Ironing props for my photo shoots
The ceramic studio has been closed for the last few weeks and will be until mid-October. That's probably a good thing because it's giving me time to focus on other things, like taking pictures for my shop. Turns out that as much as I like taking pictures, setting up an actual photo doesn't come as naturally to me. I'm more of an Oh that looks cool {Click!} and Oh, that's neat {Click!} kind of picture-taker. Having to set the stage and use a tripod is definitely pushing me past my comfort zone.
The other thing that is challenging me is the light in this house (always a challenge to me, actually). We live in a 50's ranch with deep eves and just a few strategically placed picture windows so there isn't a lot of natural light for product shots. I have one good wall for a few hours in the afternoon and thank goodness for that because it's setting the stage for every one of my shots. I also don't have a lot of props to stage my photos (I'm not a knickknack person) and my house is fairly sparse but I keep looking around trying to find a little something to pop in the photo anyway. I suppose developing your own photo styling "style" doesn't happen overnight.
But…
I am having so much fun putting this stuff together. Unfortunately there won't be any ceramic pieces in my shop (not yet anyway) but it's a pretty long process for me to fire and finish a piece when I can only get to the studio once every week or two. I'm hoping to figure out a better way to do that but until then, you'll see bits of my ceramic work as props in my shots (see comment above about not having any knickknacks). I've never had a shop like this before and it's a major learning process but I'm excited to show you what I'm working on and hearing what you think!
