Petals and Sepals

LOVE...a Photo Contest

I Heart Sweets...



Warm Fuzzy...



I thought it would be fun to do another LOVE photo contest. I really enjoy getting to see other people's images for a change! ;-)

The deets:

- Submit photos that somehow represent LOVE. Get creative! It can be a literal interpretation or you can just have fun with the idea of love. Love for people...love for things...love for life!

- Amateurs only! If you make $ from your photographic talents, this isn't the contest for you. :-P

- You must be the rightful owner of any submitted photo. (i.e. YOU pulled the trigger!)

- You may submit 1-2 images by email to sarah@rimelphoto.com (subject: LOVE photo contest). Feel free to include background/details to accompany your entries. I like reading the stories behind the photos.

- Deadline: February 24th, 2010...let's say midnight to be all official and what not.

WHAT DO YOU WIN???

I'm feeling super generous, so the owner of THE WINNING IMAGE WILL RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY PORTRAIT SESSION!!! Woo hoo!
Session must take place in the KC area. ($150 value)

So if you would like a free portrait session this spring, bust out your camera and capture some LOVE! :-)

Memories and Strawberries

A few more contributions to my still life project.

A couple versions of a couple of my vintage cameras...



I like this one a little better...



A photograph of my beloved Grandma Mock along with one of her bracelets...



Also, for quite some time now...I've wanted to photograph water. I'm often fascinated by the beauty and movement of water. So I am looking to experiment and play around. This includes portraiture! I'll be looking for models...let me know if you don't mind getting wet! ;-)
So the first in what will be a series of water shots, starting with delicious strawberries!

Corks

Spikes

Maddox named this series. :-)

Beer Bread (New Project Debut)

So I recently read of the passing of Irving Penn, who is famous for his fashion photography. I was intrigued by some of his portraits and asked for a book of his photography for Christmas. I was surprised to receive a book of his still life photography! I have never really explored still lifes...and thought it might be a fun project for "the slow season." I often go a little creatively stir crazy in the winter...it's cold and bleak and gloomy and the days are so short. I have decided exploring still life photography will help me keep the creative juices flowing through these cold, dark months.

I'm going to have to work at it though...I tend to capture more what I see and never really stage anything. I would even call these first shots cheating since I didn't come up with the idea. I was making beer bread and liked what I saw. Does that count? The first one was purely captured as I found it...though I did of course choose to compose the image in this particular way...



I would say this shot involved more staging.



I'm excited about the project! And ready to go eat the beer bread. Yum!