< P > W h e n I ’ m n o t o u t d o o r s p h o t o g r a p h i n g - - w h e n t h e w e a t h e r i s p o o r o r w h e n I ’ m i n s p i r e d b y a n o b j e c t o r f l o r a l b o u q u e t - - I t a k e m y w o r k i n d o o r s . T h i s a r t i c l e a i m s t o i n s p i r e y o u t o b e c r e a t i v e w i t h y o u r o w n p h o t o g r a p h y a n d t o t r y t o s e t u p y o u r o w n s t i l l l i f e s t o c r e a t e b e a u t i f u l a r t . < / P > < P > I n d o o r s , a s o u t d o o r s , I u s u a l l y w o r k w i t h n a t u r a l l i g h t . F o r t h e m o s t p a r t , n o s p e c i a l l i g h t s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r b e a u t i f u l i n d o o r p h o t o g r a p h s i f y o u h a v e a n i c e s u n n y w i n d o w . I n m y h o u s e , t h e l i g h t i n t h e e a s t e r n s u n r o o m i s n i c e l y d i f f u s e d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n a n d t h i s s e r v e s a s a g o o d s t a r t f o r l i g h t i n g t h e s c e n e . L i g h t i n g a n i n d o o r s c e n e i s v e r y d i f f e r e n t f r o m c a t c h i n g t h e p r o p e r l i g h t o u t d o o r s . S o m e t i m e s , I w i l l u s e a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t w h e n t h e l i g h t l e v e l s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y l o w , f o r e x a m p l e , i f I h a v e d e c i d e d t o w o r k a t t h e w r o n g t i m e o f d a y t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e l i g h t i n g i n t h e s u n r o o m . F o r a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n g , I u s e m y s u n l a m p w h i c h d o e s a g r e a t j o b o f i m i t a t i n g t h e s u n f o r m y m o o d s a n d f o r m y f l o w e r i m a g e s . Y o u c a n e x p e r i m e n t w i t h c a n d l e s a n d o t h e r s o f t h o u s e h o l d l i g h t s t o o . I o f t e n u s e r e f l e c t o r s a n d d i f f u s e r s t o b a l a n c e t h e l i g h t a n d h i g h l i g h t c e r t a i n a s p e c t s o f a s c e n e . Y o u c a n u s e a w h i t e s h e e t , t i n f o i l , o r c o l o r e d f a b r i c r a t h e r t h a n f a n c y p r o f e s s i o n a l e q u i p m e n t t o a c c o m p l i s h t h e s a m e t h i n g . F o r e x a m p l e , i n a C h r i s t m a s s t i l l - l i f e o n w h i c h I h a v e b e e n w o r k i n g , I a m u s i n g a g o l d f o i l b a g u n d e r n e a t h t h e s u b j e c t t o r e f l e c t l i g h t u p , g e t r i d o f s h a d o w s , a n d e n h a n c e t h a t h o l i d a y g l o w . < / P > < P > I d o n ’ t g e n e r a l l y u s e a t r i p o d w h e n I a m w o r k i n g o u t d o o r s , b u t t h e l o w e r l e v e l o f l i g h t i n d o o r s m a k e s i t a n e c e s s i t y i f I d o n ’ t w a n t t o u s e a f l a s h . S i n c e I a m f o c u s e d o n o n e g e n e r a l s u b j e c t i n t h e m i d d l e o f m y t a b l e , I d o n ’ t m i n d k e e p i n g m y c a m e r a s t a t i o n e r y . W h e n I a m i n a g a r d e n , I p r e f e r t o m o v e a r o u n d w i t h o u t t h e t r i p o d . ( T h o u g h , s o m e t i m e s I w i l l u s e a t r i p o d o u t d o o r s i f I h a v e a p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t i n g f l o w e r a n d w a n t t o s p e n d a l o t o f t i m e w i t h i t o r i f t h e l i g h t i n g c o n d i t i o n s c a l l f o r a s l o w e r s h u t t e r s p e e d w i t h a m o r e o p e n a p e r t u r e . ) A t r i p o d a l l o w s y o u t o h o l d t h e c a m e r a p e r f e c t l y s t i l l f o r l o n g p e r i o d s o f t i m e . Y o u c a n t h e n k e e p y o u r s h u t t e r o p e n f o r l o n g e r p e r i o d s w i t h o u t g e t t i n g a n y b l u r f r o m s