Vintage by lauriehiggins

Vintage

Usually I just wander around with my camera and take a whole bunch of photos and upload my favorite, so this one was a new experience that required alot of staging. This is the first theme shot I've tried for the vintage theme. Even though I spent alot of time on it, I'm not sure how well it worked. But it was fun to play with.
Awesome job,cool ashtray!
May 26th, 2011  
Thank you, Brian. I was so unsure about this photo that I almost didn't post it. It's a huge departure for me, but I wanted to try a theme shot, and really what is more vintage than smoking? My first few shots were of an unlit cigarette, but then I realized that wasn't very authentic. When my husband came home from work, he looked around the house in a funny way, but didn't say a word,
May 26th, 2011  
Laurie you did a fantastic job, was just popping in to have a look at what was new and this is the first thing I saw =) Love it
May 26th, 2011  
oh yes...it did work...reminds me of my mom growing up...she used to smoke allot...you did a great job here..i am very impressed with your creativity
May 26th, 2011  
Good on you for trying your first theme shot Laurie!! Very proud of you for getting into the vintage spirit! Thank you for your lovely message, I am truly touched to hear that I have inspired you! I love how you captured the smoke here and the moodiness of the shadows. Well done!! Just edit your tag to this: "theme-vintage"
and it will be added to all the other entries :)
May 26th, 2011  
and LOL at your husband's reaction when he came home from work!! Good to hear you had fun with this :)
May 26th, 2011  
I think Audry Hepburn is at the end of that cigarette on the way to Tiffany's! Cool, love it
May 26th, 2011  
Oh I think this works perfectly! I love the tones and shadows. Great job. And Laurie thank you so much always for your kind words of support and encouragement, I really appreciate them.
May 26th, 2011  
beautiful
May 26th, 2011  
Laurie, this photo is great! I grew up with smokers, so this certainly means vintage to me. I like the staging and how you captured the smoke.
Terrific theme shot
May 26th, 2011  
Cool vintage shot.
May 26th, 2011  
Laurie.. this is really nice!!! great for the vintage theme.. and I love, the birdie ashtray!!!
May 26th, 2011  
what a cool ash tray, nicely done
May 26th, 2011  
Wonderfully composed, nicely captured!!
May 26th, 2011  
That is a very cool ashtray! I love it! It does look vintage so you succeeded!
May 26th, 2011  
I wonder what will happen to all the old ash trays ? some like this one are too nice to throw away
May 26th, 2011  
I use it to hold paper clips, when it is not being used as a model. It would also make a nice temporary jewelry holder on a dresser.
May 26th, 2011  
I think it's great!
May 27th, 2011  
Absolutely fantastic Laurie! You definitely did a wonderful job on setting this up...great lighting, great smoke capture, great composition! You should be very proud of this shot.
May 27th, 2011  
so sophsticated looking
May 27th, 2011  
Nice shot. Do you own jewels?
May 28th, 2011  
Very nice, big grandma would love it.
May 28th, 2011  
Beautifully done theme shot! You caught the smoke perfectly! I love the ashtray, but as a non-smoker I would use it for jewelry or something else :)
June 2nd, 2011  
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