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FF – Still Life Gifts & Four I Adore

May 15, 2015 by Kim

kk_Moody-ish from the LR Studio Preset Collection

Welcome to Friday Finds….. 

Let’s celebrate what we have found, discovered….. uncovered…this past week.

If you are new to this space….
Welcome….. so glad you are here….Please say hello….share your finds below.

What is Friday Finds ?…. You ask….

Friday Finds is a place to gather and share your finds with fellow creatives….

So many find possibilities…..unique treasures…… special moments….. life lessons……little things…..big things too…… nature’s beauty….. heart shaped stones, a special cup…..a pretty flower….wise words….
Endless…..
To play along… post your find on flickr or your blog… share the story behind your find…link up to Friday Finds  (grab the button or share the link)…..then pop over here to link up.

Simply put….. you are invited to post a fabulous find of any kind…..My wish for Friday Finds…..that we stop …. pause…..simply…. cherish life’s simple pleasures……

Share the Friday Finds Button on Your Blog

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My Friday Finds…Gifts in the mail and still life love.

I must begin with a lovely and truly generous gift from Caz….
Oh my gosh…. I’m completely touched that you shared your beautiful bobbins with me Caz!!
Seriously… I have bobbins on my prop wish list……… and oh my gosh… poof… here they are.
How completely generous….. Truly so very kind.

Biggest gratitude sweet friend.

Still life Love

Seems there’s always a little something-something we are hunting for… beautiful things to photograph….
If it’s not bobbins….it’s spoons or bottles, bits or bobs….
Don’t you find?
But the truth is….. we don’t have to look far to find something to capture…..

kk_Lilly LR preset from The Studio Collection

Blossom branches, fallen leaves, a cuppa tea, a bottle, a bloom….. a sprig of ivy, a ball of string….linen, family photos…
Truly…. I have at least a full lifetime of props to pick from….and I bet many of you do too.

So if still life is new to you…. don’t feel you have to have a buncha props and drops to get started….
Even if your supplies are limited…
As we say in The Studio…..we just need to shop our house… open a few drawers and doors, take a walk in the garden….
There’s pretty much always something to capture.

One of the BEST thing about still life photography….in my opinion…..
It allows us to slow down….
truly see….b r e a t h e…and be….
There’s no rush…our subject isn’t going anywhere…..
and….
Before long….
we learn to master the light, control our camera….. and truly grow as photographers….
It happened to me…and I’ve seen in happening over and over with the amazing students of Be Still…and the Studio members….
So exciting.

Bonus…
you can take that skill with you…into other styles of photography……

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kk_BurntAlmond from the LR Studio Preset Collection

Four I Adore Friday

A new hashtag…..
A little IG/Friday Finds Feature…. called #fouriadorefriday

What is this you ask?
Every Friday I will share 4 still photos I/We simply adore…. both here and over on IG.
This idea came from my amazing friend Aeleen….and She is going to help host the tag….

To play along….
Post a still on IG, tag me (@kimklassen) and add the hashtag #fouriadorefriday….

Here’s this week’s four I adore feature….

Be still my heart……So lovely don’t you think….Light and Lovely.

TL: louiseindevon TR: harryandfrank BL: larimur BR: bebeismyname

Congrats my sweet friends….


Thank you for sharing your finds…. here’s to a beautiful weekend.

with gratitude….forever…always.

xo,

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  1. Sylvia says

    May 15, 2015 at 4:05 am

    These are all wonderful, Kim !
    And what a lovely gift from Caz !
    Happy Friday,
    Sylvia

    Reply
    • Kim Klassen says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      Thank you Sylvia. Happy weekend. xo

      Reply
  2. Barbara Hurst says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:21 am

    I agree I love how Caz has spread her bobbins to all of us to enjoy. Such a sweet lady. Your images are wonderful as always, and I adore.

    Reply
    • Kim Klassen says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:47 pm

      Oh Barbara. Big hugs to you.

      xo

      Reply
  3. Caz says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:36 am

    Yay, I’m so glad they finally arrived and you love them :) I love how you used them in your photos, so beautiful !

    Reply
    • Kim Klassen says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:45 pm

      Thank you and thank you some more lovely. Truly so grateful. xo

      Reply
  4. louise in devon says

    May 15, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    Thank you Kim for the four I adore Friday, without your crash course on #instagram , not to mention all your brilliant tutorials, support, presets , not necessarily in that order either! Thank you :)

    Reply
    • Kim Klassen says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:44 pm

      Oh Louise. You are so welcome. Truly. xo

      Reply

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I’ve had so many people asking for an update on Benny. I thought I better do a post. ♡
first thank you all.
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so we went for his limp but it ended up a little more complicated than that.
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He has a heart murmur that the vet is quite concerned about.
the first 15 minutes of the phone call (because you can’t go into the vet) was about his little heart.
then she continued to say he has a torn ACL and because of the heart they can not do surgery.
so 6 weeks of bedrest with the hopes he will form some scar tissue and be ok to walk again but with a limp. 
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the food we’ve had Ben on up until last year - is grain free - and it has been linked to the cause of the murmur.
last summer the vet suggested we take him off it because of the study linking it, so we switched then.
I can’t believe the food we choose because of the ‘quality’ is the cause.
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unfortunately due to covid getting into a vet is slow.
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