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 05/10/2006 06:29:38 AM · #1
Yea, what is it? I didn't really understand the description given by the details. Please Help.
 05/10/2006 06:31:41 AM · #2
best place to start - still life

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 06:32:19.
 05/10/2006 06:33:01 AM · #3
so is it just like plates and dishes and cups?
 05/10/2006 06:36:42 AM · #4
generally a "study" of anything thats inanimate - so no portraits, cats, babies or pretty landscapes
 05/10/2006 06:52:51 AM · #5
Originally posted by ChikaZAWa:
so is it just like plates and dishes and cups?

ROFLMAO - not sure if you were being funny, but your comment just struck me as hilarious. Still laughing (wiping a tear from my eye).
 05/10/2006 07:16:51 AM · #6
Do a search for Still Life on google... you'll see all kinds of paintings and photos of still lifes.
 05/10/2006 07:57:16 AM · #7
Looking at Still Life I, you can see it has to be very still indeed.
This one fell all the way to number 33 because of few Ants :-)




05/10/2006 08:05:40 AM · #8
Will the still shot of a moving object work ?

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 08:06:03.
 05/10/2006 08:08:57 AM · #9
Originally posted by dr_timbo:
generally a "study" of anything thats inanimate - so no portraits, cats, babies or pretty landscapes

Pls explain why a landscape does not qualify as still life.
 05/10/2006 08:31:02 AM · #10
because its a landscape... you can use a landscape as a background for your still life.. such as out a window.

Wikipedia has a great description of Still Life, plus go to ARt.com or google still life to see examples of still lifes

Originally posted by sangeeth:
Originally posted by dr_timbo:
generally a "study" of anything thats inanimate - so no portraits, cats, babies or pretty landscapes

Pls explain why a landscape does not qualify as still life.


Message edited by author 2006-05-10 08:37:26.
 05/10/2006 08:37:23 AM · #11
Still Life I
 05/10/2006 08:39:12 AM · #12
Originally posted by sangeeth:
Originally posted by dr_timbo:
generally a "study" of anything thats inanimate - so no portraits, cats, babies or pretty landscapes

Pls explain why a landscape does not qualify as still life.


well to put it bluntly because it is a "landscape"... in artistic terms it's like saying why is a cat not a dog? a good landsacpe is about all about dynamic light interplaying with the natural world - a still life is usually static light and an artifical world.
 05/10/2006 09:02:00 AM · #13
Originally posted by dr_timbo:
Originally posted by sangeeth:
Originally posted by dr_timbo:
generally a "study" of anything thats inanimate - so no portraits, cats, babies or pretty landscapes

Pls explain why a landscape does not qualify as still life.


well to put it bluntly because it is a "landscape"... in artistic terms it's like saying why is a cat not a dog? a good landsacpe is about all about dynamic light interplaying with the natural world - a still life is usually static light and an artifical world.


"A still life is a work of art depicting a collection of usually inanimate objects, typically natural -- (flowers, game, sea shells and so on) -- or man-made domestic items -- (drinking glasses, foodstuffs, pipes, books and so on)." from Wikipedia.
So I think Still life is not just artifical world.
But I understand what you tried to convey. Thank you.

Thanks Di for suggesting wikipedia.
05/10/2006 09:07:00 AM · #14
Still life, for the purposes of DPC and photography, appears to mean "free study with inanimate objects".

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 09:07:09.
 05/10/2006 09:24:39 AM · #15
NOW they call for a 'Still Life' challenge! If only I'd waited a few days before thinking of this idea.

The room I shot it in has been decorated now, so I won't be reconstructing this shot :-)

05/10/2006 09:28:43 AM · #16
Heh - when I saw the other thread, that's exactly what I thought, too! How 'bout if I just simply declare that this is an honorary Blue Ribbon shot in Still Life 1.5? It truly is an awesome shot!
 05/10/2006 12:38:28 PM · #17
Originally posted by Melethia:
Heh - when I saw the other thread, that's exactly what I thought, too! How 'bout if I just simply declare that this is an honorary Blue Ribbon shot in Still Life 1.5? It truly is an awesome shot!


I accept! Thanks for the inventing the new catergory for me :-)
 05/10/2006 05:31:10 PM · #18
Originally posted by jimpearce:
Originally posted by ChikaZAWa:
so is it just like plates and dishes and cups?

ROFLMAO - not sure if you were being funny, but your comment just struck me as hilarious. Still laughing (wiping a tear from my eye).


Glad I could give you a laugh from my ignorance ;) But yea I guess I have a better understanding of it now. Thanks to all. I'll probably enter lenscap now.
 05/10/2006 06:05:37 PM · #19
Originally posted by Melethia:
Heh - when I saw the other thread, that's exactly what I thought, too! How 'bout if I just simply declare that this is an honorary Blue Ribbon shot in Still Life 1.5? It truly is an awesome shot!


I agree 100%. I was stunned with this picture.
 05/10/2006 08:22:35 PM · #20
Originally posted by ChikaZAWa:
so is it just like plates and dishes and cups?


..not in my book :)


05/10/2006 08:58:46 PM · #21
Originally posted by ltsimring:
Originally posted by ChikaZAWa:
so is it just like plates and dishes and cups?


..not in my book :)



Thats a lot more interesting... at least to me =D

Any other good examples?

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 20:59:06.
 05/10/2006 09:10:18 PM · #22
Originally posted by ChikaZAWa:
Yea, what is it? I didn't really understand the description given by the details. Please Help.


stock images comes to mind :(
 05/12/2006 10:00:48 PM · #23
I have a quick question. would any of you vote lower on a still life photo that had fire in it? (like a candle or lantern?) since fire does move a bit? just wondering
 05/12/2006 10:24:31 PM · #24
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
I have a quick question. would any of you vote lower on a still life photo that had fire in it? (like a candle or lantern?) since fire does move a bit? just wondering


Google search for still life art featuring fire

I guess it depends on the context. Based on research I wouldn't take off for candles, but if it's the only subject, well, then maybe. :-/
 05/13/2006 06:35:29 AM · #25
thanks for your reply karmabreeze. anyone else have thoughts about this?
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