Still Life Photography
I love still life photos... just pick your objects, find the right lighting, arrange appropriately, and have fun. Today's subject comes courtesy of the local farmer's market. I bought a bunch of flowers and took them home and put them in a vase. Later in the day when I walked past the flowers and saw them against the backdrop of the art on the wall I decided to make this my photo of the day. Then to illustrate the point of using different backdrops to get a new look, I moved the vase outside against the sky, and also used the water in the pool as a third look. I did not do a studio set up since I wanted to illustrate what can be done without studio lights and backdrops. In a later blog I will do a studio still life and discuss studio lighting techniques. The lighting you choose - from soft, ambient light, to high-tech lights - is critical in determining the mood of the photograph. Play with your own still life images using different lighting and backdrops to see how the same subjects can look so different.
Flowers inside against art on the wall gives a soft romantic look...
Outside against the sky a totally new look...
And against the soft reflection of the pool a nice color contrast...
Stay tuned for more fun with still life photography!
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