learning my way around the light box and a happy accident

the light box

finally we assembled our much desired light box and i have spent several days trying to figure out just how much light to use, where to put the lights, playing with settings on my camera. 

i have moved the kitchen table to position the light box just so under the ceiling fixture in the kitchen.

with fingers crossed as i knock on wood the plan is to photograph all next week.

not sure if these photos will be used for the etsy shop, or if new ones will be taken. 

i have read countless tutorials online to make a light box.  everyone seems to have their own unique way to light and construct a light box.

i thought once i had a light box photography would be as easy as blinking.

bertie bert has felt the need to claim the box as his space.

he has been insistant on being a part of as many photos as he can

i have explained to him if he keeps this up i will list him for sale as well on etsy.

in response he offered up several additional new poses.

yesterday while steph was out cruising the net she came across a photo of a t-shirt in which the holes gave a lacey appearance

excited and curious steph and i grabbed some old t's and began cutting and puncturing the shirts.

after using several different devices and tools

i found the one's that tattered this t to my liking.

this is my test t.

while ripping this piece and that piece from the shirt

i hated to throw out the scraps that lay on the floor

the scraps called to me to find a use for them other than taking up space in a landfill.

as i sat down to watch a bit of mindless, yet tickle-my-funny-bone tv

i began to play with the pieces.

and here is what i ended up with

a happy accident

i say it looks almost like sea weed or coral

steph says icicles

we both agree it looks oh-so-neato

out of scraps an adornment was born

so here i sit

amazed again

at how out of nothing

out of scraps

trash

something unique is born

and all i can say

with the most sincerest gratitude

from the core of my soul

THANK YOU GOD

because i have to believe

that is where

all

inspiration

must

be

sent

from

sweet dreams

nature filled day

sitting in my bedroom i felt as though i was being watched.....creepy-neighbor-guy surely could not see me from where i was at....chills went down my spine.......i hate that feeling....then i saw him sitting there....the same squirrel that had been chased up a different tree in our yard earlier by a neighbors cat. a bit later i saw a bit of movement and thought the cat was after the squirrel again, but instead found a couple of hefty bunnies playing with each other. they are huge! twice the size of our chihuahuas.

later max returned home with his goodies from playing in a creek with a friend all day. just like when i was a little girl
he finds something totally irresistable about rocks
he let me keep most of them, but not the neatest ones. the big one is going by our little man made pond that is home to several frogs.
the partial turtle shell....i told him to take that thing right back outside. no way was that thing going on my kitchen table.
i am sure it was no more dirty or germy than the rocks, but i really did not want the partial remains of a turtle corpse staring back at me from the kitchen table while i was making dinner.

art is coming soon. i am hoping there is enough sun peeking through the clouds so i can re-shoot pics of luvlies i have on etsy already, as well as some new pieces.