Trust what you know;
have faith in where you go;
if there’s no wind, row;
or go with the flow.
I really like this quote by Ed Parrish III (when I tried to find our more about him, I came up with nada… sorry). I think it’s all about following your instincts, doing what feels right, and then if it isn’t working, trying something else.
I had fun with this one, so I thought I’d reveal the original photo. Yep, that’s my bathtub… there’s some pretty awesome light coming through the opaque window we have there. If I was building a studio, I’d have one whole wall made of this glass.
As you can see, the crop is pretty substantial (good thing my camera has 24 Megapixels to work with). However, that crack in the table kept bothering me until I lined it up from corner to corner – then it clicked! After that I made a curves adjustment and duplicated it until I was happy with the light. Then I added 2 layers of kk_0411, one on soft light, and one on color.
Texture Tuesday at Kim Klassen dot com
Thank you to Kim, for the new free texture this week.
Glad you showed before and after. That is impressive.
Wow … I love the composition… you placement of the quote – a great leading line! And the purity of the flower … yellow and white, and the fine, light blue of the bottle … Great art, Barb!
Glorious Barb and I love the text….
Wow! Love what you have done with the quote. Your blog is an inspiration to me. I have been following you for a while now and you have grown so much. Thanks. Your photos always brighten my day.
Wow! Truly beautiful Barb! Love the light blue bottle…the bathtub shoot is awesome! I read a similar post the person used her bathroom in winter. I love how we can take photos in such unusual places, imperfect light, and come away with gorgeousness!!
really cute photo set-up. :)
This is so beautiful, Barb !
Pretty flower, love the yellow heart and the soft blue of the bottle !
Great set up and quote !
Nice week,
Sylvia
Love your quote and your placement is awesome. Thanks for sharing your set up.
Well I was going to say that’s what I really love about this photo and your edit. Brilliant composition with the words along the line which is such a great leading line into the photo! And yes, wow, to 24 megapixels and the crop!
This is just beautiful, Barb! And I love your ingenuity in using your bathtub. Hey! We’ve got to find the light where it is, right? Not where we want it to be. Excellent work and great inspiration here.
Oh Barb, I love the pullback shot you shared! Isn’t it amazing how we can find ways to shoot and people would never know what it REALLY looked like before the final image, huh?
LOVE it!!
Very creative “save” for your fascinating photo.
Your picture is beautiful! I appreciate you sharing your before shot. It is great knowing how people get their shots, and where they have to go for good light.
I love the crop of this Barb, such an impact and had to smile about the lighting setup. I have been know to use the bathtub for the same reason.
I am just picturing you lining all this up on top of your bath-tub. We photographers really do love that light wherever we can find it!! And I love your clever use of the “crack”…!!
wonderful
lovely….. image and quote.
adore!
xo
Stunning shot!! I love how you put everything together!
Gorgeous. Just stunning shot. and quote.
Lovely!! And very creative studio :)
ahhhhh perfect. thanks for the ‘inside’ story. I wouldn’t have had the idea to ‘use’ the line. I would have just gotten rid of it. How creative you are.
This is fantastic – I love how you set this up!
Truly beautiful and I love what you did to the text!