Still Life Compositions

I am novice pinhole photographer looking for some advice regarding shooting
still life compositions with my 4X5 Pinhole Camera (25mm focal length).

My issue is that I am trying to limit the elements in my composition, but
tend to pick up a significant amount of the surrounding area no mater how
close I am to the still life composition. Is it possible to limit the
surrounding area? I've seen other pinhole still lifes with a limited
composition--perhaps this was accomplished in the darkroom?

Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
Received on Sat Dec 28 21:26:07 2002