every makeup bag tells a story by brigette

every makeup bag tells a story

was feeling desperate for inspiration - for ideas and technique today and very nearly didn't take a photo - but also didn't want to miss a day. So hear you have it… the contents of my makeup bag.
I'd like to see more of the outside of it. It looks a gorgeous bag.
January 20th, 2014  
@swilde its pretty gorgeous alright. Very cheap from craft fair. Lovely Japanese fabric. I LOVE it!!
January 20th, 2014  
It is such a lovely shot
January 20th, 2014  
Lovely composition, cute bag
January 20th, 2014  
Wonderful image-:)
January 20th, 2014  
Very smart decision to just plow through. And you did a wonderful shot using a narrow DoF. Makes it looks a bit dreamy, the way makeup should!
January 20th, 2014  
Boy do they! What a great idea for a photo op, and a great story.
January 21st, 2014  
A great idea - love it!
January 21st, 2014  
thanks everyone. @linnypinny @sansjuan @taffy @joemuli @ourrube @claireuk I was feeling a bit despondent last night - so this has cheered me up!
January 21st, 2014  
Good job pushing through - and combining it with a challenge, well done!

With wide aperture, there is always the question of where to focus, since things fall out of focus so quickly. Generally the eye is less bothered by background blur than foreground blur, so I would have liked to see what this photo would have looked like with the focus on the closest compact.
January 26th, 2014  
@brigette Understandable. There's no right/wrong answer, but the idea behind CSC is to give feedback and ideas to keep you going!
January 26th, 2014  
@archaeofrog thanks Katie - yes i'm finding some subjects are easy to get the exact focus. I was trying not to loose the pretty fabric in blur - but i think in doing so it kind of lost its punch! Possibliy not the best subject for an aperture challenge!!! thanks - great feedback :)
January 26th, 2014  
@archaeofrog totally!! thats one thing i really love about this site!
January 26th, 2014  
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