Caravaggio's Still life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Still Life Photography, Renaissance-style
I find it quite rewarding to create a still life photographically in the style of the Renaissance masters such as Caravaggio (see one of his paintings below ). It's actually quite easy to create the type of lighting that is typical of this style, but more challenging to create a compelling composition. You don't have to restrict your subjects to fruits, hourglasses and dead pheasants--just about anything is fair game. Thrift stores can be a wonderful and inexpensive source for props, and you may have stuff lying around your house that may be used. The two photographs below were created using the techniques explained in my article Renaissance Still Life Photography. See more of my still life images here.
Still life with Mandolin
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