When you think of still-life do images like these come to mind?  They are examples of a way of thinking about still-life that has been with us since the 16th century.

Would you like to explore a reimagined way of using still-life to tell a story, get inside the core of a subject, and create images with your Smartphone?  Like master painters, learn how to use light, shadow, perspective, shape and contour, space, and composition. 

Recently I led a workshop reimagining still-life as a way of journaling and storytelling.  Tim and Lisa, students in the workshop discovered they could create images on a card table using inexpensive lighting bought at the hardware store. 

Watermelon, Tim Sweeney
Peppers, Lisa King
Wood Tools with Glass Balls, Lisa King
Journaling, Tim Sweeney
Reflections on the Silk Road, Wayne Eastep
DIY lighting for studio still-life. Items were bought at the hardware store for around $100.

To learn about upcoming workshops contact me at: WayneEastep@Gmail.com

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Reimagining Still-Life Photographs

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Dingy, Boat, Sarasota-Bay, Sarasota, Florida, iPhone11Pro, Moody-image,
Dingy on Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, Florida

Technological limitations with the iPhone11Pro camera results in an opportunity to discover new expressions in an image. This image for example was made after dusk in low light. Phone cameras have a challenge recording images in low light conditions. This image of the dingy creates a mood that an exacting image made with my high end Nikon would not. The pixels are breaking up, the colors degraded, a technical issue called “noise” and there is a loss of sharpness. The result is that the image takes on a painterly look and creates a feeling that is moody and ambiguous.

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Seeing into the mood of the moment

Low light image of a boat on Sarasota bay with the iPhone11Pro camera.

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