Podcast #32: Fine Art Still Life Photography -- An Interview with Jo Whaley

Expert photographer Jo Whaley reveals what it takes to master fine art still life photography

By Andrea on December 29, 2008 8:45 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Still life photography can seem simple and easy on the surface. After all, your subjects don't move around and your shots are only limited by your imagination.

What could be easier?

In reality, those who master the art of still life photography know that the simplicity of the art is but an illusion...

Bringing the Inanimate to Life

Still life photography takes patience, understanding and skill. Anyone can take a camera and point it at a bowl of fruit or a stack of books, but it takes a true artist to turn that shot into masterpiece.

How exactly is it done? Jo Whaley is revealing the secrets to the art of still life photography in this 7 Photography Questions interview.

Some of the topics Jo covers during her interview include:

• How to select your still life photography projects.

• The single biggest mistake you want to avoid.

• How to create drama and interest with lighting in your still life photography shoots.

• Why the concept of theater is so important to a still life photographer.

Jo offers these answers and many more during her 7 Photograpy Questions interview and you can turn to the Show Notes section of this podcast to see the photographs she discusses during the interview.

Note: Unfortunately, we had a problem with the audio in this interview. The 2 month old (expensive) hardware we purchased to improve audio quality failed. (It had had intermittent problems we weren't aware of in a couple of the other podcasts as well.) We replaced the hardware after this interview, but this audio uses our backup version.

To subscribe to this podcast for FREE, click the iTunes link below. This interview, and all of our other 7 Photography Questions interviews will be downloaded automatically to your iPod, iPhone or iTunes software on your computer. You can also listen directly via the Web by clicking the Play Now button below.