Large blue bowl - Extreme close-up
Clear and black egg paperweight with gold and silver leaf
Clear and black egg paperweight with gold and silver leaf - Extreme close-up
Clear paperweight with bubbles and golf leaf
Clear paperweight with bubbles and golf leaf - Extreme close-up
Tall clear vase with gold leaf
Tall clear vase with gold leaf - Extreme close-up
Tall clear vase with gold leaf - Extreme close-up
Third session 2006
"Bedpans for the accurate" vase selection
"Bedpan for the accurate" vase
"Bedpan for the accurate" vase - Extreme close-up
Blown paperweight with strokes of yellow and black
Blown paperweight with strokes of yellow and black - Extreme close-up
Tall yellow "ciabatta" vase
Tall yellow "ciabatta" vase - Extreme close-up
Tall yellow "ciabatta" vase - Extreme close-up
Large white bowl
Large white bowl - Extreme close-up
The added bonus to how captivating and seductive things made of glass can be, is how photogenic they are. It was a pleasant surprise to end up with so many pretty images of all the pieces. In close up or extreme macro close-up, objects in glass very easily become images of incredible beauty. Whether light is bouncing off the surface or shining through a piece, the coloured, clear, smooth or textured glass looks fantastic. For me, I really set out just to blow glass and now I also get a real kick out of trying to get some fun images of the pieces. I hope you enjoy these photos.
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