Lost your Marbles?

I thought this shot was quite ironic as the saying goes 'loosing your marbles' and here at the charity shop they are found and displayed in a marble ash tray.
This feeling of finding objects within a charity shop is quite somber as all the items are ones that used to belong somewhere to someone and now they have been given away for free.
The feeling of not being wanted but all of them together, re-united, in the shop ready to be sold again is quite a nice one!

Party Bag

This party bag caught my eye as I am almost like a magpie when it comes to sparkles.
The bag was so bright and when put with the others really stood out to me as a modern piece surrounded by the older vintage ones.
The story behind this object comes across to me as  one of the throw away society we live in. The bag was almost brand new so its use hadn't really been had before it was sent to the charity bag. Unlike the other objects I have shot the story doesn't seem as interesting. What do you think?

The man in the photograph

I have always been interested in how these frames, photos intact, make it to a charity shop. Being passionate about any photograph it makes me sad that it was discarded to the charity shop bag without a thought to the image inside.
These questions come to mind when looking at most objects in a charity shop (as some are brand new!) but this one in particular struck a chord with me as it was shot so well!
What do you get from this shot?

Bow-Tie

On my search for interesting places to photograph I was fortunate enough to get some time in the Shelter Charity Shop Blackpool. As we all know charity shops are an eclectic mixture of objects that once placed on the shelves can sometimes represent modern art.
This vintage bow-tie caught my eye as it was in a beautiful box stood looking proud on the glass shelve.
This makes me think of the person who used to own it, question who he was, what he looked like and the story of its journey to the shop?
There will be more in this series but I think this one is my favourite one out of them all. Simple and interesting.

Patrick's Cup

I found this China cup in a junk shop in Blackpool called Patrick's. I love the dark leaves and the pink roses and have tried to make them prominent in the image.
I love the feminine feel the image has with the soft focus and high key lighting. When I saw the cup I knew exactly how I wanted to photograph it and I am happy with the results!

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British Heart Foundation Cup

I found this cup in a second hand shop and fell in love with it immediately. The ironic thing was I bought it around remembrance day in November and it happened to have poppies on it.
I photographed it by the window as I like to work with natural light and thought it gave a cosy feel to the image.

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