of photography I mentioned has really got me excited. Probably a bit obsessed if you ask Steve. About three months ago I stumbled across the website of Kim Klassen. When I say I stumbled, I actually feel I was probably meant to find Kim and her beautiful still life photography. I was in a bit of a rut with my own photography and felt that I was not progressing or doing anything very different. As much as I enjoy photographing flowers I just knew that I wanted to try something else. I found myself drawn to still life photography that featured vintage pieces and flowers. When I saw Kim’s photography had an aha moment (to quote Oprah). It was exactly what I wanted to do. So I enrolled in several classes and have been working my way slowly through them. There is so much to learn and practice but to me still life photography is my relaxation/meditation time.
The enjoyment of finding or foraging for my props is every bit as enjoyable as taking the photos. I have found a wonderful place in Geelong which is just full of the most amazing props. These don’t come cheap but they are so lovely it is really difficult not to go crazy and buy up big. I love the whole process of still life, even down to buying a piece of muslin and tea dying it to create an old vintage background. I have already realised this form of photography does have one downside! I am accumulating a lot of stuff. As I have mentioned before our house isn’t large and we don’t have a garage so if this addiction stays with me it could get very messy around here.
So my project for the new year is to continue to work on my still life photography but try to use only items I have collected/inherited from my own and Steve’s family. I am so fortunate that Steve’s parents had some amazing pieces. I feel by documenting these pieces with my photography I am helping keep our memories of them alive.
The scales below were my first prop purchase …
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