{"id":2000,"date":"2013-07-31T20:49:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T00:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2013-07-31T20:49:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T00:49:17","slug":"still-lifes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/still-lifes\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Lifes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, for those of you trying to decide whether I&#8217;ve titled this post correctly, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/still%20life\" target=\"_blank\">here you go.<\/a> I had to check, myself.<\/p>\n<p>At Lumos Studio, Wendy and I mostly photograph people. But we really like taking photos, and sometimes there just aren&#8217;t any people around. (Well, technically, we&#8217;re around, but mirror selfies are out and Wendy has a special look for me when I ask if I can try out a new lighting set up on her right after she&#8217;s taken off her makeup.) At those times, we sometimes find ourselves looking around the house for things to experiment on. These are a few of those experiments.<\/p>\n<p>This, for example, is one of the roses that I gave Wendy for Valentine&#8217;s Day&#8230;two weeks after Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[g2000]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2003\" alt=\"Photograph of a purple rose\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose.jpg\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose-600x399.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose-730x485.jpg 730w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Purple_Rose-590x392.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are some mushrooms that Wendy and her mom found at the grocery store. I can&#8217;t recall the name, except that it was hard to pronounce. They were as delicious as they were photogenic.<\/p>\n<p>If you recognize these fungi, could you let me know in the comments what they&#8217;re called? I would gladly eat them again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[g2000]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2001\" alt=\"Strobist mushrooms\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms.jpg\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-730x730.jpg 730w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-160x160.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-320x320.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-590x590.jpg 590w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mushrooms-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This bowl of peaches never stood a chance. I mean look at &#8217;em. They knew they were bound to be a still life eventually. They faced their fate with stoic resolve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[g2000]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2002\" alt=\"A bowl of peaches\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches.jpg\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches-600x399.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches-730x486.jpg 730w, http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Peaches-590x393.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for tonight. We&#8217;ll be back next week with more people-centric photos. In the meantime, why not <a title=\"Newborn Photos: Lily\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/newborn-photos-lily\/\">look back at how cute my new cousin is<\/a>. I mean, seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, for those of you trying to decide whether I&#8217;ve titled this post correctly, here you go. I had to check, myself. At Lumos Studio, Wendy and I mostly photograph people. But we really like taking photos, and sometimes there just aren&#8217;t any people around. 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