A cut above - #thescissorsseries winners!

We have a winner for #thescissorsseries! 

Amy was very efficient, sending the results to me at the weekend, but I was away attending a conference, so sorry for the delay! 

It's been a pleasure watching my feed and seeing all those pairs of scissors taking centre stage in the most creative ways. Without further ado, here they are. Thanks to the lovely Amy for playing along and providing the prizes and all of you who joined in!

Here are Amy's winners with a few words about her choices.

Winner  @kim_swanson receives  print of 'The Primer' and a pair of vintage scissors.

Though this vignette was very simple, the placement of the package, the rosemary and the scissors told the sweetest story. The light in this photo is exquisite and with the elimination of all background shapes, colors and tones, you can appreciate the interplay of these three items and the details - the print on the paper packaging, the embossing on the scissors and even the veins in the leaves of the rosemary are all brought into focus...spectacular!

Runner up - @catrinekelty - receives a print of 'The Primer'.

I'm a firm believer in strength in numbers - especially when it comes to collections. Both of @catrinekelty's photos had a dark, ethereal look to them which played off nicely with the metal of the scissors.  I snickered when I saw the "bouquet" of scissors since I myself always look for interesting ways to photograph the most common of items.

Some honourable mentions

@annld60

@beverlylcazzell_lavenderbleu

Both of these captured a vignette with beautiful arrangement and lighting. 

The depth of field on @annld60 picture is so striking and the complement of the brown bottle to the clear glass as well as picking up the amber tones of the flower bulbs offers great repetition.  The front bottle and the scissors are so clear, you feel like you can reach out and touch them.

Since I have a large collection of sewing paraphernalia, @beverlylcazzell_lavenderbleu  image just spoke to me...and it didn't hurt that it had a ball of string too! Again, with no distractions in the background, the interplay of the tin box, the ball of string, the wooden spools and the scissors is the main focus, all playing perfectly together.

@kraig_at_the_warehouse

@clearerreflections

Gotta give a shout-out to the guys in the group!  Not intimidated by the plethora of roses/peonies/greenery in the submissions, these two offered up a couple of striking images of their own.  Myself being a huge fan of neutrals/grunge/rust/junk, both of these guys usually tug at my heart whenever they post on IG - it was no different with this series.

It really was a difficult process to pick a winner, but the entire series was so enjoyable - I loved seeing all the images come across my feed constantly in the last week, from all around the world - it continues to reinforce for me why IG is by far my favorite creative hangout.  Thanks Claudia for a great week - I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did - you did a fantastic job hosting - thank you!  = Amy Duncan


Kim receives pair of vintage scissors and print of 'The Primer', below, by Amy Duncan and Catrine, as runner up, a copy of the print. Well done!

See you next time.
- Claudia x