Traditional Still Life Photography V2

This video defines traditional still life photography, explains important compositional and arrangement concepts, and gives a practical workflow for making traditional still life images. This video also explains the photographic technique of focus stacking.

[@hymanlevy2265]

By Far this has to be one of finest videos on You Tube. Congratulation on a job well done. Your video provides an excellent tutorial on Still Life.

[@hankfoto]

Great video! I have had this thought in my mind of a still life Now after finding you video I can and will Create a still life.

[@yianniskoukourakis6021]

This is the best tutorial for still life photography i've ever seen!! I teach still life photograhy college level , and this tutorial is very helpfull. Thank you Charles!!

[@hannahp6166]

This is a brilliant video and is really going to help me for my Still Life project at college. Thank you so much. I WILL be sharing this at college.

[@charlesbatchelder1540]

Hannah P thanks for the nice comment. Glad the video was helpful.

[@deborajudycki3823]

Thank you for this detailed tutorial. I am studying watercolor painting. Your instructions have clarified my goals. Thank you for the “leg up”!

[@Snikkelbek]

Thanks for the instruction, very useful!

[@fereshmahta6113]

as an artist, i appreciate your helpful video. thx

[@bernicetimmers8838]

Great video! I learned a lot. So well explaned! Thank you so much 😊

[@aligohar2033]

Remarkable tutorial. Amazing how the use of negative space lends so mush aesthetic charm to these still life images. Loved it.

[@ivan2795]

Thank you very much for this brilliant all round video about Still Life with tutorials at the end!

[@steverhudson]

Thanks you for such a lucid explanation of your process.

[@ronbianca9722]

Very Good Video Charles! It will help me with lots of my projects!

[@charlesbatchelder1540]

Ron Bianca thank you.

[@fredlada1634]

Nice video. If anything, you cant beat Josef Sudek at still life photography but nice compositions

[@donnagonzales8772]

Charles, thank you so much for this video. The college classes I've taken don't teach this. I've been searching years for an instructor on this exact form of photography. I now have a name for a genre I've been striving for but didn't know what to call it or how to accomplish it.

[@charlesbatchelder1540]

donna gonzales thank you!

[@davidjoy5995]

Fantastic I have watched it time and time again.

[@douglasadrian138]

Great presentation. As a fellow instructor, I'm adapting this for my classroom! Thank you so much for your work and expertise.

[@pianoman6639]

Thanks for this video really informative

[@fconst2004]

A very interesting topic, clearly explained. A must know for every pretended photographer. Thank you for your work.

[@Quietcloud]

I found the inclusion of the 17th century paintings added a lot to the discussion. Thanks.

[@billthornhill8408]

I found this video entrancing. Well done sir.

[@TheNapta]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this with us, truly appreciated. Do you deliver any online courses now (free or paid)?

[@JRBRPhotography]

I found this to be a very interesting and informative tutorial, however as being so new to this type of photography, I’m confused a bit about the focus stacking. I understand getting all object in focus, but can one get the same effect with setting the camera focus points to all active? I’ll definitely be returning to this video from time to time.

[@annaf1875]

excellent video, very helpful. Well done!

[@gerardodalchielelueiro6818]

Your video is very interesting I make two question First why the light come ever from the left side ?? Second we canmake still photgraphy ond black and white?? best regards from Argentina

[@charlesbatchelder1540]

Gerardo Dalchiele Lueiro, that is an interesting observation you made that I can’t really explain. I DO seem to usually end up having the light come from the left, but I found that I do have a few images with the light coming from the right. Comparing them, I don’t think it really matters. As far as black and white goes, why not, if you like working in black and white. I’ve done a couple of still lifes myself in black and white that have been well received in competition, one of bathroom toiletries and one in the vanitas style. However, I do think color helps evoke the 17th century look, if that’s what you want. Thanks for watching the video.

[@gerardodalchielelueiro6818]

May be you can do the experience to turn your images right to left and see what occur because in this case the light wil come from right.

[@jadezhao3765]

This is so helpful!

[@stevenlawrence139]

You took some of These photographs? I thought they were text book examples lol great job

[@nessrenkarar7215]

I want to see behind the scenes pictures that have shadows

[@bowemarch8239]

Excellent stuff...thanks:)

[@virginialong4582]

absolutely awesome and helpful. thank you.

[@KenoraSiyonami]

thanks!!!!!

[@nessrenkarar7215]

Please, I want to see the scenes and close your Insta account