Thank goodness for Julz or I might never get any photography done these days! This is another series from an afternoon in her studio.
We were immersed in darkness, with nothing but Julie’s coveted light wand and the faint glow from our camera screens to show us the way. What fun we had!
Here is our red rose, in white light:
All of these photos were shot with my macro lens. I admit it, I’m an addict. I can’t function without this lens. I’m sure people think I’m mad when I say that. But it is what it is. I’m not ashamed 🙂
So I got in super close, switched to manual focus and we painted the rose with light from the wand.
And now for some colour. The light wand has a series of coloured LED bulbs, so we tried them all out!
I am in love with the paler blue. I describe it as dusty blue velvet, and it’s covered in little jewels of water. So pretty and amazing to see. We were thrilled after almost every pass of the wand.
I’ll leave you with the setup that we used:
And of course we deconstructed this rose. Those before and after shots are coming soon!
x desleyjane
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Amazing roses!
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Thank so much. It’s just the one Rose with different lighting effects. So much fun!
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Indeed!
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The blue really does look like velvet! Very cool!
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Thanks Tildy 😊😊😊
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You are welcome!
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Wowzers wells done! My favourite is the dusty blue velvet one, so beautiful 😍
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Thank you! That’s my favourite too😊😊
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I love the blue with the water droplets, it’s so, so beautiful. What fun!
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Thank you, we thought it was magic when we saw it!
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Very magical! What a creative pair you are.
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😊 thanks Deb.
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Striking images. Loved the blue!
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Thank you, I love it too.
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Dusty blue velvet indeed! It is beautiful, Desley.
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Thanks Lois 🙏🏻
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Wow, I’ve definitely been away from your blog for way too long, Desley! Stunning macro work! Your passion for this kind of photography just leaps off the page. So excited and happy for you 🙂
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Thank you so much Stacy. Yes I do love it so much.
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🙂
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Haha. I think I need a Julz too. I’m not getting much photography done these days.
Nice work! Painting with light is one of those things I want to try “someday”. But, you know what they say about “someday”… it never comes.
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Exactly! Julz is great.
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Just awesome Desley! Painting with colour is fun. Love your results!
BTW I think Macro is completely normal..hehe It’s my go to lens! 😀
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Amazingly rich colours. It looks like great fun.
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Thanks Meg, it really was!
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Macro rocks! 🙂
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Thanks! 😊
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