I'm on a roll! New Shots!

[Janie]

All of the shots here are done with my Nikin Coolpix 4300 with natural lighting in macro mode.

Lil Daisy here I just blacked out the background so the daisy would stand out more:


This shot would have had the deck in the back which would have been distracting so I used a black matte behind it, then just darkened the matte board in photoshop so the flowers would be brilliant with color. Again, I think it tends to look a little abstract because of the brilliance of the color and the angle of black in the background.

[JimK]

Janie, those are beautiful pictures!

[Janie]

Janie, those are beautiful pictures!

Thank you - i'm supposed to submit three photos for an upcoming art show but think i'll be using the Iris shots with the black background for it. Figured I should do a series. So hard picking, isn't it???

[Charles Hess]

Janie, your first two are wonderful. I love the abstract you did with the second. Very creative.

[JimK]

I did really like the iris ones. Have you ever tried black velvet as a background? It seems to eat light like a sponge.

[Janie]

I did really like the iris ones. Have you ever tried black velvet as a background? It seems to eat light like a sponge.

I liked the iris photos too - in fact... they were hung in a gallery tonight and are for sale for $190 (for the set - I hate overpricing and underpricing so I pulled that number out of my head)! ;-) So yeah! And velvet - how do you do that for photos?

[JimK]

And velvet - how do you do that for photos?

I bought a few yards of velvet at the craft store. For my flower pictures, I drape it over a piece of Foam Core Board and prop that up behind the flower. For people, I hang it on the wall.

[Janie]

LOL Jim - I must have been having a blond moment when I read your post about the velvet! lol I was thinking you print your photos on it! lol Reminded me of those paintings that were popular in the 80s! The velvet - okay, that makes sense now! lol Thanks! I'll have to pick some up and try that sometime