It’s a grey, overcast day here in Melbourne town, not ideal for naturally-lit photography.
I was upstairs busily arranging some self-portraiture ideas but, try as I might, couldn’t get a satisfactory punchiness with the available light. Note to self: get your home studio, complete with gorgeous light-throwing soft-boxes, sorted!
Instead, I changed tack, opting to focus on some still-life shots featuring some treasures sourced from a trip to New York.
The forecast for the next few days is for spring sun, so I’ll put the outfits on hold till then – or until I can clear up the spare room, create a flat-white cyclorama against one wall and convince the husband we could do with a massive, hovering soft-box contraption.
![New York curios Curious homewears found on Lady Melbourne's travels](http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/curious-homewares.jpg)
![New York curios A vintage print Lady Melbourne picked up in New York](http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/vintage-print.jpg)
![New York curios Palmistry hand found in New York](http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/palmistry-hand.jpg)
![New York curios 'Praying Hands' bowl found in New York](http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hands-bowl.jpg)
![New York curios 'Praying Hands' bowl found in New York](http://www.ladymelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/prayer-hands-bowl.jpg)