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Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter- most typically a
grouping of object. 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. The still life photographer makes picture
rather than takes them. The photographer has control over every aspect of the scene.
It requires the photographer to preplan the image and set it up. Think composition.
Make it dramatic. Make the viewer really see the objects in a new way. Remember to
think about grayscale, color, unity and balance. Look at the work of Jan Groover, Sandy
Skogland, Edward Weston Holly Lackner and David Ashmam. Be creative. Think color
scheme, texture and varying heights. Triangular formations are often used in a still life.
For a successful Still Life Project please use these guidelines:
1) Arrange 2-7 objects in a Still Life with an appropriate background. Study it from all angles as if circling a
sculpture. Examine things about it such as, the shapes/forms, surface textures, the character of light on its
surfaces, the shadows and overlaps of objects - every detail. You will photograph 5 Still Lives and you will
need 25 photos to turn in to your folder marked Still. So basically you will need 5 photos of each Still Life.
2) Now study the Still Life through your camera lens. How does the viewfinder crop the Composition?
How is it balanced? How does the Rule of Thirds apply? What happens when you zoom in or out? What is
the background like? What happens to the image when you move up, down, left or right? How does your
lighting affect the Still Life as a whole? Play with composition. Move individual items around, eliminate
or add objects as necessary, but do not have less than three or more than seven objects in your Still Life.
Experiment with different types of lighting. Fully explore the Still Life visually.
You need a total of 50 photos of which 20 are edited and 20 (4 of each Still Life is posted on your
weebly.com per approval.) Save all 50 images to your Still Life Folder. Post 4 images of each Still Life to
your Weebly. Make sure to edit in Photoshop (Adjustments- start with curves first and use the other functions
contrast, balance, exposure and vibrancy sparingly).
Out of the 4 edited images per Still Life you will apply one of the 15 Filters found in the Filter Gallery and
one of the Artistic Filters to 3 of these (per Still Life). The 15 you will need to apply are: Colored Pencils,
Cutout, Dry Brush, Film Grain, Fresco, Neon Glow, Paint Dabs, Palette Knife, Plastic Wrap, Poster
Edges, Rough Pastels, Smudge Stick, Sponge, Underpainting and Watercolor. Each Artistic Filter can
be used once and you will need to explore the options further with Brush Strokes, Distort, Sketches, Stylize
and Texture.
StillLifeArtistStatement(OneforEachStillLife)
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Yourartiststatementsneedstobeaminimumof5sentencesinwhichyoudescribehowyousetuponofyour
stilllives,whatthestillliferepresentsandwhyisitimportantforyoutodocumentthroughphotography.
Please make sure to have the Artist Statement done and ready to post on your weebly. Remember your
Digital Photography I Project Rubric and make sure to fill out the Self Evaluation.