{"id":5879,"date":"2014-01-14T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=5879"},"modified":"2014-01-12T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T03:04:08","slug":"photographing-jo-malone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=5879","title":{"rendered":"Photographing Jo Malone"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Walking<\/a>

(Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom and Honey Cologne<\/a> and Body Cr\u00e8me<\/a>.)<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re still playing around with the light box<\/a> and trying to find the right bulbs, and I’ve been practicing my natural light photography, too.\u00a0 I adore Jo Malone’s innovative scents<\/a>, and my mom gave me the Nectarine and Honey Cologne and Body Cr\u00e8me for Christmas.\u00a0 They smell just like you’d imagine if you combined the two delicious ingredients together, a bit citrus-y with some sweetness thrown in for good measure. I like to use the cr\u00e8me in the morning after my shower and again before bed, and a little goes a long, long way.<\/p>\n

I spent some time over the weekend taking too many photographs of these delightful products in their pretty packaging, and I still haven’t got it quite right.\u00a0 My house isn’t ideal for natural light photography, with its screens and divided windows, and I sometimes work on the front porch.\u00a0 It was also really cloudy both days, too, so I tried to take advantage of the sun when it poked its way through.\u00a0 The photo above is from inside my bathroom, which gets a lot of light during the day, though the picture is still quite dark.<\/p>\n

\"Walking<\/a>

(Jo Malone products in full sun.)<\/p><\/div>\n

And the picture above was taken on my front porch, so the products are crystal-clear, but also in shadow.\u00a0 I’m still learning to adjust the different settings on my camera, and it’s something I will always work at, I think. Plus, I hate using a tripod, which I realize you need for product photos on cloudy days.\u00a0 But I wanted to share a little Jo Malone with you in the process, and I promise I smell really good while I’m making all of these mistakes.<\/p>\n

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