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July 4th 2017

August 12, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I went to a friend’s house for the 4th of July celebration. While everyone was inside, I walked outside and took some ordinary pictures of the porch, house, and surrounding parked cars. I edited these with Lightroom, Photoshop, and Nik software to achieve some unusual results of everyday, ordinary object.




Filed Under: Landscapes Tagged With: 4h, 4th of July, cars, house, July, ordinary pictures, porch

Kelly and Kinsley

July 1, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I took some studio pics of my friend, Kelly and her adorable granddaughter, who is a very precocious 4 year old. She loves to talk and enjoys having her picture taken. She is the perfect photographic subject, not just because of her “Shirley Temple” looks, but her personality as well. I took over 200 photos, and narrowed it down to about 100. Here are the ones I like very much.







Filed Under: People and Events, Portraits Tagged With: Kelly, Kinsley, photos, Shirley Temple, subject

Baby Boy First Birthday

June 14, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

We took some pictures of a little boy for his first birthday in the yard of my friend’s home. It was a learning experience since he wasn’t exactly sitting still. We followed him around and caught some very sweet moments with him and with his family. I enjoy taking photos of children, even though they aren’t always cooperative.







Filed Under: People and Events Tagged With: baby, baby boy, balloons, birthday, family, happy baby, happy birthday, little baby, little boy, one year old

Ladies Tea 2017

May 24, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I took some pictures in West Town Community Church for a Ladies Tea in May. It was a bit challenging because of the poor lighting in the auditorium and the wide open space. I used strobe lighting and a speed light. Here are the results. It was a fun day although a little stressful.










Filed Under: People and Events, Portraits Tagged With: church, Church event, ladies, Ladies Tea, lighting, speed lights, strobe lighting, women's tea

St Simon’s

March 25, 2017 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment





Here are a few more shots at St. Simon’s Island of various sunsets and sunrises. In addition, the picture out of the window was taken inside the St. Simon’s lighthouse. The picture of the staircase was also taken looking up inside the lighthouse. These steps are very steep and challenging to navigate. I had to be very careful while climbing. The images here were edited more than the previous St. Simon’s photos with software so they look a bit different. Enjoy.

Filed Under: Altered Images, Landscapes Tagged With: lighthouse, St. Simon's, staircase, Sunrise, sunrises, Sunset, sunsets

Guitar and pink lilies

December 27, 2016 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment



I found my guitar in the closet, in the back, and felt so sad that I abandoned it years ago. Life became life and I got involved with other endeavors, such as photography. But I found another use for my poor, lonely, guitar–namely putting pink lilies on the strings and, voila, it has been brought to life again. Here are my flowers and guitar photos.

Filed Under: Flowers and Trees Tagged With: abandoned, flowers, guitar, guitar strings, lonely, pink flowers, pink lilies

Amanda and CJ

November 22, 2016 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment















I went out to Brick Pond Park, in North Augusta, to shoot some pictures of Amanda and CJ. It was a warm day in early November and, although it was a bit hazy, we got some lovely shots.

Filed Under: People and Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: Brick Pond Park, mother and son, Portraits

St. Simon’s Island

November 11, 2016 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment




I went on a trip to St. Simon’s Island and stayed at a friend’s condo. Each morning I was me with the glorious sunrise right off the balcony. In the evening, the spectacular sunset was amazing. We collected shells on the beach every day. All and all it was a beautiful and restful time.

Filed Under: Landscapes Tagged With: balcony, beach, condo, glorious, Island, morning, restful, seashells, spectacular, St. Simon's, Sunrise, Sunset

Lilies, Roses, and Pumpkin in Studio

September 19, 2016 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

Here are shots of white lilies and roses





taken in my upstairs studio. I used strobe lighting to capture these beautiful flowers. I also am including a shot of a pumpkin for the Fall season.

Filed Under: Flowers and Trees Tagged With: flowers, lilies, pumpkin, pumpkins, roses, white lilies

Sunflower Field

July 23, 2016 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

Sunflower Field - Marilyn Botta Photography

The Chicks that Click photography group went on a photo shoot to a sunflower field owned by one of the ladies. I tried out some of what we learned in our group: shoot in manual, choose F22, and focus 3/4 of the way in to get the entire image from front to the back in focus. The close up shots of the flowers were usually in Aperture Priority at a wide open F stop to blur the background. It was a good learning experience.

Sunflowers - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower field with fellow photographer
Sunflower Field - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower and Butterfly
Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower and Bee

Sunflowers - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflowers in Field
Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower
Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower and Bee closeup

Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Closeup with Bee
Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Sunflower closeup
Sunflower - Marilyn Botta Photography
Closeup with Bees

Filed Under: Flowers and Trees, Uncategorized Tagged With: bees on flowers, flower field, flowers and bees, sunflower field, sunflowers, yellow flowers

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