Keeping With The Times

living, learning, and keeping with the times

  • Home
  • About
  • Site Information
  • Privacy Policy

Bottles and Twine Prompt for the Studio Online

June 29, 2016 by Barb 5 Comments

This morning I was thrilled to see Kim used my Instagram photo for the “Bottles and Twine” prompt for the Studio Online! Thank you Kim! :)

I was so thrilled, it caused me to write a blog post (he he) …

A few days ago I was so overwhelmed with the explosion of peonies in my garden, I decided to keep things simple and focus on one small bloom. So I grabbed my little glass jar with the rusty handle, and for some reason decided to tie it to a chair. Probably because, somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind, I remembered something Kim had taught us!

Bottles and Twine, Keeping With the Times, Barb BrookbankWith my pretty white dining room curtains as a backdrop, and kk_Softhaze for processing, the background blew out and left the peony, jar, and chair in sharp focus. I then brought back some blacks, and whites, and upped the clarity. I also sharpened the overall image.

Camera Settings:

  • Early afternoon light (bright, warm)
  • D750
  • 24-120mm lens at 48mm
  • 1/50 sec at f/4.5 (on a tripod, and using a timer)
  • ISO 400

Now I’m inspired to see what else I can come up with for this lesson …

Filed Under: Still Life Tagged With: kim klassen, lightroom, lightroom preset, twine

Comments

  1. Linda Hoye says

    June 30, 2016 at 5:55 am

    I just love this image. So pretty and simple, and so clear! Beautiful!!

    Reply
  2. Michelle B says

    July 1, 2016 at 6:13 am

    So very lovely! Thank you for sharing your process for creating the image.

    Reply
  3. Caz says

    July 1, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    Congrats Barb ! Its such a beautiful image :)

    Reply
  4. Sue says

    July 3, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Hi Barb… I saw your work on Instagram and am totally in love!! Your images are beautiful. Can I ask, are your presets for Lightroom only or can they be used in Photoshop CC? Warm regards. Sue :)

    Reply
    • Barb says

      July 6, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      Thank you so much Sue! The presets are by Kim Klassen but unfortunately they are made specifically for Lightroom. Photoshop uses Actions and are written differently. Hope this helps!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome! I'm Barb, and this is where I practice my mantra to "learn something new, try something different". It's my hope that something I do here may inspire you! Read More…

Categories

Archives

Copyright 2020 * Keeping with the Times * All rights reserved.