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Chandelier Paradise

by Kay~Kacey on 10/15/2012

Yes, the post about my beloved chandeliers. I’m sure my builder thinks I’m a bit nuts. I have them everywhere in the new house. So hard to pick them out but they are in now and I love them!

First up, my chandelier in my beloved teal office!

office chandelier

I know, just perfect, right? Here it is all lit up. Okay, it still have the covers on the shades, but you get the picture.

office chandelier

The next one is so cool. It’s over my bathtub!!

chandelier over bathtub

Here it is turned on. It throws such pretty patterns of light on the ceiling and walls.

bathroom chandelier

I also have a chandelier in my pantry…doesn’t everyone?? 😉

pantry chandelier

By the time they put up the pantry chandelier, I’m pretty sure they thought I was crazy…

pantry chandelier

While not technically what I’d call a chandelier…more of a hanging light…here is the fixture over our kitchen table. It has those clear edison bulbs in it that look like antique bulbs. They are 60 watt, but not very bright…so I’m not sure what we’ll do with that. Might try clear regular 60 watt bulbs and see if that helps. Love the look of the fixture, just not the light coming from it. Yes, that is a problem, right?

kitchen light

Liberal license here calling this a chandelier…but wanted to show off our ceiling fan light in our bedroom. Love, love the cut glass of the light fixture on it.

ceiling fan with cut glass

AND…the cut glass on the ceiling light fixture of the fan matches the cut glass on the chandelier in the stairway going down to the lower level.

stairway chandelier

I love and adore the stairway too. Isn’t it pretty with its spindles and big window? Okay, not all the spindles are in yet, but we’re getting there.

We’re looking at two more weeks before move in. Anyone want to come help pack up The Love Nest???

Nichole Van Lighting Workshop

by Kay~Kacey on 4/11/2011

I thought I’d share some of the photos I took at Nichole Van’s Lighting Workshop that I went to in Houston a few weeks ago. Larger versions of the photos and a complete review is up over at my photography blog Kay Pickens St. Louis Photographer

nighttime off camera flashThis little model was so much fun to photograph! Can’t you just see her spunk?

bride in full sun with off camera flash

She also had a bride/model for us to shoot. Loved learning how to use off camera flash to overpower the sun and get the subject lit as well as the bright blue sky.

bride through windowEveryone brought their own lighting equipment, so you used your own equipment and set up your own shots.

inside ocf

We also worked with inside off camera flash work.

child photographyNichole provided us with a wide variety of models, both children and adults.

off camera flash at sunsetWe did day shoots and sunset and evening shoots. I learned so much.

silhouette shot

I’m still practicing at home and I bought some more lights and modifiers that I’m working with. Later this week I’ll show you a full sun  off camera shoot that I did with SuperGuy… :hysterical:

Had a Fabulous Time at the Lighting Workshop

by Kay~Kacey on 3/21/2011

Little Red Riding Hood

Learned so much at the Nichole Van Lighting Workshop. Had a great time. I finally feel like I’m getting a bit of a handle on Off Camera Flash work. We learned how to over power the sun with flashes, shot some at night, used different flashes and strobes and modifiers. Had a great time with the group of women at the workshop too. My photog friends Janet Power and Jolie Starrett were there too.

Nichole and her husband, Dave, are wonderful, genuine, fun people. She is an open book at the workshop. You can ask her anything and she’ll explain it to you…and explain it again if you don’t get it the first time. I’ll do a full review of the workshop over on my photography blog later this week, but I just wanted to say Hi, honey, I’m home!  Missed you guys. Also up this week…my fabulous recipe for Macaroni Grill bread. Stay tuned!