Still Life Photography

[@Devin.S4]

I really like how you include paintings to illustrate concepts to be used in photography

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thank you. There is so much to learn from these great painters and engravers. It's a life-long study.

[@bethbulow2094]

Love your analysis on the worlds greatest Artists. Very inspiring ❤

[@stevenbrookephotography]

These artist have been the basis of my work. I am encouraging everyone to study them.

[@jz2450]

Illustrating using paintings is brilliant

[@karunakbk]

This video is one of the kind, "a rare and insightful treasure". A truly great video, so much to understand and learn from. Thank you🙏 very much Mr. Steven Brooke.

[@martincregg]

Fabulous. I will certainly be trying this.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Having an ongoing still life is great training for your eye. Painters do this. And, I think, so should we photographers. Good luck with your work.

[@hongbeaven4020]

Love that you include history of still life and historical paintings.

[@23desolationjoe]

Nothing is superior to sound classical training. These courses ought to be required watching for anybody practicing AP.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

I am hoping that eventually this will be the case.

[@afroozabbasi867]

This was great! All wanted to know about still life photography! Thank you very much.

[@VelvetKino]

Absolutely loved this video. Thanks for the engaging and in-depth delivery of information. Watched the whole video, 20 min flew by.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

I'm very pleased that you enjoyed this video.

[@hankfoto]

Thank you for sharing the answer I've been seeking! What is still life without the frills and BS.

[@jz2450]

What a brilliant course. Wish you could make more of these!

[@antonioguerra9830]

What a wonderful video and explanation. Congratulations!

[@murthy611]

Fantastic,lucid.

[@majicjazz]

Excellent, thank you

[@bestimoro2678]

I must say that you have highly value media posted here! I learned a great deal from you! Many many thanks!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

I’m very pleased to know that these videos are proving useful to you. Many thanks for your note.

[@drmalleshappaminajigi9038]

Thanks. It is very informative Dr.M.D. Minajigi.

[@juanmo1213]

Your passion is palatable. Thanks for bringing focus to my intuitions. Take care.

[@suzetteanthony5181]

Still life is my current passion. This video inspired me.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

So pleased to hear that.

[@evansellis7274]

I appreciate your taken the time to make this tutorial, Please dont stop.. I learned a lot.!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thanks, Evans. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Please subscribe if you haven't already.

[@lovelyjubblyy2657]

Great video, thank you!

[@pictureeyecandy]

That was very informative, deep into the Art of photography. Thank you

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thank you, Alvin.

[@craftbycode]

Thank you very much for the great videos you make and share with us! You are an awesome teacher!

[@usernamemykel]

Superb.

[@ohnoflicks]

Great video! The amount of stuff in your brain regarding art history, form, and color simply astounds me 😀

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thank you for your kind comments. My hope is that the videos help you with your work.

[@usernamemykel]

All accessible via Google and Wikipedia.

[@ArminHirmer]

now that was amazing and inspiring. thank you Steven

[@Hongs.average]

You have really spoken my mind, .... still life is a creation, it is different from photographing an existing beautiful scenery, interior, ..... no bad meaning to other types of photography/photographers, all master pieces regardless types must possess great aesthetic and skills, I was just thinking about the difference among different types of photography

[@ariannahorton]

Looking for an in-depth and focused video on still life photography, and this is exactly what I needed! Just goes to show that it's valuable to return to the principles of fine art. Now I can apply this to create still life product photography, using the thought process of forming a compelling still life composition. Thank you!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thanks, Arianna. These are absolutely the principles I return to daily. They have been invaluable to me in my work.

[@TC-rv6sz]

still life is my absolute favorite genre and its so rare to find good info covering it ! thank you so much for this amazing resource !

[@stevenbrookephotography]

You're very welcome, Tia. Glad you liked the video.

[@BenoSaradzic]

Very valuable wisdom once again Steven. You've inspired me to try a few such shots!

[@asamisael2720]

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[@jaddariel744]

@Asa Misael Instablaster :)

[@asamisael2720]

@Jad Dariel thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@asamisael2720]

@Jad Dariel It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much, you really help me out !

[@jaddariel744]

@Asa Misael happy to help :)

[@thomaslavery5168]

Thank you Steve , This was a great tutorial.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

You're very welcome. Hope you'll subscribe and check out the other videos.

[@S_Sergiu]

Thank you for this great information.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

You're very welcome. Hope you'll subscribe to the channel to see new videos as they are posted.

