Marilyn Botta Photography

Food and Flowers in Studio

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Since we are in a lockdown due to the Pandemic, I have been coming up with creative photo ideas in my studio. What do I like most?–Food and flowers! So, I set out to make some fruit plates with cheese. I put everything on this silver plate that I got from Hobby Lobby as a prop some time ago and never used. I added a lovely lily that had bloomed in a vase at home. The resulting images are just what I had envisioned.

I also took some photos of the same lily and added different textures as backgrounds. It is amazing how a background can make the same image look different.

Donna’s Big Birthday

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Donna, one of our favorite people, celebrated a Big Birthday. She is so well loved that I cannot even count how many friends came to wish her well. I tried to capture everyone in the party as best as I could, but it was almost impossible. I decided to at least get a group shot at the end of the evening. I gathered everyone who was still there on the front lawn, set up my camera on the tripod, and got in the picture. The evening was so lovely, the food was wonderful, and most of all it was in celebration of a specular lady. Happy Birthday Donna and many more. 

Thanksgiving at Grace House

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I had a wonderful Thanksgiving 2018 at Grace House. The food was amazing, especially the Turkey, but most of all the company was superb. I took a few photos outside on the steps. All in all, although I didn’t spend the holiday with my biological family, it felt like family–and that’s what it is all about. 

Arts in the Hearts Festival

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Augusta, Georgia hosts a wonderful cultural festival each year featuring different foods from every culture and ethnic group you can think of. It is a celebration of diversity and people come together to sample different cuisines they would normally not eat. There are tents set up to eat and there is music as well. Here are a few shots of the day on October 16th, 2018. It threatened to rain the whole time but held off until towards the end. All in all it was a very enjoyable day.