Tonight I shot a couple with Natalie and Cricket’s Creations Super Fringie ($75 from Etsy)! This 1000 or so string of awesomeness is really easy to work with any age of child. Natalie is 19 months old and the many strings of neutral colors kept her entertained (as much as possible) while I managed to get a couple pictures of the product.

It’s very, very easy to manipulate. For these pictures I simply tossed the fringie over a wrought iron magazine holder, and stuck Nan in the middle. I am really into moody light now, so to recreate this look, should you want too, you’ll need an extra-large octagon light sitting on the floor, directly behind you. I did not have a diffuser over it, just straight on light. Now, Natalie isn’t much of a studio model, so I realize these images aren’t the best of the best, but it’s enough to get the idea across.

 (I created the above setup with the Strobox Application for the iPhone.  If you hold down the power off button and push the home screen button on the bottom, it will take a snapshot of what you are currently viewing!  Neat huh!)

Anyway, I totally recommend Cricket’s Super Fringie! Hop on over to her Etsy and check it out. She also has a blog that has a good amount of pictures for examples, and a Flickr!

f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm

pp:  Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My 22-hour Action, FloraBella’s Spring Haze)

f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm

pp:  Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My 22-hour Action, My Touch of Cream)

f/4, 1/160s, iso 400, 50mm

pp:  Bridge (Initial), Photoshop (My 22-hour Action - I haven’t yet decided if I’ll sell this action, maybe someday.)

For fun, here’s the images just before opening in Photoshop:

What does this all mean to you as a vendor? Free marketing, lots of hits to you products which then increase sales.

What about the photographers? When I was selling on Etsy, my husband was laid off. So, I was working extra hours to make ends meet. My photography business had to be put on hold while I worked. I couldn’t shoot, and I had no sessions booked, so we started knitting, (we, as in both Husband and I) to make extra cash. I knew that the cocoons worked, for me. I had taken many images of Natalie wrapped in them when she was wee, but it was difficult for me to explain to our Etsy clients how to use them.

Welcome to beta testing for professional photographer props, actions, etc.

Why me…
Please see the stats for this month below on the hits to my websites, including OpLove. Tonee Lawrence Photography is listed as Imagery.

How it works…
Sign up on a waiting list and send me a beta of your product, whatever it might be… I will send it back to you if requested. I might ask for a tutorial on how it’s intended to be used if I am having difficulties. I have sessions scheduled every week and will beta your product at my sessions or with my own kids. If it’s awesome, I’ll post with pictures and links to buy… If it needs more work I’ll be contacting you, of course these are simply my opinions.

What’s it cost…
Nothing You send me your product, I test it, send it back if you’d like, and send you the results and/or post about it if a positive outcome. Now remember, we get quite a bit of traffic! Should your product work out, you’ll receive a lot of sales Should you like to donate a small portion of these sales, please do so to OpLove.

Please contact me for more information!