Month: November 2015

K. Rose Photography


I have been searching for my calling in life for some time now.
My mom helped me purchase my camera about a year and a half ago for my blog.
I never thought that this would be something I could actually do for a living.
For as long as I can remember creating has been apart of me.
Once I purchased my camera things just started falling into place. I did a few photo shoots with my son and his friend and all of a sudden people started asking me to photograph their children and families. I admit I don’t have any background in photography like schooling or dark room practices but sometimes when you’re meant to do something it just comes naturally. I have studied A Lot of books, articles and websites about photography. I know there is so much more to learn and I am so excited that I am pursuing this as a career.
I want to thank my mom for always believing in my dreams and helping me make them a reality. I also want to thank all my family, friends and clients who trust me enough with this opportunity.
One thing that I have really realized the more I search for my calling the more I discover who I am as a person. Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life. This is my motto as of now and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
xo

K. Rose

My Creative Process

I have been creating A LOT lately and have lagged on posting.
I decided to share one of my start to finish projects that I just completed.
This is a logo design that I created for a local boutique that I painted on a large vintage door from the actual store that the boutique is located in.
First I started with a piece of paper. I sketched, doodled and researched ideas.
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Once I decided on the perfect letter combination I turned the pencil sketch into a blank ink sketch as you can see below. I created a blank ink sketch because then when I scan it into my computer it is easier with a higher contrast.
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Next step: Scanning into the computer and digitalizing my drawing.
kroseletters6This photo is a big grainy because I took a picture of the design on my laptop screen. I use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator in order to create a vector logo design.
The next step is adding colors and creating a mock up of the design as you can see below.
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Once these images were approved by the client I move to the actual art piece.
This large vintage door was awesome to paint on! I did a grid system which basically means I drew a grid on a print out of the mock up. I then created the same grid but a larger scale on the wood door with scotch painters tape. I then drew the design in chalk. I used chalk because if I needed to make changes I could just wash it off. Pencil didn’t erase very well on this type of vintage door.
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I then painted the entire logo design with white paint for a base coat.krosevideo2
Then I added color!
Here is a little video I created to show a slow-mo of my process. Enjoy!
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What is your creative process? I would love to hear.
xo
k. rose