Beautiful People. Strobist Lighting. Using a Softbox, for the first time.

Here are some of the portraits I made in December, for my final project in the lighting class I took (and LOVED).

I understand being reluctant to pose, to have the lens turned my way.  I feel more comfortable behind the lens, seeing the beauty in others, and neglecting to look more closely at myself.

And I know my friends are like that too.

That's why I wanted to make portraits of them.

Start the Year Outside. And other resolutions.

 I resolve:
- to do fewer dishes
- to get out more
- to have more artist dates
- to write more
- to worry less
- to be kinder to myself
- and to others

I resolve:
- to run faster and longer and more often
- to spread my wings and take more chances

I resolve:
- to keep taking pictures of people, places and things that I love
- to eat less meat, less sugar and just less
- to focus on the good, because there's plenty to focus on

bathroom dilemna

Here's the inspiration picture, where I found the irridescent square tiles:

 

 

If you look at the shower wall, you can see them.  Somewhere, I had a bigger picture, but you get the idea.

Here's my bathroom in progress, in natural light, during the day.  The contractor assures me that when grouted, the subway tiles will read more as a solid surface, without any of the lines.

 And here's the "feature wall" between bath and shower.  Do you think the small guys work?  I was afraid that it didn't look right.  Although, I like it better in pictures, I think.

 

Inside the shower, with the light on.

 Here, you can see the shower floor.  Floor of the room is large grey tiles.  Shower has little slate tiles.

 Oh, and that will be the master closet and the linen closet.

 Here's the shower, where the two styles meet.  Looks weird, right?

 yellowy from the light -- but you get the idea.

 Possible alternative -- that little square would be all over the wall there.  Either in clear glass or tumbled glass.

 with the light on.

 Possible alternative?  Do you like the blue/grey tiles here for the wall between bath and shower?  Top rows are glassy and shiny, bottom rows are tumbled and matte.

Is everything all right? I MISS MY pictures of the family…….love, mom

Well, mom.  Here we are this week: