To create my vision of an “ice cave”, I found some plastic bags and glittering threads lying around.  SB-800 speedlights were placed to reflect off the plastic bags and off to the side to light the floral design.  Keeping the ISO low at 100 allowed me to achieve a dramatic look by keeping the background dark and only pick up the light from the speedlights and the lighted subject.

To keep stretching our creativity, seek inspiration and try to apply it to your photography!

The Little Fairy Girl

To produce a video of “little ones”, a compilation of my work photographing kiddies and babies, I’ve been reviewing images archived on old external drives.  During my research, I came across this one of Leah.  Her round little face with those big periwinkle blue eyes surrounding by swirling brown curls reminded me of those little cherubs seen in a Renaissance painting.  My thought was to have that Renaissance feel but with a modern twist by adding some texture and tone to the background then finishing with an old world swirl frame.  It enhances the fantasy and makes the background more interesting than the existing textured beige rug.

Can’t you imagine her floating around and above star crossed lovers in some Shakespearean type romantic comedy?