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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Weekly Photo Challenge -- Studio

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This week's challenge is Studio: 'Show us your shots and tell me your secrets. I want to see what you create in a "studio" setting. Let me know what backgrounds are your faves and where you shoot.'
Well, I was excited about this challenge as I'm always in need of new ideas for my "studio" shots! I don't have a studio, I have whatever I can find, so here's what I've found!

September 11, 2002 "Studio": I borrowed a camera and used the corner of the boys' room.... I first hung a white sheet and then arranged the flag very carefully behind them. I threw some benches in front covered with a blanket, arranged the kids and took pictures.Put a different blanket on the bench.Wasn't Robby a doll?!
Traded the flag for Cody's bed spread. Changed the sitting from a bench to buckets covered with a blanket and arranged the Harry Potter books, added the cloak and wand.

January 2004 "Studio": My living room wall a bench covered with lacy curtains and my daughter dressed in her flower girl dress from a wedding. We did these for her baptism program.
January 21, 2009 "Studio": dining room, backdrop a 1890's - 1900's bath cabinet (got for a dollar at a yard sale) covered with slippery cream material (can ya tell I'm no seamstress?) purchased from the second-hand store in a bag for a buck! Armrest/seat: Dress-up treasure box flipped over and covered in material.
Add some happy kids and even a grumpy teen put the camera on sepia --- perfect photo shoot!
This is What Em wore to church and since I had this challenge on the brain, I quick setup a "Studio": bedroom corner, long lead rope, black king size sheet, bucket with lid and black pillow case. Add one girl ready for posing and you've got it!

10 comments:

ZB said...

The one with Robby and the flag is adorable. And I like the harry potter idea. Way to try new stuff!

Aly @ Lip Zip said...

You have a nice little studio there! We don't have any good corners in our house. The lighting is just terrible. I love your photos!

Are You Serious! said...

♥ Great pictures! I love that last picture and her outfit so cute! :)

Casey's trio said...

That is pretty darn impressive...love the mini-photo shoots over the years!

Kelly Deneen Raymond said...

Love the studio shots! I need to figure something out in our house like that. :)

onehm said...

Ok, that last one is too cute! She's totally ready for the photoshoot, isn't she?
Thanks for participating in our challenge!

Darla said...

Hi! I haven't been around for awhile so I just had to come visit! I love your creativity..you always end up with such good ideas and just darling pictures!!!

Holly said...

What cute kids! Love the sepia pics.

Momisodes said...

These are so creative! I love the Harry Potter idea. They are just so photogenic as well :)

idahohubers said...

YOu've got some great ideas here! I never would have thought of a bucket!? That made me laugh. Really though, what better way to bring out the fancy attitude than giving a girl something to put her leg up on - works every time! I really love the flag too. I haven't done that yet and it is super cute. Your kids are cuties my fav is the twins hugging and grinning!