I’m so inspired by the still life photography of Decor8‘s Holly Becker She makes everyday objects look so ethereal. Recently I decided to put my still life skills to the test and photograph some white flowers that were originally part of a larger bouquet that my mother bought me for my birthday. As I’ve learned from studying Holly’s pictures, part of what makes a great still life photo is how you stage the objects.
Please let me know what you think of my photos, and if there is something I can do to improve my shots. I’m open to your constructive criticism!
(top image: Holly Becker for Decor8; bottom images: Pamela Jaye)
I love the idea of collecting magazine images in inspiration books, gluing them into the pages of over-sized sketchbooks like these. The reason I don’t do this myself is because a) there are some magazines I just can’t bear to tear and b) I’d probably drive myself crazy trying to separate images by context — kitchen, living room, bedroom, fashion, etc. In my mind, being organized means creating categories for things. Too bad I don’t live by my overly strict rules! My house would be the epitome of organized.
Maybe I could be like Sara of Party Perfect, the creator of these inspiration books, if I could just get over the hump and give in to mixing and matching the pages of magazines into one book. Right now all of my tearsheets are sitting in a heap in my office.
How do you feel about tearing pages out of magazines? Where do you store your inspirational images?
(via Simple Lovely)
The kind people at Envirosax sent me a tote to sample, and I’ve been using it around town lately in an effort to reduce the number of plastic bags I receive from stores. I debuted it at the supermarket, where I filled it up to the brim. The unstructured nature of the bag allows you to stuff random-sized objects inside it but also makes it a bit wobbly to carry. Because it doesn’t have a flat bottom like the RuMe bag (which I still want to test out), it was difficult to balance two bottles of alcohol, a quart of OJ, tortilla chips and salsa and a couple bags of instant rice. It was also quite heavy, and, although the bag has been tested to carry up to 44lbs, I was still so nervous my groceries were going to fall out the bottom that I kept one hand underneath the bag as I wore it on my shoulder. To remedy this, I think it’s best to use the Envirosax for items like cookies, chips and deli meat rather than containers of liquids.
I do love how small it rolls up; I keep it stashed away in my handbag and it takes up very little room. I also love the pattern–birds! I’ll continue to use and recommend that others give reusable bags like Envirosax a try.
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