[@johnnyhandyman]

Terrific video

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thanks, Johnny.

[@jz2450]

Would you care to also make a video on outdoor portrait or street photography?

[@acraftman2823]

Wow! Thank you for doing this thought provoking video. What a difference between a person dedicated to art and somebody whom is interested in getting likes or subs. I am sharing your vids with my meetup photography groups and my favorite web groups.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thank you very much for your kind comments and support. Much appreciated!

[@ianjones5309]

What a brilliant video. Thanks for the info, very well explained

[@haiyenmignauw6246]

Thank you so much for making such a wonderful video! You are truly amazing! I have been taking still life for a while and I always love to learn more and more, watching this video helps me a lot! So interesting! Thanks Steven!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

You are very welcome. Hope you'll check out the other videos.

[@fernanddurler4709]

Hi Steve..wonderful, enlightening lessons most inspiring thx! I am desperately wanting to start specialising in architectural work but only have an Olympus O MD -EM MARK 2 CAMERA AND 12-40 2.8MM LENS. Thinking I should sell it and get a canon DSLR OR NIKON which are very inexpensive and have more suitable tilt-shift lenses. Being broke doesn’t help ! But I need to start something for my own sanity…still life also in mind. I have no post production experience not the money to have to spend all my time and money on upgrading my ipad 12.9” screen …any suggestions would be most appreciated

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Hi, Fernand. If you are just starting out, I would recommend holding off on buying equipment until you fully understand what you actually need for architectural photography, for both interiors and exteriors. Your camera has a 16mp sensor. You won’t see that much difference until you use a camera with >32mp. If you shoot carefully, with small apertures and low ISO, with a cable release to avoid blurring, and on a rock-steady tripod, you should produce adequately sharp images. Remember, too, that for online use, emails, etc you will be reducing your higher-res TIFFS to 3-5 MB JPEGS. If there is a downside to that camera, it’s the 2.0 crop factor. That makes your 12-40mm lens the equivalent of a 24-80, which is totally useful for basic architectural photography. Ultimately, purchasing a Canon (or Nikon) that accepts their 24mm TS lens would be ideal. For now, go in the field and practice using the equipment that you have. Fine tuning your compositional skills is the most important first step. Keep in mind that without a TS lens, you will always have to rectify verticals in photoshop. Knowing that, plan ahead and include more material on the sides that you will eventually lose when you align the verticals. If you have to tip your camera up to get the top of a building, try to at least keep the horizontals parallel to the picture plane to avoid yet another level of distortion. Start to build a portfolio. I have a video suggesting ways to efficiently do just that. When you have a good portfolio, you can begin to confidently solicit clients. Only then, after you have practiced enough in the field to know the limitations of your current equipment, should you consider purchasing new gear.

[@TonySkraba]

Just found your channel. So much valuable information in well organized and concise videos. Thanks much,. Subscribed, and off to create a still life!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thanks for subscribing, Anthony. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Good luck with the Still Life.

[@JO-gp7yl]

Fantastic video thank you.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

You're very welcome, JO. Please watch for new videos after the first of the year.

[@racecarinred]

Thank you so much for this and everything on your channel. You have helped me understand art and art history greatly. Hopefully more stuff like this will keep coming! Curious if you also have photographers that you admire and might consider analyzing? Peace!

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Hi, Jon. Thank you very much for your note. I’m pleased that the videos are helping you with your work. For 20 years, prior to the retirement of Paige Rense as Editor-in-Chief, I shared the pages of “Architectural Digest” with some of the best architectural and interior photographers in the world. If you have access to issues from 1986-2006, you’ll see truly excellent photography, fully grounded in the principles of composition that I’m presenting in these videos. Keep in mind, that this arduous work was almost all done with large-format view cameras, making the level of accomplishment that much more admirable. I hesitate to name names, for fear of leaving out photographers whom I admire, but the photographs of my friends Durston Saylor and Mary Nichols are truly remarkable in their style, discipline, and unfailing consistency through the years.

[@racecarinred]

@@stevenbrookephotography That's great, I will see if I can track down any of those issues and will check those names out as well. Thanks!

[@forereally710]

How all. Bye. Me David Phillips' photography one.

[@ErwinSerle]

Not Dutch, Lubin Baugin (c. 1612 - July 11, 1663) was a French painter known for a small number of still lifes

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Yes, you're right.

[@fatfro1]

Great video. Just subscribed.

[@stevenbrookephotography]

Thanks, Eddie. Glad you've joined in.