STILL LIFE COMPOSITION TIPS

How to setup a still life composition. Create visual interest by following these simple guidelines. We'll discuss the Rule of Thirds, L-Shape structures, and other composition considerations.
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[@edverosky]

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[@moony7354]

Anyone else here because their art tutor sent them a link to this video during lockdown??

[@asteclucky1718]

yes lol

[@urarockasalad1990]

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[@jaiden4775]

NUGGET studios yes my g stars this is truly amazing

[@hellothere4088]

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[@hellothere4088]

I wonder if we go same school , but i cant tell you

[@urarockasalad1990]

@@hellothere4088 Well u can atleast say which country ur from

[@TC-rv6sz]

I've been doing still life photos for 10 years and this is the first time I've come across the L-shape idea 😭 thank u so much this is awesome info

[@OtherAlien]

I've read these lessons several times before, but this is the first time I understand how to use them! Thanks for this vid!

[@Walkercolt1]

Gosh, a KZbin video that doesn't waste a half-hour of my life to get to the point! I often watch these to see how BAD they are and how much disinformation they spread. I've been doing this for a living for more than half a century, and my Daddy who was a photographer taught me a lot. I learned much more from taking photos of oil cans for a major oil company. A single oil can or bottle doesn't have much you can work with on composition, so lighting becomes the real tool the art director wants to make an ad that sells your oil. With more than one subject, I could get "creative". If a new person to photography learns the things you say, all their photographs will improve greatly. Learn the "rules" then learn what works when you break them.

[@edverosky]

Thanks! Of course, I’ve got plenty of videos that take awhile to get to the point. At least the main point.

[@Walkercolt1]

My late brother-in-law taught photography for more than 20 years in Public/Vocational education. When he suddenly died, my late sister closed her portrait studio and took over his classes. My Daddy became Director of Photo/Reprographics and Videography at Amoco Tulsa's Research Center. I did a lot more field work for Cities Service Oil&Gas, at refineries and gas plants and such, but our bread-and-butter was photos of rocks, ugly pipes, burst pipe flanges, as well as head shots of new employees. An ugly black split pipe is hard to light, and harder to show the detail to a metallurgist why it split, and that's what he wants for his report. I can't pull-up the name of Leonardo Da Vinci's book on composition (most of it was destroyed in a fire) but he does the thirds, the natural log spiral, and the "86" ways to bend a human body that are attractive. All other ways are either unattractive or awkward. I'll probably get your e-book, just because you are so down-to-earth.

[@incrastic6437]

Great, great explanation without boring. Thanks!!

[@lynnswango8768]

Thank you - now I have a better understanding of how to set up my composition.

[@edverosky]

I’m glad it helped, Lynn. 😊

[@fulltimenovice2260]

That was SUUUUPER helpful!!! Thank you!!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Ed, you always surprise us with refreshing ideas. Great video. I am a fan of still and use daily stuff to make them like a good cup of coffee, or a hamburger at luch at work (take it to the window, clean the plate, and take a nice shot of it, in natural day light ) and then explain collegues why I do that ;-) Or I pick a single flower from a bouquet in a vase in a shop where I happen to be to buy clothes or whatever, zoom in to one flower, soft focus on the rest, and make that single flower POP. Show it to the people in the shop, cause they wonder what I am doing, and then they all say WOOOOWW. They will never ever look the same way to bouquet of flowers again hehehehe. That's where photogaphy is all about , IMO.

[@edverosky]

You're so right. Life beyond the snapshot. :)

[@airumka]

great helpful video, many thanks

[@wilsonsilva4058]

Hi Ed, You mantionedyou wrote an e-book . Where I caoul find it? Thanks

[@markharris5771]

Not only did you go over most of the rules of composition, but also gave them meaning. In my early days I often struggled transferring these very solid rules to a fluid world and I’d find myself questioning images like HCB's image of the priests to such a point I’d miss the beauty of the images. I could pick an argument with myself over the golden spiral because in many ways it’s a less obvious rule of composition. Today I hear people say "But rules are made to be broken.", which indeed they are, but I think we need a good grasp of not only what the rules are, but also why they work, before we break them. You explanation goes a long way towards giving that understanding, wonderfully done with great graphics giving a full and easy to follow explanation. Another brilliant video Ed,

[@edverosky]

Totally agree about how focusing too much on the “rules” can limit the appreciation for an image. Yes! Know them and then use or don’t use, purposefully. Thanks for that reminder, Mark.

[@Walkercolt1]

Mark, the "rules" of composition are from Da Vinci and Rubens and Rembrandt and are learning tools to help us get good images faster than making every mistake possible then weeding out what wasn't a mistake. The "rules" can be broken, and give stunning images, but not that often. While we're "shut in" a great practice is to take a can of soup on a surface, and one bare lightbulb on a stand in at least a darkened room, and "burning electrons", move the light and the can around to make an interesting image. A tripod will be a big help. You'll find when viewed larger than your backscreen, most of them aren't "there" but a few will "click". And you'll have learned more in an afternoon than many people do in years . Or sadly to say, ever, and that includes some "professional" photographers. To take this a notch further, include a spoon and bowl, now it's WORK! You're selling soup! BTW, Ed DOES do an outstanding job of getting his point across, and with praiseworthy brevity. Just the useful attention span of most of us.

[@girlwithuke9853]

Nice video, short yet informative.v

[@dominiqueanderson5313]

Great video, so helpful. Thank you!

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Great video and thanks for your time. I’m an oil painting artist and your video is very helpful. Blessings and be safe. I will buy your ebook. Interesting. New subscriber!

[@CherryL4545]

Awesome video, thank you.

[@jody1622]

Thank you!

[@milkbread5036]

Really enjoyed this thank you! :D

[@GuadalupeHernandez-kk1lu]

Hello Ed Love this video can i share this resource with my students?

[@edverosky]

Please do!

[@NinjaSheepa]

thanks mate

[@CortesDoVerdaao]

Thanks buddy!

[@ReshaduzzamanKhan]

outstanding

[@rajpereira7280]

Very interesting touch .

[@Noidea4username]

Hi Ed. May I ask what are those white block shapes made of?

[@edverosky]

Sure. Dense foam. It’s similar to this (possibly the same product): Nasco 9725407 Foam Geometric Solids Set, Six-Piece, White www.amazon.com/dp/B00EJSK8G0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_umq4CbP3YYXZN

[@sundaravelcs]

How can i get this ebook Still life

[@hxmcx6099]

thank you

[@wahabdilawar]

Any guesses what the next weekend theme on Ed's Facebook page will be?

[@edverosky]

LOL! That's a good idea! facebook.com/groups/aboutphotographygroup/

[@mariahegdal5384]

I can't find the link to the e-book? 🤔

[@edverosky]

edverosky.com/product/still-life-making-art-with-tabletop-photography/

[@mariahegdal5384]

Thank you 🙂

[@hxmcx6099]

How to get an e-book.

[@kylelehman-musicindustry6635]

Hello! Where did you get your shapes from? I would love to pick up a set.

[@edverosky]

Amazon. Search: white foam geometric solids set.

[@christinanalty3935]

It would be better if you kept the images of the still life's on the video while you talked instead of you talking.

[@samueljohns5228]

I thought I was looking for composition writing👀😔

[@vikke8888]

Kbry

[@armorwolf7934]

Online school lol

[@thot1394]

i notice this man used the rule of thirds in his facecam

[@AzureTheElectroshark]

Thanks!