Still Life Photography
Capture a specific mood by photographing a still life. Set up a group of beautiful objects, add light, and your photograph will be stunning. Still life photography gives you creative control over your subject. Still Life Photography begins with a thought or vision in your head. The photographer not only takes the photograph, but completely creates it from the ground up: the background, setting, lighting, composition of the inanimate object, the mood or overall tone of the image. Still life is not landscapes, not really macro, not portraiture, and not anything moving, it’s photography that has been posed by the artist.
Many photographers tend to use Still Life as an outlet to experiment with different techniques; to push boundaries, to be more creative and artistic. We are completely creating how we want the viewer to see, to feel, to experience the image, and it is because of this that Still Life normally shows an artist’s distinct personal style and expression. Most Still Life Photography begins with a controlled environment with adequate lighting conditions to properly convey the image. Thus the majority of Still Life images are created in studios or lightboxes. But this is not always the case. We may happen to stumble upon the perfect opportunity for stills in our everyday lives. But the image must be purposely and skillfully composed to create a specific intended image, otherwise it is just a snapshot and not a Still Life.