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STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY xx PHOTOGRAPHY Lessons in light. Two basic setups for studio still life. (1) Single backlight. (2) Translucent subjects. 35mm tabletop (still life) photography. Ideas on equipment, lighting, films, etc. Advice on how to photograph three-dimensional artwork and craft projects for submission to a publisher. Small product photography. How imaginative sets and good lighting makes the ordinary look unique. Anatomy of a shoot. Photograph of a portion of an electronic circuit board with a starburst in one corner. Photographing sculpture. Perspective, lighting and background are the three keys to the secret. Retouch the subject before you shoot. Tips on adding highlights, subduing highlights, and outlining or emphasizing the object before taking the picture. Tabletop fantasies. Let your imagination run wild with an unlikely combination of color gels, folded paper and Mylar. Natural selections. An ingenious use of design elements creates worlds within a frame. Tips on arranging still lifes from Karen Schuld. How to incorporate shadows underneath "floating" objects to enliven an otherwise dull subject. Photographing the great indoors. Suggestions on making still life photographs of fruit, glassware, jewelry, etc. Tips on background and lighting. How to shoot a tabletop setup using only two colors in the scene (bichrome). Table-top photography. High quality illustration at home with small and medium format. An introduction to table-top illustration and how to utilize smaller formats. How to create a strong product illustration using only two basic colors. Photographing craftsmanship. Tips on producing an illustration for the theme of "Old World Craftsmanship" which shows the quality in a crafted piece. The five qualities of light. Design and photograph a still life which depects a traditional occupation and takes into account the five qualities of photographic lighting. Photograph an ordinary household object using one of its inate design qualities as the primary focal point for a strong and appealing graphic image. Object chosen for this example is a length of flexible clothes dryer hose. Producing a moody still-life with a strong center of interest. All objects in the scene must relate to each other. Comp book. Photograph a still life with a traditional feeling to it. The photo should evoke an era other than modern-day life. Setup for a tabletop photograph of three wrist watches is designed to show how to use very low light levels coupled with longer exposures. Comp book. Create a photo that illustrates the industrial work place, but is created in the studio. Masters of railroad miniatures. Picture-taking advice from professional photographers who shoot model railroads for a living. Junkyard abstracts. A self-assignment in the realm of photographic alchemy makes treasures out of rust. Tips on photographing unique images found in a junkyard. Comp book. Backlighting a black object on a black background. Tips on photographing a still-life that is predominatly black, but also includes a spot of color. One light does it all. Using a single light source to achieve quality photographs of small products suitable for advertising purposes. "Still-life" photograph of a totally-white oscillating fan preserves the feeling that the blades are rotating. Comp book. Tips on photographing an object so that it appears to be floating in space against a multicolor background. Pure light. Studies in translucence. A single bare bulb shinning through antique glass and brown wrapping paper and reflected off a mirror is used to illuminate a still life of a plant. Comp book. Bichrome transparency. Composing, lighting and photographing an image composed of only two colors Comp book. Nostalgic theme assemblage still-life includes a "Wall-o-matic" jukebox selector. Emphasis is on the lighting setup. Blacklight photography. Photographing tabletop still lifes using ultraviolet light to enhance the colors. Mylar magic. Using a sheet of reflective Mylar to add interest to still life photos. Lighting tips for photographing a three-dimensional diorama. The Hattersley class for beginners. Junk can be beautiful. How to find it, light it, shoot it and print it. Tips on photographing reflections off water, glass, shiny surfaces, etc. Set shots. Make striking still life photos by using the right accessories and a little know-how. Some tips. Tips on using a point-and-shoot camera to photograph indoor still lifes. How to achieve large-format results when making 35mm still lifes. Tip on using WD-40 on metallic and painted objects when photographing still life subjects to create more intense, enriched colors and produce a "wet" look. Well-controlled lighting for small-product tabletop photography utilizes versatile reflectors. Product lighting. Using existing studio equipment to take advertising photos that make a product appear three-dimensional. The art of light. Making design and color sing. Lighting and composition ideas from the "Art As Food Series" of still life photos. Just go natural. Photographing "found" still life outside the studio. Tips on equipment, lighting, and techniques. Setting the framework. Bringing backgrounds into the foreground. How to choose and light studio backgrounds for product photography. Total control. Tips on how to create the subject and make the image in still life photography. Still life, the forgotten photographic subject. Tips on equipment and techniques. Photographing fiber works. Two common problems and their solutions. Technical aspects of poor color balance and blurry pictures and how to overcome them. | |||||||||
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