Still life photography

Abstract

Still life photography started in the early 1800's, the first recorded photograph was taken in 1826. At first still life were paintings. The first still life photographed by Niepce was of a "table set for a mea/" Still life photography is the photography of ideas and the representation of those ideas through photography It is the creation of new ideas about photography It is also the realm of imagination, the territory of fantasy, the province of persuasion. Its images intrigue one's mind and catch the eye. At first there was no photographer who was just a still life photographer. Roger Fenton, a still life photographer, is actually known for his work in the Crimean War, and Edward Weston, also a still life photographer, is mostly known as a portrait photographer. It wasn't until the 1830's, however, that photographer Irvin Penn made still life photography popular. He was the first true still life photographer who was just as good at photographing still lifes as he was at photographing portraits. Penn was also the first still life photographer who photographed trash. Later on a direct link developed between still life photography and the early days in Hollywood, which caused the photographers to each develop their own style of photography These unique styles ranged from using old photogramme technique to the use of special lighting effects. The beginning and evolution of still life photography will subsequently be examined with special emphasis on some of the greatest still life photographers, from the pioneers right up to the present day