tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post7710937835636770343..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: It's Really SimpleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-18861681033044050102015-06-05T07:25:27.426-07:002015-06-05T07:25:27.426-07:00I have always liked simple no matter what time of ...I have always liked simple no matter what time of year. Less is always more for me.Sarah Huizengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326211901751159368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25911431978682324552015-05-24T17:18:01.389-07:002015-05-24T17:18:01.389-07:00these photos are truly beautiful....
wonderful p...these photos are truly beautiful.... <br /><br />wonderful post Dotti....<br /><br />I love to style stills... it brings me so much pleasure....I never think of gathering and placing props as fuss....it never feels like work...... <br />it's one of my greatest joys....<br />but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a simple still.... and when I'm feeling stuck I almost always go simple....<br />especially love all the beautiful possibilities of spring and summer..... (can't wait for the peonies)<br /><br />I think it's so important that we follow our own heart...do what we love....<br />I would never want people to think there's only one way to shoot stills.... ultimately .... stillness is the key. : ) xo Kim<br />Kim Klassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923125979779096069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-77439822549603384132015-05-22T14:44:19.393-07:002015-05-22T14:44:19.393-07:00I shot more 'less is more' still life than...I shot more 'less is more' still life than the other. Because it's simple, straight forward and doesn't require a ton of time and prep. And mostly because it's real. Sometimes styling a photo can get to be such a downer when it's not working. Yeah for you! I'm glad you posted this.Roxi Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764714808872131907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-84340549564799195252015-05-22T13:46:51.468-07:002015-05-22T13:46:51.468-07:00I really loved this Dotti. Not being a big fan of...I really loved this Dotti. Not being a big fan of still life photography (the doing of it, I love the viewing of it), I think that this may just be the trick for me. Keeping it simple. Thanks!heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-4619556203675446532015-05-22T12:56:45.271-07:002015-05-22T12:56:45.271-07:00Yes, yes, yes. I'm a lover of simplicity too D...Yes, yes, yes. I'm a lover of simplicity too Dotti and these are fabulous examples. I totally enjoy and appreciate the more complex still lives I see on Facebook and on blogs of dear friends but I'm not drawn to creating them myself. I find I am pulled toward distilling my images ever simpler -- both still ones and landscapes and other types. You're totally right. There can be so much going on in what looks like a very simple image! Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-27115307898487661092015-05-22T09:03:07.532-07:002015-05-22T09:03:07.532-07:00Great post Dotti! Still Life has been very hard fo...Great post Dotti! Still Life has been very hard for me for those very reasons of not having any props! I search and search for that perfect prop and end up giving up on the idea. Thanks for sharing your simplicity of still life. Your photos are gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-4894194360756884872015-05-22T07:33:59.488-07:002015-05-22T07:33:59.488-07:00Oh, Dotti, thank you so much for permission to kee...Oh, Dotti, thank you so much for permission to keep it simple! When I started Be Still 52, summer was just starting and it was a perfect way to have things to shoot indoors (yes, summer is our indoor season here in the desert!) But as things went along, the still life photography that everyone was doing required so much set up -- a book, some flowers, a pair of scissors, a background, etc. There just wasn't time for all of that and so my still life photography was put on hold. Now you are telling me that all I need is a flower and a shallow depth of field and that qualifies as "still life"! I can do that! What this is telling me is that I'm too influenced by what the other guy is doing and not having the conviction to do my own thing, as you definitely have here. Your shots are so soft and beautiful and I'll join Kelly in coveting your bench! I think I just might pull out a flower and a vase and set up a little shoot today! Thank you, my friend!terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-1811051722919520732015-05-22T07:14:35.587-07:002015-05-22T07:14:35.587-07:00Love your images and the simplicity! Simple is a g...Love your images and the simplicity! Simple is a great way to go when you're "not feeling" the shoot too. Cheryl McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510693763782794096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-26614548446075478062015-05-22T06:53:33.749-07:002015-05-22T06:53:33.749-07:00Your mossy bench photo reminds me of a still life ...Your mossy bench photo reminds me of a still life image I shot a few months ago :-) http://lisacomperry.blogspot.com/2015/02/follow-light.htmlchasing the sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004214313277259050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25172039241121537172015-05-22T06:49:26.426-07:002015-05-22T06:49:26.426-07:00I love your pretty photos, they immediately caught...I love your pretty photos, they immediately caught my eye! I also joined the be still 52 class and have yet to delve into it..I am glad it is self paced! I also tend to do my stills outside with few if any props ..With that said, I have a trunk full of odds and ends in case I am stuck inside and get ambitious with my camera :-)chasing the sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004214313277259050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-28032575803898242142015-05-22T06:25:22.089-07:002015-05-22T06:25:22.089-07:00dotti these are a breath of fresh air. i feel cal...dotti these are a breath of fresh air. i feel calm just looking at them! and please....that mossy bench....totally swooning! happy friday my friend! xoxoxkellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153095149911030832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-60312428837855935932015-05-22T05:55:43.975-07:002015-05-22T05:55:43.975-07:00These images are beautiful, Dotti! I find that &q...These images are beautiful, Dotti! I find that "really simple" still lifes impact me the most. Their simpicity brings peace and a feeling of quietness. I have such a hard time backing up and allowing some breathing room in my still life photos, but you do this perfectly! Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.com