It must be because of Instagram (YES, you can follow me ;-) that I am intrigued by still life photography more and more. This morning I tried to analyze why some still life photo's fascinate me and others don't.
Queen of still lives, if you ask me, is Dietlind Wolf .
She
was one of the first taking pictures of graphically arranged items from
a top view (like the above right image). It's a trend on IG, and it's
almost over it's expiration date, I think. Dietlind Wolf however
constantly reinvents herself. So she uses the very same item in
different ways and takes pictures in different points of view (see the hanging
lemon on the left image)
And this is another nice way to spice up the graphic top view 'trend' a little: adding tape, or illustration, or different backgrounds etc.
And here it is, the definition of still life if you ask me. Capturing a real moment, a comprimed and slow mini world, a picture that says: shhhhh...
Simple life, daylight, no slick styling or lay out.
I love good shadows in pictures! Talking about capturing a moment...
Intriguing!
Like the flower picture above, this food styling doesn't look balanced at first sight, the items fall off the picture on the right. But therefore I love it so much.
ps. click on the pictures to link back to their sources.
Erg inspirerend!
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