For a change, I turned the camera to some fresh flowers. Three bunches for £3 brought mid-week; by the weekend in full bloom. Narcissus have been suggested a couple of times over the last few weeks by a member of the family to add variety to the Kitchen Scales series. I fully intended to put them on one of the eight(!) vintage scales I have now accumulated. But I just couldn’t get a pleasing arrangement.

In keeping with the Kitchen Scales series, it is a simple setup, just flowers in a pot. But I rather like its simplicity, I have uploaded the photo to Etsy… For this image, I have set a print limit of just 20.

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Enjoyed a little eBay indulgence last week. Seemed to have ended up with five different kitchen scales. All are old and battered as I was after a certain vintage kitchenalia vibe. If I am honest I only wanted one or two of these sales; NO IDEA how I ended up with five… I’ve just checked eBay to ensure I haven’t bid on any more!

Now they are all here I have enjoyed a few hours of using them combined with various food items. Some didn’t work - spinach for example looked like wilted weeds pulled from a central reservation. But the ones below I am happy with.

Production is similar to my other studio work, but I’m using a flash rather than natural light. Small flash and a huge softbox. The ability to move the light so it wraps around the subject is vital here when compared with the natural light of, say, the Washing Line images.

One thing I did learn from submitting the Washing Line images to the RPS for the Fellowship is that the subject must be instantly recognisable. Spinach didn’t. Doughnuts, flour, lemons and the rest do.

I have also dipped my toe into the world of Etsy selling and have added these to my new store. Would be lovely if someone made a purchase! Food Related Fine Art Photography Prints by AndrewBarrowPhotos (etsy.com)

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