Still-Life Photography
What is still-life
photography ?
#1 Check out these web-sites
Web sites-
http://www.thedesktop.com/foodshow/index.html
http://peterfinger.com/food.html
http://www.markheayn.com/stock2still_life.html
http://www.walton.demon.co.uk/
http://www.jonniemiles.com/
http://www.photo-mark.com/articles/feature/stilllife/
http://www.stevechong.com/stilllifegallery1.htm
http://studiomark.com/still-life.html
Stock Photography-
http://www.comstock.com/web/default.asp?s=29850.4054546356
What is it-
http://www.comstock.com/web/IHF/About/Overview.htm
#2 After you have looked at a
number of these websites answer questions from
still-life
Print this out and answer questions, inset in your notebook.
From
the same websites
collect at least 6 interesting examples
of still-lifes
from 6 different photographers. These should be ideas
for still-lifes that
you could shoot in class (that is 6 separate
ideas form 6 different sources)
[ print to one page and put in new section of your notebook]
#3 Requirements for Still-life shoot- Still-lifes that........
| shows old fashioned things, old tools, photos, toys,? | deals with food ( you come up with the food and create a still-life arrangement that will sell it!) |
| tells a story ( ex. a romantic dinner gone sour, where you see the roses, champagne glasses, candles and a dear John letter.) | includes a newspaper or magazine, emphasizing the date or what was happening. |
Come up with
a plan for 4 still-lifes you want to try to shoot in studio.
You will shoot these digitally and traditionally
The emphasize of the
project is light and how it effects your subject matter.
You will then print
1 of each setup for a total of 4 high-quality prints. (Digital and Traditional)
Record plan in notebook,
what is your subject matter/ what do you need to bring in/
etc.