Snow Day!

Posted by Becky Jane

About 6-8 inches of snow blanketed our neighborhood last night. Today was a beautiful day for a walk in the snow, with some playfulness along the way. The contrast of the white snow against the dark bark always draws me. These are just a few images I captured.

Dragonfruit, Studio Style

Posted by Becky Jane

One of my Christmas gifts was a small set of LED lights I can use for small studio lighting projects. Like this Dragonfruit. A little table top setup with a black cloth and two very bright LED lights, shining on the Dragonfruit to provide drama, detail and color.

This is also my January 1 image of A Picture a Day for a Year. 

Mama said there’d be days like this

Posted by Becky Jane

Month of Mornings is a great exercise for a photographer!

Today, however, the skies darkened, the rain began to fall, the thunder was loud and the lightening flashed. 

The song “Mamma Said” popped in my head and I began singing, reminding myself that there will always be days like this, with imperfect light, bad conditions, no blue sky, and shadows everywhere!

There is Beauty in the Common wherever you look. Did I capture “beauty” in this image? 

Portals

Posted by Becky Jane

I’ve started a new series: Portals. I’ve enjoyed capturing doors while traveling in Europe. I focus on the old ones. I also have a number of National Park landscape images, especially ones that look like alien landscapes. i decided to try combining the two using Photoshop, blending modes and selective masking. These are the first results.

Antique Woodworking Tools

Posted by Becky Jane

Studio 1 class opened my eyes to lighting in a refreshing and new way. I’ve posted my class assignment finals and my final project “Antique Woodworking Tools” to my website. The tools gave me a lot of latitude with creativity, and I enjoyed the hours I spent with them. They take on a whole new look with the Contour Shape lighting, very dramatic!

You can see the entire series, as well as class assignments on the main website.

Studio 1 Photography