Soap ****... or, sexing up my soap photos - New pics pg 2

[surf girl]

I've been perusing people's blogs and websites and, holy smokes, folks have some gorgeous photos of their soaps! So, it being my day off, I gathered up my soaps and my props and mr surf girl's camera, and started my photo shoot. And then I started thinking how odd I looked, wandering around my yard with my soaps like they were my little pets, posing them this way and that... I started talking to myself ("You are a very strange girl...") and then I started laughing out loud. Mr surf girl came home and caught me in the act. "Umm, what are you doing?" I said, "I am making soap ****."

Anyhow, because I know you all like soap piccies, here are the same old soaps I posted a few days ago, except now they have backgrounds and paraphernalia and they are ALL SEXED UP.

Hope my sizing isn't too humongous, and hope you like! Thanks for looking.

Cedar/Seaweed soap:
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Carrot soap:
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(Cool As A) Cucumber soap:
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Double Fudge Brownie soap:
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Goatsmilk Oats and Honey soap:
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Rosemary soap:
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My re-batch - Carrot Citrus soap:
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[topcat]

Oh, surf girl, they are positive delicious! What gorgeous pics! You are sooooo clever....now I am inspired

Tanya

 

[starduster]

Great photography

I am so very impressed with soap and you layout .
I loved the way those soaps of yours all but smiled for the camera.

 

[Deda]

Inspired!

You need to do a little "tute' of sorts, about lighting and props. My pics suck so bad. I would die to be able to get whats in my mind to come out of my camera!

 

[NMAriel]

Those pics are amazing. Love the first one with the stream behind it.

 

[mlj]

Absolutely gorgeous…photography is incredible and presentation, no less than perfect! Great job.

Mary Lou

 

[surf girl]

Thanks guys! I was very much hoping you would enjoy them!

Inspired!

You need to do a little "tute' of sorts, about lighting and props. My pics suck so bad. I would die to be able to get whats in my mind to come out of my camera!

I think it's all in the camera. My other half has a nice DSLR type camera, and it sure takes better photos than my point-and-shoot. It gives you that short depth of field, where only the subject you're interested in is in focus, if you use a large aperture. It was a cloudy, low-light day, so the camera picked a large aperture (you can do it yourself, but I am not clever enough to know how with that monster). That thing can make make even me, crazy lady blundering around with soap in the back yard, look like I know what I'm doing.

I am so NOT a knowledgeable photographer, but my one hint from looking through the (massive number of) end photos for those that I liked and those I didn't, is to fill the frame and don't be afraid of cutting edges off a little now and then.

 

[wonderland]

WOW! lovely photos. i love the carrot soap.

 

[LomondSoap]

Surfgirl you may have looked odd taking soap out and taking the pics but boy! was is worth it These are fantastic! The soaps look lovely and wholesome. I love taking photos outside, the light works much better than inside the house.
And now I know who to thank for the carrot soap! You inspired me to make my own.

 

[kwahlne]

FanTAStic photos! I wish I had your eye!

 

[mandolyn]

Amazing!!!! Great job!!!!

 

[7053joanne]

Those are some BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!! My pictures all end up looking the same. I will have to try some new and different ways like you did and hopefully they will come out at least HALF as great as yours. WELL DONE!!! :wink:

 

[surf girl]

Lomond, I'm going to send a 'thanks for the inspiration' right backatcha, because your website with its beautiful photos was one of the ones that made me think, "I should go take some nice photos of my soap".

 

[Tabitha]

Yep, that's some sexy soap you got there :wink: !

 

[Lindy]

Surfgirl - your soaps look fabulous and your pictures are truly inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.

Cheers
Lindy

 

[AshleyR]

Very very VERY nice!! I love your rosemary soap!

 

[heartsong]

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what is it about daylight that just brings out the natural beauty of soap?

great set-up and pics-you've got a good eye for that!

when i saw "soap ****" i wasn't sure what to expect-i'm still having nightmares from the barbies on etsy! LOL!

 

[surf girl]

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when i saw "soap ****" i wasn't sure what to expect-i'm still having nightmares from the barbies on etsy! LOL!

Oh, now I'm very curious - what the heck were those naughty barbies up to???

 

[heartsong]

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click on search, then keyword-barbie, and you can find the post. they're selling "love-lotion" and have a group of barbies "posed". it's amazing some of the things twisted, idle minds can come up with!

 

[Woodi]

I love your photo shoots! Are these all unscented soaps, just with the ingredients they're named after?
If so, do you find a scent difference in each one?