One Saturday in May I spent the afternoon photographing still lifes in my studio. I started out with some vegetables from my local farmer’s market
Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomatoes Still Life © 2018 Patty Hankins
Heirloom Tomatoes Still Life © 2018 Patty Hankins
Peppers, Radishes and Tomatoes
Fresh from the Farmer’s Market Still Life © 2018 Patty Hankins
I applied a texture from Nadeen Flynn to this image in Photoshop to add a bit of color and depth to the background.
And then I set up a still life with flowers from Sunnyside Flowers at the Farmer’s Market, a tea pot and cup, my new summer hat and a cute little cat sculpture
Afternoon Tea with Cat Still Life © 2018 Patty Hankins
Afternoon Tea with Cat Still Life © 2018 Patty Hankins
I learned a couple of good lessons that afternoon in the studio:
- it’s not easy to line up tomatoes for a still life and have them look good, and
- I really should let the backdrop hang loose for a while or steam it to get the wrinkles out!
But even with a few flaws in some of the photos – overall I’m pretty happy with the photos I took that afternoon.