the holiday project/Dec 2008 . Shannon Renee

Can I just say how bummed I am about missing the Quickbooks deal... sad.... that would've been good. 

Hey everyone... I'm starting backwards on the posting. I'll post my purple project later. So the black and white Christmas was challenging for me because I am a serious fan of color... except of course purple... go fig. But as soon as I saw these adorable little figurines at my favorite vintage store the Pink Plum in Pasadena... I new this was what my project had to be about. So here they are... super shallow depth of field and atop a corrugated faux fireplace... so warn with years of love.  And even though I love their little red faded velvet and green suede antlers... they look just as cute in sepia too. xoxo Shannon

B&W Holiday Project/Dec 2008 . Vanie Poyey

I'm stumped by our "series" project coming up, but this one became visual in my mind almost immediately.
I went to the park right before sunset and with the help of my boyfriend, put up some lights on a tree. We hooked up the lights to an inverter that was hooked up to a car battery. The sun was my main source of light and the decorative lights were in the background.
I’d like to say we had plenty of time to setup, but in reality it was a fight against time. Finding the right spot to shoot and not losing light was a challenge, but I got my shot just before the sun went down!