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Ruth’s Vase and Green Apples

February 11, 2024 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

 


I went to visit my friend at Brandon Wilde a few weeks ago. I had admired a vase she had on her desk and thought nothing of it. But the next time I went, she insisted she wanted me to have it. I thought it only fitting that I use this beauty in a picture. I had some beautiful lavender lilies so I added them to this porcelain vase with a southwestern motif. I felt that the green in the Granny Smith apples would offset the vase’s design. I photographed this scene against a black background for dramatic effect. I felt the red candle holder and flame would enhance the composition. It was a labor of love for my wonderful friend.

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Orange Lilies, Pumpkins, and Candle

November 9, 2023 by Marilyn Botta

I love everything about the Fall–from the beginnings of cool crisp days, to even the end of daylight savings time. I love the colorful Autumn leaves. I decided to incorporate all the elements of this season into these images. Pumpkins are a big part of the season. I incorporated some lovely orange lilies to match the pumpkins. I added some green grapes to a green ceramic vase, as well as an upside down goblet with a white candle and flame. You can see more of my work on: marilyn-botta.pixels.com.


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Green Grapes and Pears and Table

September 11, 2023 by Marilyn Botta

I decided to do a still life with the color theme green and brown. I like those earthy colors because they blend so well together. I already had a small, green ceramic vase, and rather than my usual red grapes, I felt that green grapes would be in keeping with my theme. I bought some yellow chrysanthemums to offset the green and brown tones. Once I had the specific composition mapped out, I assembled my vision on a shiny brown reflective desk. The brown pears, green grapes and all the elements came together. For a dramatic flair, I photographed the scene against a black background.

My second image is similar except it is assembled on a wooden board, taken against a white background. I then used a texture in Photoshop to add the blue background. It is similar to the first, yet different.


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Orange Lilies, Ukulele, and Pears

July 9, 2023 by Marilyn Botta

I purchased some beautiful orange lilies. I decided to use them in some Still Life photos featuring a green hat, green vases, Bosc pears, and a ukulele my friend loaned me. I photographed these images against a black background so they would pop. I rather like them and I sure hope you do too.


 


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Still Lifes with Blue Vase

May 4, 2023 by Marilyn Botta

I recently purchased a pretty blue vase at Goodwill. Someone discarded it but I picked it up and decided to use it for some studio still life photos with beautiful flowers. Someone else’s trash can become someone’s treasure. Here are four images using the blue vase, some similar, yet different. I decided to use lemons and yellow lilies in a wicker basket, some I used purple poms and oranges, in a glass beaker, as well as grapes. I used black backgrounds on some and one I added a texture.



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Sunflowers by Window

December 11, 2021 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

I was up visiting my family in New Jersey in November. My son had bought some beautiful sunflowers for the kitchen table to brighten up the room. I often photograph flowers in the studio setting using strobe lights. But on this day the light coming in through the window was so inviting that I decided to place the vase on the garbage can, right next to the window. These are the best of the shots that I took that day using natural window light–no flash.


Filed Under: Flowers and Trees Tagged With: kitchen table, natural light, studio, sunflowers, vase, window, window light

Food and Flowers in Studio

April 22, 2020 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

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.




Filed Under: Flowers and Trees, Food Tagged With: backgrounds, cheese, flowers, food, fruit, lily, pandemic, plate, silver, studio, textures, vase

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