One of the problems with being an amateur and having to fit photographer around that life thing is that I never seem to have the time for lighting shots. By the time I dig out light stands, lights, umbrellas and all the do-hickeys I want to play with, what time I had for shooting is gone.

Take today. After discovering I had 45 minutes for me. I spend 40 minutes getting the kitchen set up for some shots, took a couple then spent 10 minutes rebuilding it.

Man, looking around my play room I’m beginning to wonder if it really is time to sell all my board and role playing games…

(Yes, I am that nerd).

Anyway. Reason I had the camera out is because I have the poker chips from the shots a few weeks back and wanted to try and get a few nice pictures of them. I figured they’d make a nice colour study thing.

Maybe slightly overblown?