still life photography
Why Still Life Photography Is Harder Than It Looks (And How to Get It Right)
Jun 16, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Still life photography looks simple but is technically demanding. Learn why it’s harder than it seems and how to improve your lighting, composition, and control.
We Shot These Stunning Flower Studio Photographs With Basic Entry Level Gear
Feb 27, 2025
Alex Baker
A talented artist friend recently asked me for help photographing flowers. Josie McCoy is well known for her stunning portraits of TV and film personalities,…
How to make objects levitate for the camera and cast shadows
May 2, 2024
John Aldred
Levitation photography is a fascinating subject. Mostly because there are a million different ways to do it. A small setup for toys would be different…
Hard light vs soft light and how it applies to still life, food and product photography
Feb 10, 2022
John Aldred
The concept of hard vs soft light comes up all the time, particularly on YouTube, but it’s typically in relation to portraits and other photographs…
A super simple 2-light setup for shooting still life photography
Dec 2, 2020
Jake Hicks
Big-shock I know. A coloured gel lighting technique from me is hardly surprising, but this time I’m scaling things down and today I’ll be sharing…
Food photographers, upgrade your modifiers before you upgrade anything else
Jun 25, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
You’ve been into photography for a while, you’ve upgraded your skills, and it’s time to upgrade your gear. If you ask me, that’s always exciting,…
How to shoot water splash product photography using a DIY catapult
Jun 6, 2020
John Aldred
Water splashes often seem to go hand in hand with product photography, although it’s not always easy to capture. Often it requires several pairs of…
Splash Heroes “Villains Edition” is the most epic 2020 calendar you’ll ever see
Dec 4, 2019
John Aldred
I’ve been following Aurum Light’s “milk dress” photography for a few years now. It’s an amazing technique that’s been imitated a bunch, but nobody else…
How to take awesome paint splash photos with a speaker, a garbage bag and some noise
Jun 22, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Paint splash photos are really fun to take, and they can certainly look amazing. If you would like to experiment with this technique, Steve Kazemir…
Make your own DIY diffusion panels for still life photography
Nov 23, 2018
Martin Pitonak
Light diffusion panels cost very little when you make them yourself, and to do so is very simple. I can’t tell you how many times…