A Year of Beauty- Photography Challenge- Year 2

[Samtian]

September/October is here so break time is over!

Time to start with some fundamentals. Photography has it's own set of "rules". Which of course are meant to be broken, but it's really helpful to know some basics. Starting with the rule of 3rds in composition. What you do is place your subject on one of the "imaginary" lines that cut a photo into thirds ( 9 sections). I do this rule often, but sometimes parents don't like it in their pictures and want the subjects centered. Included is images with the lines showing. Just basic set up so you can see it. One of the easiest ways to get something on one of the lines is to crop it down. When you crop an image you usually get the lines that show up, using those lines tells you where the "thirds" are, and just line your subject up with one of them. 

If you want to get really technical I encourage you to look up the Golden Ratio and learn about it. It has many names and it is way too mathematical for my brain to comprehend. To my knowledge I don't think I have ever taken a golden ratio image. I have golden triangle but not ratio. Check it out! photoworkout dot com/golden-ratio-photography/  

Hopefully you can see the lines...I should have thought it out and used a dark background. 

What a great first year we had!! Even if I dropped the ball sometimes! I decided to change things up this year with the themes. They will be a little more challenging this year.

2023-

April- DOF 2 images.

May- Flash/Artificial Light.

June- What you see vs. What I see

July- Break

August- Break

September/October- Rule of 3rds.

2022 challenges-

April- Lipstick

May- Eye Shadow

June- Primer/Foundation/Concealer/CC/BB

July- Highlighters

August- Brushes

September- Sheet Masks

October- Hair Care

November- Fragrance

December- Nail Polish

January- Blush/Bronzer

February- Candles/Wax Melts/ Diffusers

The challenge and "rules"-

1. Flat lays and staged photos only. I'll post examples below. But no faces or people allowed in your photos. (Though you can include photographs).

2. All photos you take must be your own. 

3. Post as many images as you want, you have a whole month to get creative with each theme. Post one, post everyday, doesn't matter.

4. Let's talk gear and products! Tell us about your image. List the products and colors, talk to us about your concept and how it came to be, taken with your phone or DSLR? 

Here are some helpful reads- digital-photography-school dot com/flat-lay-photography/  and digital-photography-school dot com/tips-for-getting-started-with-still-life-photography/

Here are some of my example images I've taken in the past-

Gucci Bloom Eau De Toilette 1 oz/ 30 mL 

Floral Street Sunflower Pop Eau De Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz/ 10 mL 

[itsfi]

Ohhh, @sister13, that second photo is phenomenal. The lighting just creates a beautiful feel to the shot! 💗

[sister13]

I have another pairing in mind, but I’ll have to start drinking at 2 if I want this light, now that it’s daylight  t savings, haha! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

Ummmm, so you don’t want to start drinking  🥃 at 2, @sister13??! Hahaha! 

It gets dark so early these days and the. Kr seems to get darker and darker so much more quickly too. Sigh. I pretty much miss the opportunity during the week for photos because it’s really dark out when I get home. I need to work on my photo taking skills when I’m indoors with artificial lighting. Just not the same. 😞 

[sister13]

Haha, I have done it before, but I was younger, lol! Yes, I tried to take makeup photos the other evening and could not get decent light no matter what! @itsfi 

[sister13]

Thanks so much! @itsfi 

[Samtian]

@sister13 Ooh I love these!!! As cool as the ice sphere is, I do like it better without.

[sister13]

Thanks @Samtian , I appreciate your photographers eye! 

[heartsmyface]

@sister13  Oh gosh just the sound of this fragrance is delicious!!! I’m sold on the perfume as well;) 

[sister13]

Yes, from the reviews, some people really hate it and get the sour milk note, I just get a sharpness which ultimately I guess makes it perhaps a little more interesting than if it was a straight up sweetly gourmand scent. @heartsmyface 

[heartsmyface]

@sister13  I’m so curious now… I’m going to check to see if my local store has this one so I can find out who’s side I’m on.  Sour or sharp:D ?

[sister13]

Yessss! Do Tell me what you think if you find it!!! @heartsmyface 

[tsavorite]

I like the very last photo the best, @sister13 ! The color, and the ice, too!

[sister13]

Thanks @tsavorite !! 

[makeitup305]

it looks delicious @sister13 . Your drink reminds me of Rumchata. Have you tried it?

[sister13]

Ohhh, yes, I have! My friend turned me on to mixing RumChata and Fireball over ice, which is delicious!! I think I need to pick some up again! @makeitup305 

[fatimamummy]

Great shots @sister13 When I have sunlight like this, I run to collect all that needs to be shot.

[sister13]

Thank you! Yes! That sun was really coming in just right!! 

@fatimamummy 

[Kim888]

Yum @sister13 @that looks so delicious !!! 

[sister13]

Thanks @Kim888 !

[Titian06]

Great pictures, especially the second one, @sister13 !  I love your cocktail-fragrance pairings! 🥰

[sister13]

Thank you!!  @Titian06