Skates in a Bubble

I was asked by a friend to do a picture for her for a Skating Programme. She wanted to have a pair of skates in a bubble, and gave me a model pair of skates about 3 inches high. I was able to take a picture of the skates in the homemade light box that I have, and while I was doing this, I played around a bit with the lighting. It was hard to decide which picture of the skates to use, and because the background was white, I had to be careful "cutting" out the skates. The water bubble wasn't too hard as I had a new container for the water to be in, and wanted to try it out. Putting the two together as a composite photo was a bit challenging.

 This next one was done with darker blue and gold as these are the colours she asked for. I prefer the clean look of the lighter blue caused by the tungsten setting on my camera, but I also like the look of the darker blue.

I wasn't sure if she wanted the full reflection of the water bubble, or just part, so in the post processing, I did both for her.

Finally, I thought I would try it with 2 bubbles, even though I didn't think this was what she wanted. This is the one that I like. I think it would also be interesting to put a skater inside the bubble:)

And ... her choice? She chose the dark blue pictures. I'm not sure which one she will put on the programme. She seems happy with the pictures.

Skating is a good physical exercise for people, and we are encouraged to have physical exercise to have a healthy life. More importantly, we need to have a healthy spiritual life, one that honours God in every aspect of our lives. He loves us and wants us to be committed to Him.

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,

 holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Timothy 4:8