Photography Archives | ConfettiStyle

One of the best ways to learn about photography styling is to study the portfolio of professional photographers. Recently I came across the photography work of Alyssa Rosenheck and it stopped me in the tracks. Alyssa is a Nashville based Interior & Lifestyle Photographer that captures the beauty and intimate details of interiors, lifestyle and brands. Her work has been featured in Rue Magazine, Elle Decor and Better Home and Garden amongst other well-known publications.

Check out some of my favorite images from here portfolio and view her full portfolio here.

After spending a good amount of time looking through her work and studying every detail of the photos, I came away with a few things that I know will help me become a better photographer. I wanted to share them with you in case you want to up your photography game too!

♦ Perspective is everything. Not all shots need to be or should be shot straight on. Slight angles and downward shots can give furniture and accessories a grand feel.

♦ Lighting is everything. Lighting is one of the things I am challenged with most and I’ve learned (and am still learning) just how critical natural lighting is. If you have lots of shots you want to take, it might be best to save them all up for a sunny day when you can get the most out for the light streaming into your home. (note to self–after spending endless hours shooting products on a rainy/cloudy day)

♦ Blurry is beautiful. Sometimes I find myself fighting with trying to get a super crisp exposure for the entire frame of my photo. While that might be necessary for some photos, detail shots with blurry backgrounds are just so beautiful and captivating.

♦ Filling the frame. I struggle a lot with this when I’m shopping small accessory items and find that I have a lot of white/open space at the top of my frame. The angle in which you shoot a photo and the props you use can help you fill the frame and get that lifestyle impact your want.

If you have any photography tips, I’d love to hear them so leave me a comment.

all image via Alyssa Rosenheck, all photography tips are mine

Hi there and Happy Monday!

I hope your weekend was a good one. The hubs and I continued our weekend road trips, exploring the cities surrounding Atlanta. On Saturday morning we headed north of Atlanta towards Cumming to check out some antique stores and see the countryside. It’s amazing that how much beautiful land is still untouched just outside Atlanta.

We stopped at a few local antique and thrift stores and found some treasures along the way. I scored on some wonderful ironstone pieces, a large (and heavy) brass pineapple, some milk glass and red tole trays. It was a good antiquing day.

On Sunday I set out to practice my photography and take photos for this weeks class lesson. I wanted to take photos of something unique and different so that first place we headed was Oglethorpe University. If you’ve never been on the school grounds you need to plan a visit and walk around. The architecture is amazing and you feel like you have been thrust into mid-evil times.

Directly behind the campus commons building is this handmade iron globe fire pit that sits in the middle of a ring of chairs. It was fun photographing this piece.

After leaving Oglethorpe we made our way over to Chamblee Antique Row and I found this pretty fountain to photograph. I’m learning how to use all the settings on the camera and was able to capture the water in motion.

Our last stop was at the Chastain Horse Park. I’ve loved horses ever since I was little so taking these photos and petting the horses was a real treat.

This white horse was so sweet and just kept nuzzling me. I think she wanted to come home with me.

There were about 25 horses in the stables and this next one stood because of its eyes. One eye was light and the other was dark.

I could have stayed there all afternoon taking photos of these beautiful animals.

The hubs likes horses as much a I do and after spending the afternoon with these horses, he made the decision to take riding lessons. I’m looking forward to him starting class and creating some great moments for me to capture on film.

I’ve got some great design post planned for this week so I’ll see you back here tomorrow!