FLAT LAY

First I had to find out what a FLAT LAY is! I immediately realized I don't have any cool makeup or clothing fashion items that would make an interesting flat lay. I finally settled on trying an arrangement of juice ingredients. I have a long way to go but not toooo bad for a first attempt...

















....so here are a few images I found that I like and a few tips for creating a nice FLAT LAY;
*Use a white or wood background.
*Take photo during the day, near natural light.
*Test to see if texture/size looks good from bird's eye view
*Leave space between objects.
*Pick a theme and stick to it.

HOME

I love coming HOME after dark to my favorite lamp lighting the entry.

TELEPHONE

To me, a phone is a cell phone, and a TELEPHONE is a clunky landline. When I arrive or leave a client's home, I clock in/out on their landline TELEPHONE.

SMILE

This beautiful family of children brought a SMILE to my face as I leafed through a catalog. They each have varying degrees of SMILES of their own. The whole catalog was done in the muted neutral tones you see here.

NUMBERS

These NUMBERS identify the 12 Cell Salts that were my medicine for coughs and colds last week and in the years of raising children. Even some of my grandchildren know that when your nose is dripping like a faucet you need NUMBER 9, Nat. Mur.

Numbers handy beside my reading chair

WINDOW

Yesterday's pall of smog thru the WINDOW of my car turned into 

today's renewed covering of white thru the WINDOW of my room.

Even the fence is happy about it!

Fence, Smiling its Approval of New Snow

And Now, from my WINDOW, my neighbor family building Snow People!

PLAY

The hilarious PLAY, Beau Jest, at Hale Theater, was a fun way to
start out the New Year with a lighter heart. It wasn't just silliness;
the characters became real, and left the audience with a message to
be yourself, not the person you think someone wants you to be!