Day 244; Beaded Bracelet

My county fair is just around the corner and I have been starting to put together my 4-H projects. Yesterday I finished this bracelet made from safety pins and glass beads, and have been working on the paperwork today. The beads are shades of blue and white which are very pretty in person, but not so much on camera. Thus, black and white was the direction I went in. I used a combination of a Holga and Infrared to get the look I wanted.

Day 231; A String of Crosses

I'm out of town tonight so I can take the AP US History test early tomorrow morning. Studying for that and regular finals has made this a rather crazy couple of weeks. Today's photo is the bracelet I wore today placed on my favorite scarf. I really liked the texture and color of the scarf, but really liked the extra interest of the bracelet.

Day 219; Owl Face

It's been kind of nice taking a break from my blog recently. But I'm ready to get back to it. This necklace featuring an owl was a gift from an old family friend. For today's shoot I put a netted veil over a plaid shirt to give texture to the background. The owl's golden color didn't turn out very pretty in the end product, so I went with a black and white.

Day 218; Colorful Beads

Since I had a black and white photo yesterday I wanted to take a really colorful one today. I dug into my old beads and pulled out some different sizes, colors, and patterns. When editing I mostly wanted to emphasize the coloration, so I adjusted the saturation and contrast as well as applying dark edges.

Day 217; G On Canvas

The background for this photo is a painting of a rose my sister did on canvas. For the main subject I used a charm in the shape of a letter G which I bought years ago to wear hanging from my back brace. I haven't worn it in quite some time, but I saw it sitting on the shelf today and thought it would be a fun subject to shoot. I didn't like the yellows in the photo due to the lighting, so I used a black and white Holga effect from picmonkey.com which also enhanced some of the details in the canvas.

Day 205; Black and White Round Beads

Back in the day I made jewelry as 4-H projects. I got better at it, and started selling my creations at local swap meets. A couple years ago I lost interest in the hobby and put all my supplies away. Today I got out this tub of black and white round beads for the subject of today's photo. I liked the way each bead reflected the round light source I'd used.

Day 199

I was experimenting again with my de-shadow box, this time with a scarf and bracelet. I love the pattern and colors in this scarf. The bright, hard bracelet gives a nice contrast while adding a detailed subject. The only editing I did was to reduce the yellow hues in the bracelet and add a very subtle dark edge to make the light bracelet really pop.

Day 190

A few years ago I was given this rabbit shaped ring as a Christmas present. I love it, but I haven't worn it all that often. I was sifting through my jewelry box looking for subjects to shot and thought it would make an interesting image. I laid out the skirt of a dress for the background because I liked the shimmer of the fabric. I added a slight frost to the edges to enhance the highlights.

Day 93

Yesterday my mom, sister, and I went to a local swap meet to sell some rabbits. As usual, I tend to walk around and look at other booths. These display of wallets was in one of my favorite booths, where they sell saddles, bridles, and purses. I painted on black and white and left one pink wallet in color to give a focal point and make the photo less busy.

Day 30

Last night I was about to trow out two black boxes that a hair brush kit came in, when I thought they might make a good background for a photo. I put this buckle bracelet on one and set the other up as a backdrop. The lighting was the light from the ceiling fan in my room.  I used the Holga effect.

Day 7

This is a necklace of my sister's. I put the necklace on a piece of fabric and took some pictures.  When editing, I used an effect called Lomo on picmonkey.com, then made it black and white on the same site. 

Day 3

This is a necklace my great grandfather gave me.  Here I placed it on a pink upholstered chair, and I love how the light makes this image look soft, delicate, and intricate.  I used the macro setting on my camera to take this photo.