January 2026
Shells
I really enjoyed the recent talk by Rojer Weightman on still life at Leighton Buzzard Photography Club. It reminded me of some still life paintings that I had seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. These are miniature still life paintings (some only postcard size) by a seventeenth century artist called Adriaen Coorte.
I was particularly impressed by the simplicity of Coorte’s paintings of shells, like those below…
I happen to have some shells…
Remembering that Rojer Weightman had talked about experimenting with different lighting, and particularly, low light sources. I decided to play…
Using an old fleece as a backdrop has it’s own problems.
It was interesting to experiment with different lighting and depth of field.
I was quite pleased with the effects of candle light.
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The experiment continues.
I was particularly impressed by the simplicity of Coorte’s paintings of shells, like those below…
I happen to have some shells…
Remembering that Rojer Weightman had talked about experimenting with different lighting, and particularly, low light sources. I decided to play…
Using an old fleece as a backdrop has it’s own problems.
It was interesting to experiment with different lighting and depth of field.
I was quite pleased with the effects of candle light.
. The experiment continues.