If you think you need crazy props or powerful lighting setups to shoot creative still life photography, give us a chance to try and change your mind.
Dina Belenko—one of the best, most popular, most talented still life photographers on 500px—swears that the most important aspect of any still life photo is the story. If your still life tells a story, it doesn’t matter how simple or complex you go, it will resonate with (at least some of) your viewers. By the same token, a still life with no story behind it is bound to get your viewer asking, “what’s the point?”
Today we’re sharing the work of a 500px photographer who has mastered the art of telling a story with the utmost simplicity: Hardi Saputra.
His still life images—one of which was featured recently in our Simply Sellable series—are almost exclusively created using paper and the occasional piece of cotton, and each one is compelling and compellingly minimal.
So, if you’re still under the impression that you need intense props, complex setups, or powerful lighting rigs to capture compelling still life photography, check out the 10 photos below:
Love this work? Hate it? Have an opinion or photo or piece of advice to share? Put the comment section down below to use! And if you want to see more of Hardi’s work, click here.
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