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Still Life

Shooting still life compares to portrait or landscape photography, where the latter frames the subject, while shooting still life puts the subject into the frame. How to place them, the angle, position, and color contrast of light and shadows, turning something lifeless into something lively, is an art in itself.

The hill behind my house was one of the places where I got my inspiration. It was covered with rain forest plants and there...

Before Nightcap

No still life practice would be completed without shooting glassware. It is always a good idea to shoot glassware in the backlit. By using...

The Gourds Family

The idea of the composition was to create a warm and atmospheric image. I wanted to arrange the papayas to simulate a happy family...

Me & My Shadows

This piece was created during the early stages of my photographic career, where I was still experimenting with colors to communicate mood. I bought...

This image is one of the early creations of my photography career, when I was trying to apply the concept of color. How to...