Still life is an accurate descriptor for this genre of image. But just because it is Still, doesn’t make it easy. Try capturing a group of youngsters – lambs, sparrows, puppies, children – on the move non-stop. Yet the best of the photos will probably be ‘cute’ if not the perfect picture you were seeking. Still Life? That ain’t so forgiving.
This is the challenge set this week by Dr B. And with trepidation here are my offerings.
From the archives:
Taking up the challenge with an ‘Homage to the Masters’:
Want some fun without leaving home? You don’t even need a camera – well, as long as you have a phone / tablet / ipad with one. Join Dr B’s Challenge Your Camera #11 Still Life – or go to his site (A Buddha Walks into a Wine Bar) and check out some of the great photographers who have answered his call. Even if photography isn’t your thing, visit Dr B anyway – he’s a traveller, philosopher, and writes a mean blog on tasting, buying, and enjoying wine. What’s not to like?
Enjoy your day, your week, your possibilities. So much is waiting for us if we take the time to look, and when we look if we take the time to see.
Marilyn X
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Good effort👍 Your courgettes image would look better if the metal container edges were cropped out. The sea urchins is good, are they yours or a photo from a shop? I often do that myself especially in touristy shops where some arrangements look really good, then all you have to do is get the lighting right afterwards. Your homage to artists are good ….. you already have backdrops?
Hi,
Courgettes – photographed at The Eden Project; sea urchins – at a shop in Cornwall; cannonballs – St Mawes Castle in Cornwall.
Wasn’t sure about copyright to include paintings I was using as inspiration. As for backdrops – I used a large canvas for the photographs then removed it with ‘magic eraser’. I created the backdrops in Photoshop by washing with gradient colours, adding stripes and wiggles, then blending with the smudge tool. The other began life as a sandstone Gallery Filter effect and then tweaked.
Cheers!
That’s one way to do it, though my preference is to “build” the image with the camera first using backdrops. Then I’ll fiddle with it to get the art effect if I need it. Brushstroke and Artomaton are the two I use most, worth paying a little for.
Love your pseudo art works
Thank you SP. Glad you enjoyed them.
I love your sea urchins shot and your homage to the great masters is a wonderful idea and really well done 🙂
Thank you Sarah. Sea urchins were in a souvenir shop just waiting to be photographed. Can’t go far wrong when nature it so beautiful. Homage was just a bit of fun although it possibly took longer to find suitable paintings to use than to find household items and set it up. Ain’t that the way? 😉