Got any black and white still life photography ideas?

Question

Hey, i need to do a photography assignment on anything that is still life and its in black and white, NOT colour. Any ideas? all ideas will be taken into note, Thankyou

really any ideas would help

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Black And White Photography Ideas

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Answer 4

Well, first just some pointers. (You may already know this stuff, but it doesn't hurt to go over it again.)

Take a lot of high contrast black and white film with you, and take 3-5 shots of everything from all different angles. The light might be different from one angle to the next, and you can get some really good shots that way, and you will have plenty to choose from.

If you are shooting indoors, pick a place with a lot of natural light, as that will give you the best contrast. A place with all artificial lighting tends to give you flat light so there is not a lot of contrast, and contrast is very important in black and white photos.

If you are shooting outdoors, pick a spot that has both shaded and unshaded areas. Full sunlight will do the same thing as a fully lit interior location.

As for subjects, I am not really sure. I don't know if your still lifes need to be the posed kind with two pears and a bottle of wine on a table, or if they can be anything that isn't moving. If they can be anything, I highly recommend getting access to an abandoned building that has not been condemned. There is a burned out shell of a structure near where I live, and a friend and I, a long time ago, went and took some great pictures there. The interior is part brick and part concrete, so we got some interesting pictures of the walls. Also, kids go out there and party, and there were all sorts of weird things on the ground, including the usual stuff like beer cans and liquor bottles, but also some weird stuff like a baby doll, some nearly new shoes, and some big metal part from the engine of a car. The pictures were enhanced by the fact that the roof still has steel beams in places, so the light was shining through in strips. There was also some very interesting graffiti on the walls.

Another good place for interior photos is a church, preferably a Catholic church, or at least one that has a lot of decoration inside. Just be sure to get clearance from the priest or pastor or whatever before you start clicking away.

A third good place is either botanical gardens, a community vegetable garden, a local farmer's market, or a greenhouse. All those natural shapes of fruits, veggies, stalks and leaves can give wonderful results if you take a lot of pictures and move around so you can experiment with different lighting.

If it has to be the kind where stuff is sitting on a table and is semi-posed, I suggest going someplace where there is sure to be a lot of interesting stuff sitting around, like an antique shop or a kindergarten classroom.

If I were you, I would try to make everything themed, unless the assignment specifically states not to do that. Going to one of the above mentioned places would do that naturally, because a place like a kindergarten classroom is going to result in a themed project, as will pictures taken in an antique shop (if you stick to taking pictures of the same types of things).

Sounds like a really fun project. Good luck!

And to CJD above: MMM! Sounds very sexy to me too, and I don't even know your husband :)

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people. I like men in cowboy hats personally. I did one of my husband when his beard had grown out for about a 2 weeks. It was a profile shot while he was asleep and his hat was tilted down a little. Very sexy. It was actually sepia but would've looked good in black and white too. My husband is Puerto Rican- Italian. Once again, very sexy. MMMmmmm. Sorry got caught up in a little moment there. I also think animals make good black and white photos.

Answer 6

Take a picture of someone painting a colorful mural. The picture will be in black and white. Ive been wanting to do this for a while but need to get a camera.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Rural grain elevators or photograph something that is usually in motion for your still life...like smoke or beer foaming out of a bottle or rain on a window pane. Mannequins say still life to me.

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Answer 10

i saw this winner at a photo contest. a leg from the knee down and it's shadow on a wall. it was like the photographer raised his/her leg and took the photo. it looked great. you could do that with anything around you. good luck!