Dark and Moody

A little drama for today.
A bouquet of dried red roses have such character, add a silk ribbon, and strong light from the side and you have drama!

I'm joining Texture Tuesday and BeStill52 today!  The image above (and below) was "textured" with Kim's Organic preset - I love the drama this preset creates.

I hope you have an awesome day!
Be Wonderfully odd!

Day Dreaming

Day Dreaming

The photo challenge in this weeks BeStill52 photo class was to shoot a vignette that included bunting (or ribbon, or something draped).  I'm also joining Texture Tuesday today!

I made the tiny bunting in these images by cutting diamond shapes from pages pulled from an old paperback, pressing the edges into a brown ink pad, stamping the letters in black ink, and folding the paper pieces over a brown string to create the triangle flags. I hung the bunting with strips of polka dot patterned Washi tape.

This photo challenge gave me a chance to play with my "new" old stack of worn and weathered books.  I love the frayed edges, the spines, and the brown-aged pages of old books!

I used three of Kim Klassen's textures on the image above - Sonnet, Goldenhour, and PumpkinGrunge.  I also used one of Kim's wreath stamps (from her mini holiday brush set) to add texture, and repeat the swag shape, in the background behind the bunting.  I used Kim's Cinnamon texture in the image below.

Dream

Here's to a dreamy day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Good Morning!

Good Morning!

Just a quick post to share this weeks photography class photo challenge (a still-life image of breakfast) and to join the Texture Tuesday group.
The image above is textured with two layers of Kim Klassen's "1111" texture.

I hope you have a bright and beautiful day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Strawberries and Spoons

Over the weekend I bought a package of bright red strawberries.  It is only recently, within the last year or two, that I've liked strawberries - I disliked them as a child and for years never gave them a second chance.  I am grateful that I tried them again, oh so delicious!

This package of strawberries did not look like the typical strawberries that I see in the supermarket during the spring and summer months - usually oblong, wide, and wedged-shaped.

All of the berries in this package were almost identical in size and color - and in a perfect conical shape.  I imaged how pretty they would look dipped in chocolate and arranged on a pretty platter, or skewered on wooden sticks ready to be dipped in a chocolate fondue, or sliced and fanned over chocolate mousse.

Chocolate and strawberries - a combo that I've have not tried.  Perhaps, with Valentines day fast approaching, I should give it a try!

How about you - are you a strawberry lover?

Strawberries and Spoons - one

I'm joining Texture Tuesday and BeStill52 today.  The picture above is textured with two layers of Kim's Extremegrunge and one layer of Februarymagic.

Strawberries and Spoons - two

I hope your day is awesome!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Strawberries and Spoons - three

Background Variation

A simple still-life set-up with a variety of different backgrounds

Simple Still-life

This image is textured with Kim Klassen's Waterfront7 and Pumpkingrung textures.

I'm joining Texture Tuesday and BeStill52 photo class today.  The backgrounds are an assortment of woods, fabrics, and paper.

A simple still-life with a variety of different backgrounds

I hope your day is awesome!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Pretty Pink Rose

Just a bit of sweet spring on this cold winter day :)

Pink Rose Texture Tuesday - Desert Texture

This image was textured with Kim Klassen's Desert texture.

There is nothing like a bunch of fresh flowers, or a single pink rose, to brighten a dull grey day.
This rose is starting to fade a little - it's a bit crinkly along the edges and the leaves are drying out.  I love the beauty of a flower, whether it is newly picked or wilting and dropping petals.

Pink Rose Hanging - BeStill52

Have a wonderful day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

White and Pink Rose Macro

Winter Fun

A little old fashioned winter fun <3
Sharing with both Texture Tuesday and BeStill52

Winter Fun

I used Kim's "Edward" and "Desert" textures on this image.

Have a wonderful day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Winter fun detail

Pears

Hello!  I've been shooting still-life images of pears lately.

I love the shape and color of Bosc pears.  They have that graceful curve shape and long neck.  A beautifully textured rough dark stem.  And the color of the skin varies from a soft light yellow to a dark cinnamon brown color.

And, of course, the pears are delicious (sliced and baked with a bit of butter and brown sugar - yum!).

Pear 1

Today I am joining Texture Tuesday and Bestill52.  The image above is textured with two of Kim Klassen's textures - Mayzee and Golden Hour.

Pear 2

One of this weeks challenge in Bestill52 was to shoot a still-life of pear(s) and a bowl.

I love how the three pears happened to fit perfectly in this bowl.  This bowl is one of my favorites - because of the nubby dots on the outside.  I also like that the light from behind highlights the watery droplets on the skin of the pear.

And I love those beautiful curvy stems!

The second part of this week's challenge was to take one of Kim's images and edit it in anyway that you would like.  I always freeze on challenges like this - because, well, it's one of Kim's images!
The first photo is Kim's gorgeous pear image straight from her camera.

Kim Klassen's challenge image

And here the image with my edits - increased contrast, increased brightness from the left, desaturated the reds, blurred things a bit, and added a layer of blue to cool the image.

Kim Klassen's image - edited as part of Bestill52 class

I hope that you have an awesome day!

Be Wonderfully Odd!






Okay - just one more pear image!

Pear 3