Still life preview

1. Fruit, flowers, pottery

2. The photographer must consider the color, texture, shape, size of the background. Also the angle of the camera, the amount and angle of the lighting.

3. The aperture is important because it controls the depth of field.

4. A small aperture is good if you want a blurred background.

An example of stock photography I could take at home or around Austin is photographing animals, food, places, and people.

Designers and marketers are interested in stock photography.

Photographers can make money from stock photography.

Plan for still life shoot

1. I could arrange shoes, clothes, food or flowers.

2. I could use wood (a board or table) or a plain white backdrop (with a large sheet of paper).

3. I'll try to create a feeling of simplicity.