"Still Life" - Thoughts and Opinions
Apr 28, 2016 11:41:22 #
I was wondering when you'd get "out of the box", literally :-) . Your wooden box is a great prop, and this image leaves me wondering if an old-style wooden writing desk, perhaps with a bookcase at its head, might make an interesting work area for still life. It'd be like the box only more functional and open, and it would lend itself to experimenting.
Apr 28, 2016 12:12:06 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
Travesty wrote:
I was sorting through folders and doing a bit of o... (show quote)
I think all the elements are there except the light. The brightest part of the image is the candle. Your eyes are drawn to the candle, but IMO that is not where the story is. The story is at the book and glasses. This is where it is necessary to bring in some additional light direct or soft, focused on the book and glasses. The candle is fine but it is much too bright if not blown out. The direction of the added studio light should be from the left so that it complements the candle. The brightest part of the image should be the book and glasses. This is a very common subject and a very good start. Want to mix it up a bit, add a cigarette or cigar and work the smoke into the light for an additional bit of drama. The options are endless.
Apr 28, 2016 12:18:25 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
[quote=Travesty]I was sorting through folders and doing a bit of organizing...
NVM duplicate
NVM duplicate
Apr 28, 2016 14:17:37 #
pfrancke wrote:
Thanks so much for your detailed information, Piet. Very cool!...Fractals are about detail self replicating at deeper levels...
Apr 28, 2016 17:34:50 #
Travesty wrote:
I was sorting through folders and doing a bit of o... (show quote)
Thanks for starting this wonderful thread on a genre of photographic art that I appreciate but have no abilities in. I admire your work tremendously and have liked the "crate" pictures for as long as you've been posting them here. This is lovely.
Admiring is probably all I'll be doing in this thread but it looks like there's a lot to admire!
Apr 28, 2016 17:35:54 #
carlysue wrote:
This image has so much impact. I think I'd feel some emotion,even if I was not aware that there was this connection for you. I think I am drawn to this genre because the photographer is in charge of everything. If there is something that doesn't work,its on me. And I love thinking up ideas and using stuff that's just around me and easily ignored. Finding art in the mundane.
Really lovely and creative.
Oddly, the only still life I ever shot was a string of pearls hanging over the edge of a teacup! It was not 1/100 as lovely as this! Excellent work.
Apr 28, 2016 17:37:06 #
Whuff wrote:
This is a still life I did a while back for the wo... (show quote)
What a wonderful gift! Well thought out and beautifully captured and rendered. I envy the knowledge of lighting that all of you have!
Apr 28, 2016 17:38:24 #
pfrancke wrote:
here is my contribution from years past - I painted the figures, turned their stands and generated a fractal for the background.
I am amazed at the mythological world you've created here, Piet, with your combination of real and unreal elements. It looks like something from a fantasy adventure game.
Apr 28, 2016 17:39:25 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Mardi Gras still life that I composed for no other reason than our city was in the middle of celebrating Mardi Gras...and the still life was fun to do. :-D
Exquisite detail and lighting. Wow. You really captured Mardi Gras. This is an image you could easily sell.
Apr 28, 2016 18:39:16 #
Apr 28, 2016 18:40:16 #
carlysue wrote:
Sundar, this is nice and moody. Kind of an anticipation for the evening. Low light, wine waiting...just needs a little music in the background :D
Thank you ! :)
Apr 28, 2016 20:32:19 #
I don't know if this really qualifies as a still life but my daughter and I had a good time doing this. Take your best shots at this.
Apr 28, 2016 21:13:12 #
minniev wrote:
What a wonderful gift! Well thought out and beautifully captured and rendered. I envy the knowledge of lighting that all of you have!
She's a huge fan of antiques and old junk so this should go over pretty well. I'm planning to give it to her in a couple of weeks at my next appointment.
Walt
Apr 28, 2016 21:15:06 #
minniev wrote:
I am amazed at the mythological world you've created here, Piet, with your combination of real and unreal elements. It looks like something from a fantasy adventure game.
That's the same thing I thought of with that image.
Walt
Apr 29, 2016 18:12:55 #
Randy I think this is fantastic. I love books and I love vintage and I think you put it together in such a way that it makes me want to pull a book, put on those specs and start to read...ok well I don't wear glasses for reading and Shakespeare is beyond me and I am usually in bed before the hour on the watch...but I love the pic...
I recently read a book called the Little Paris Bookshop, and now I think this picture would make a great bookcover. Sorry for your loss.
When I saw the petals of the peony I thought of it dying and took this pic to make into a sympathy card.
I recently read a book called the Little Paris Bookshop, and now I think this picture would make a great bookcover. Sorry for your loss.
When I saw the petals of the peony I thought of it dying and took this pic to make into a sympathy card.
Travesty wrote:
I was sorting through folders and doing a bit of o... (show quote)
i just liked the way the light hit grandmas jewels
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