Week 08 - Oil in Water

52 Week Challenge, Week 8 – Oil in Water (Which Colour Speaks to You?)

And so the lockdown continues and the weather is not great – very cold and mostly wet!

I am pretty much a fair-weather being (lightweight!) so I haven’t been inspired to venture outside much – even if there was somewhere to go!

So again this week I found myself looking for ideas for indoor photography that didn’t involve people and portraits.

I have a lovely macro lens I haven’t used much. I painted a variety of card backgrounds ready for flower photos in the Spring. And I have a cupboard full of arts and crafts supplies I got for the grandchildren.

I have wanted to try Oil in Water photography for some time but never quite found the time. No excuses right now.

Thankfully I made the informed decision to set up in the kitchen diner (hard floor) rather than the studio/bedroom (carpeted), so the inevitable spillage wasn’t the disaster it could have been.

I may have mentioned once or twice that I love colour. Bright, bold and beautiful colour inspires me. And I went a little bit crazy and tried loads of colour and lighting combinations. Some worked better than others. I kept changing my mind on which colour and image I liked the best.

I had a lot of fun putting this together – I hope you like it.