Friday Feature: pastel bokeh

I've had fun hunting for random bokeh photography the past few months. Remember red bokeh for Valentine's Day? I thought I'd see if I could find some pastel bokeh photography for Easter. Enjoy!

Flower photograph - pastel, bokeh, pale pink, girly, teal, blue green, colorful, floral, spring, home decor fine art photography 5x7 print by dullbluelight

Bokeh Lights 8x10 Print - Abstract Light Photography, Pink Wall Art, Yellow Wall Art by Visualology

Lit by the sun - Bokeh red berries Fine art photography print Red berries shining in sunlight, pastel, holiday gift, decor. by Yashvir

Nursery Art - Spring Decor, Pastel Decor, Spring, Garden Inspired, Bokeh Print, Colorful Photography, Nursery Wall Art by BreeMadden

Dusty Pink Summer Flower Photography, Dreamy Pastel Sunbeam Lens Flare, Macro Bokeh Flower Photography Art Print by MarascaPhotography

Valentine's Day Nursery Art Peach Photo 11x14 Print Pastel yellow Heart Bokeh Texture Fine Art Photo Baby Nursery Wall Decor Cottage Chic by HConwayPhotography

Flower Photography - Pink Clover - 5 x 7 fine art print - nature macro flower clover pink tan beige pastel bokeh rustic home decor by MsBellePhotography

experimenting with new background colors

As promised, here's a first look at the new felt colors that I got last week.  One thing that I've struggled with and that the darker gray background hasn't worked so well against is black and white pieces.  So I pulled out one that I needed to rephotograph and shot it with all three backgrounds.

Even though the light box poster board is white, I wanted to get a white felt, especially for my modeling shots.  The poster board has gotten a few little scratches and whatnot over time that don't look so great in photos.  Obviously I still haven't mastered the lighting for white backgrounds, which is why I started using gray a while back.  But the white will still serve its purpose for a few particular types of shots.

I've been wanting to try a lighter gray for a while and am really pleased with this result.  It works wonderfully with the black and white.  I think it has potential for a lot of other color combinations, too.  The light settings were very easy to manage, even more so than the darker gray.  I ended up doing most of the re-shoot for this piece against this background.

I still have to play with this light balance, but I think that this has some potential, too, especially for black and white.  I wouldn't use it for a first listing photo.  However, it would work well for one or two photos further down in a listing.

While I'm sharing my new backgrounds, I'll share one of my not so successful attempts with the new light gray.

This is one of my new herringbone bracelets.  I have several more in the works and am going to launch the line for 2012, so there isn't any hurry on these photos.  It doesn't look too bad against the gray as a larger photo, but the gray thumbnail is terrible.  The white and dark gray wash the colors out completely, and the blue blends right in with the blue in the bracelet so I'm at a loss.

I had the same problem with this pastel blue bracelet back in the spring (which as a result, I still haven't listed).

Some colors are just really really tough to photograph.  Regardless, I'm still happy with my new felt squares.  You'll be seeing the light gray frequently in the near future.

pastels

Yesterday was my 26th birthday. :) I went out for Japanese food for dinner and then saw I Love You Man with my husband. The movie was VERY funny. I highly recommend it. I got a check from my dad's mom in the mail yesterday, all of which will be going toward more beads, including the beads for the skinny cuff that I'm going to make for my cousin's wedding.

Here is the new square stitch bracelet that I completed with my newly reclaimed diamond beads. I just listed it this afternoon.


I completed a couple new pieces this week. I still need to photograph them. I am also planning to rework my A.C.E. spring challenge piece, as it is not holding together as nicely as I'd hoped. My students were picking up leaf beads yesterday haha. Now that I know that I am keeping it and not selling it as originally planned I can make it to fit me more snugly so hopefully the reworking will be more than worth it in the end.