h a k i n g h a n d s . < / P > < P > A s a g a r d e n p h o t o g r a p h e r , I a i m t o i n c l u d e f l o w e r s i n a l l t h e w o r k I d o . I l i k e t o s e t u p s t i l l l i f e i m a g e s o f f o u n d o b j e c t s t h a t d e l i g h t m e a n d w i l l h o p e f u l l y i n t e r e s t t h e v i e w e r o f m y p h o t o g r a p h s . S e t t i n g u p p l a n t s i n d o o r s g i v e s m e m o r e f l e x i b i l i t y t o p i c k t h e “ p r o p e r ” a n g l e a t w h i c h t o p h o t o g r a p h t h e m . I s e t u p m y t r i p o d a n d m o v e s i n g l e p o t t e d p l a n t s a r o u n d i n c i r c l e s o n m y “ s t u d i o ” t a b l e ( a f o l d i n g c a r d t a b l e ) t r y i n g t o f i n d t h e p l a n t ’ s b e s t s i d e . I t a k e s i n g l e b l o o m s a n d d o t h e s a m e o r c l u s t e r t h e m w i t h o t h e r s i n g l e b l o o m s a n d l e a v e s t o m a k e a n a r r a n g e m e n t . I s o m e t i m e s u s e o b j e c t s t o p l a y o f f t h e f l o w e r s , a s I a m d o i n g n o w i n t h e h o l i d a y c a r d s e r i e s o n w h i c h I a m w o r k i n g . Y o u c a n u s e a n y i t e m s t h a t a p p e a l t o y o u t o c r e a t e a n i n t e r e s t i n g s u b j e c t . < / P > < P > I s t a r t w i t h c o l o r s a n d o b j e c t s t h a t I t h i n k w i l l l o o k n i c e t o g e t h e r . I s o m e t i m e s h a v e a n i d e a o f h o w I w i l l s e t t h e m u p t o g e t h e r , b u t m o r e o f t e n t h a n n o t , I u s e s e r e n d i p i t y t o s t a r t a r r a n g i n g o b j e c t s a n d t h e n s e e w h a t c o m e s o f i t . A s I l o o k a t a n a r r a n g e m e n t a n d s n a p a w a y , I s t a r t t o r e p o s i t i o n o n e o b j e c t a t a t i m e , e n d i n g u p w i t h a t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t a r r a n g e m e n t t h a n t h e o n e w i t h w h i c h I s t a r t e d . I u s e d i f f e r e n t b a c k d r o p s a n d t a b l e c l o t h s . A n d s o m e t i m e s , I b r i n g i n n e w o b j e c t s f r o m m y p e r s o n a l t h i n g s w h e n a n i d e a h i t s . T h e o b j e c t s w i t h w h i c h I s t a r t a r e u s u a l l y p u r c h a s e d e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e o c c a s i o n a n d b e c o m e p a r t o f m y t r e a s u r e s f o r f u t u r e s t i l l l i f e s . I u s u a l l y t a k e a b o u t 5 0 p h o t o g r a p h s i n a n h o u r w h e n I w o r k t h i s w a y a n d c o m e u p w i t h t w o o r t h r e e t h a t I r e a l l y l i k e a n d p e r h a p s o n e s p e c i a l t r e a s u r e . I h a v e h a d t h r e e s e s s i o n s o f h o l i d a y s t i l l s l i k e t h i s i n t h e p a s t w e e k a n d o n l y h a v e o n e p h o t o t h a t w i l l m a k e i t t o m y C h r i s t m a s c a r d s . < / P > < P > I h o p e t h a t y o u c a n u s e s o m e o f t h e s e t i p s t o c r e a t e y o u r o w n u n i q u e s t i l l l i f e s . T h i n k o u t s i d e o f t h e b o x a b o u t l i g h t i n g a n d i n d o o r s u b j e c t s t o c r e a t e b e a u t i f u l a r t u s i n g n a t u r a l l i g h t i n d o o r s . P l e a s e s e e s o m e o f m y s t i l l l i f e s i n m y “ D i n i n g w i t h F l o w e r s ” g a l l e r y a t < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / w w w . m e l i s s a m a n n o n p h o t o g r a p h y . c o m / d i n i n g _ g a l l e r y . p h p " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / w w w . m e l i s s a m a n n o n p h o t o g r a p h y . c o m / d i n i n g _ g a l l e r y . p h p < / A > a n d m o r e i n m y g e n e r a l g a l l e r i e s o n m y w e b s i t e . < / P >
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