Re: Still Life Compositions

The "normal"way to do this is to have some sort of neutral background
under/behind the elements in the composition. In lens photography, the
usual "trick" is to position the backdrop far enough from the objects
that the backdrop is out of focus. Obviously, this isn't going to work
with a pinhole. That being the case, you will need to arange for the
smoothest possible background, OR a background that is very dark (i.e.
light the subject, don't light the background).

Mike Vande Bunt

Mark Andrews wrote:

>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.
>
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Received on Mon Dec 30 00:28:01 2002