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I grew up in Kentucky. My father took me to estate sales and auctions, where my love for beautiful things was born. I still can't resist yard sales.
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My mother and grandmother instilled in me a love for good food, home cooked and beautifully presented, whether in a picnic basket or on the dining table. We'd start planning Thanksgiving dinner before we were done with our 4th of July burgers! The day before the feast, all the women in my family would gather at my Grandmother Gan Gan's house to polish silver, set the table, fix the flowers, and cu

t mint for the tea. While in college my older brother loaned me his camera and gave me a black and white lesson, I became obsessed. The first picture I took was of a silver tea serving set. I shot it in our dining room, with natural light. I can still remember the way the light accented the lines of the silver, the light on the walnut dining table, the wood glowed. It was magical, how the light brought inanimate objects to life. I lost my desire to become a journalist, I left the University of Kentucky and moved across country to study photography at Brooks Institute. Since then I've married (a photographer) had two kids, adopted three dogs, and lived in many places: California, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, Vermont and now Alabama. We landed here when I went to work for Cooking Light Magazine, where I was on staff for 9 years. No matter how many stories or cookbooks I shoot I still have an insatiable obsession with tableware and light!

11/25/2022

When you’re tired of turkey…”cheeborger and chips”. The Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago. Delicious!

09/12/2022

Goodbye Santa Barbara. Parting is such sweet sorrow.

09/04/2022

Good morning California!

08/19/2022

Let there be light. Natural light. Morning at Smith Lake.

04/11/2022

The Last Supper, an imagining. One of the most remembered, celebrated and discussed meals of the world’s existence. What’s left are the dirty dishes, crumbs, wine stains, disheveled linens and candles left to burn. A table that was once full of food and the people enjoying it, is now a place of memories. Once finished the table had to be cleaned up…who? 🍽 📸

10/24/2021

Good day sunshine.

09/30/2021

Halloween is fast approaching! The day we photographed this story was a perfect fall day. Cool and crisp with a clear blue sky. Fall sunlight with a hint of gold, cool blue shadows.
Impressive crafting by
And Hannah Greenwood
Styling: Alison Allsopp

Story in the October issue:

08/27/2021

Life is never static, change is inevitable, particularly when you least expect it. I’m excited to announce after 15 years of freelancing, change has come my way. I’ve started a new post as staff photographer at Country Living and Veranda Magazines.

I’ve done this seesaw before, freelance to staff, to freelance and staff again multiple times! Friends ask, What do you like best?” I don’t have an answer for that question. What I like most is creating beauty. Change is beautiful!

📸Becky Luigart Stayner
Prop Styling by Lindsay Lower/ Kathleen Cook Varner
Food stylist Torie Cox

06/24/2021

Who knew? I think they may be onto something ! Mom’s archive…

05/26/2021

Today would have been our Mother’s 93rd birthday. She left this earthly stage a week ago today. She was my inspiration, encouraging my brother and I to follow our passions wherever they led. Dancer, master gardener, teacher and accomplished oil painter. Looking forward to your next performance!

05/01/2021

In Kentucky for the big day, Derby Day!

03/25/2021

In the studio today trying to find beauty in the storms.

Playing with color and light. Old tools, new life. Same eyes, new vision.
Color Still Life Series 1-4

03/25/2021

In the studio today trying to find beauty in the storms.

Playing with color and light. Old tools, new life. Same eyes, née vision.
Color Still Life Series 1-4

Address

2764 BM Montgomery Street
Homewood, AL
35209

Website

http://www.sunnyhousestudio.com/

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