Getting Creative With Salt And Slate

When Michael asked me to do a salt shot, I thought, "what can I photograph the salt on that's interesting and makes sense?" Salt—mined—rock—salt of the earth—Hey, I can use my Home Depot slate floor tiles. I bought some that are 12X12 inches and some 5X5 inches.  I'm the kind of girl who likes hardware stores so I have fun looking for interesting inexpensive surfaces and props just about anywhere.

And as long as you're taking a shot like this to illustrate a point, take some others for future ...