1. Still Life Photography

2. Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter - most typically a small grouping of objects.

3. Still life photography
is a demanding art,
one in which photographers are expected to be able to form their work with a refined sense of lighting, coupled with compositional skills.

4. The still life photographer makes pictures rather than takes them.

5. The photographer has control over every aspect of the scene.

6. It requires the photographer to preplan the image and set it up.

7. Knowing where to look for propping and surfaces also is a required skill.

8. Think about composition.

9. It’s how you arrange things.

10. Again.

11. And again.

12. And again.

13. Anita Calero

14. Think about lighting.

15. Whether it’s natural,

16. or artificial -

17. Make it dramatic!

18. David Ashman – Suspended Portfolio #1

19. David Ashman – Suspended Portfolio #2

20. David Ashman – Suspended Portfolio #3

21. David Ashman – Suspended Portfolio #4

22. David Ashman – Suspended Portfolio #5

23. Think about grayscale.

24. Think about color.

25. Think about design.

26. Holly Lackner

28. Phil Cook

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33. Phil Cook

34. Make the viewer really
“see” the objects.

35. Make the viewer really
“see” the objects –
in a new way!