Available Light.

[eL eSs Vee]

All shots were taken with available light, whether a household lamp or late afternoon sun coming in through a window.


Flowers by the Window.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642691819_2i8gU-XL.jpg

. . . On a Hot Day.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642692294_TGzmS-XL.jpg

Make a Call.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642691385_ZBXZJ-XL.jpg

Light From Above.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642728377_gX4fJ-XL.jpg

Take a Seat.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642691576_YznsE-XL.jpg

Take a Letter
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642692664_wdSYv-XL.jpg

Take a Moment to Relax.
http://sterling-photography.smugmug.com/photos/642692474_XGaaX-XL.jpg

[rwells]

Nice series Lee,

I especially like the stand-up phone & the typewriter. Nice light and comp. :thumb

I also think the last shot could be something special with some more work, say saturation bump, a little dodge/burn. YMMV

Thanks for posting these

[Eia]

This is a great series; I enjoy looking at these! I especially like the fan and phone! It looks natural and it creates the perfect mood for vintage items.

[adbsgicom]

Nice captures of some great vintage style.

[DaddyO]

Lee, Nice works in available light. :thumb
Especially like... Make a Call & Take a Letter.
Where did you find these vintage subjects?

[Nikolai]

Very nice set, Lee! :thumb :clap

[eL eSs Vee]

Thank you Randy, Eia, Andrew, DaddyO and Nikolai.

Randy: I did bump the saturation and contrast just a tad on that last one. Aside from maybe dodging the floor a bit, I'm leaving it as-is. I'm pretty much a realist, so this is about as far as I'm going with the colors.

DaddyO: I was apartment-sitting for a friend this past weekend. He and his fiancee are very much into the vintage lifestyle, including dress . . . daily! (They don't even have a microwave, but he's a software engineer and has several computers, cell phones, iPods . . .) Every antique you see here - along with several dozen others - not only works but gets regular use. I actually used the candlestick phone a couple of times. Even the apartment building they live in was erected in 1929. The flowers, by the way, are on top of a late '20s wind-up Victrola.

[DaddyO]

Ain't it nice to be at liberty to choose such a lifestyle.

I'd love going to a place where there were so many nice
vintage items and photographing them such as you have. :D
I'll have to ask around and see what I can find local or near
local. Theres a couple of bed and breakfast places that could
fit the bill.

[Dogdots]

What a wonderful series of things that are old and then the last photo is something modern :D

[eL eSs Vee]

What a wonderful series of things that are old and then the last photo is something modern :D

Well, sorta. . . . Since everything else is from the '20s, '30s and '40s (except for the flowers), then I guess a chair from a '50s could be considered modern. :D

Thank you, Mary Kim!

[Dogdots]

Well, sorta. . . . Since everything else is from the '20s, '30s and '40s (except for the flowers), then I guess a chair from a '50s could be considered modern. :D

Thank you, Mary Kim!

Ha...after I posted my comment I thought about that chair. It was from the 50/60's wasn't it :rofl Now they sell that stuff as "modern" furniture. Looks comfy tho.

[eL eSs Vee]

Ha...after I posted my comment I thought about that chair. It was from the 50/60's wasn't it :rofl Now they sell that stuff as "modern" furniture. Looks comfy tho.

His fiancee loves it; it's her favorite. She often sits in it while knitting. In fact, I moved the coffee table out of the way for the shot and on it was some of her knitting.

[RogerLund]

I love take a seat the best.

[black mamba]

Hi Lee,

This is truly an outstanding series of shots. They take me on a magic carpet ride back to scenes I remember very well. I, too, am a minimalist when it comes to bumping color, saturation, etc. and I love your approach in that regard with these pictures. Your eye for these type shots is fantastic.

Take care,

Tom