Tag: five minutes
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A Raspberry Eclair
I didn’t even know this was a thing. For Mother’s Day this year, my new local bakery did a Raspberry Eclair as a special treat and I was lucky enough to get one. I brought it home and popped it in the fridge because I had a bunch of other things to do, but managed…
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Five Minutes with a Fig Danish – Regular Random
It has been a while since I last posted here, two months in fact! While the world is changing, we’re all staying in one place. Today, I’m sharing a delicious Fig Danish that I picked up on the weekend. My weekends are very quiet these days. I’ve had a second shoulder surgery, which keeps me…
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Five Minutes with a White Disbud – Regular Random
Hi everyone – I’ve been away again for a while, so much has happened and I should really give you an update, and I will soon. But first, let’s resurrect RegularRandom with these gorgeous disbuds. There are three colours in this bunch, so I’ve separated the RegularRandom into three. First up is the White, and…
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Five Minutes with Some Ranunculus – RegularRandom
I found a fabulous florist in my new neighbourhood – am loving it here in West Melbourne. I picked up some poppies and these ranunculus. I haven’t shot the poppies yet, those are to come. But this afternoon, I did a quick shoot with these pretty pink and white ranunculus. Just five minutes (actually it…
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Five Minutes With a Table Setup – RegularRandom
I thought this pink cupcake was so love-ly that I just had to photograph it in this table setup. Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: Version 1: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no more! try to not interfere with the subject, instead see…
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Five Minutes with my SMAAK Handbag – Regular Random
While I was in Amsterdam, I spent a couple of hours wondering around the city on my own, and discovered a wonderful handbag store called Smaak Amsterdam and immediately fell in love with about 5 different bags. I was particularly drawn to the yellow bags, although the pink and they grey bags were also fabulous.…
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Five Minutes with French Macarons – RegularRandom
I picked up these macarons at the train station on my way back from Paris to Amsterdam and shared them with my host the next night after dinner. But of course, I had to give them the RegularRandom treatment first! Love the colours, love the different effects we an get with saturation, love the flavours!…
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Five Minutes with a Pale Pink Tulip – RegularRandom
Just two minutes for this shoot: Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: Version 1: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no more! try to not interfere with the subject, instead see it from many angles, look through something at it, change the light that’s…
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Changing the background – a new RegularRandom idea
What a difference a background change makes?! These first two sets of photos are taken in exactly the same location and conditions, but I have merely swapped out the placemat that sits under the vase. Firstly, I used a white placemat, then swapped it for a black one. I have been thinking about adding a…
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Five Minutes with a Tulip – RegularRandom
If you aren’t connected with me on social media, you may not know that I am currently vacationing in Amsterdam. What a glorious city. I was here four years ago (to the day actually) and have come back for a two week visit. Yesterday, we went to a tulip farm and of course I brought…
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Five Minutes with a Raspberry Cronut – RegularRandom
Before the florist last week, I dropped by my usual bakery, The Village Bakery in Brunswick, to pick up some bread. And of course, when I Saw this pretty pink cronut, how could I not bring it home to photograph it?! Next post, I’ll go in closer and play with the editing a little. Would…
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Five Minutes with Delphiniums – RegularRandom
I recently found out that I’m allergic to dahlias – gasp! Such a shame, since as you probably know, I like to pick up a little bouquet every now and again to photograph and dahlias tend to be in prevalent in those. So today, the florist and I decided to put together these delphiniums and…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 