Staging a Composition
A favorite pet napping in the sun or wild flowers swaying in the breeze make great subjects for drawings, but not all potential subjects will come composition-ready. For example, I’m often inspired by hand-painted pottery. But photographing a beautiful piece where I discover it on a cluttered shelf that’s covered in dust certainly won’t do it any justice! Setting up your own still life composition puts you in control, allowing you to stage the subject in the best light—figuratively and literally! Not only can you adjust lighting, you also can physically move various objects within the composition to achieve a picture-perfect reference, as I’ve done in this still life example.
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