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Photography Foundations for Art and Design, 4th Edition
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Photography Foundations for Art and Design, 4th Edition

by Mark Galer
March 2007
Beginner
248 pages
6h 17m
English
Focal Press
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Chapter 10

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Rufina Breskin

Still Life

Once the sole domain of the painter, who richly detailed the objects of his surroundings, from the classic fruit bowl to the trappings of the hunting shoot, still life emerged late in the 1800s into the world of the photographer. It is understandable that early photographic still life photographs mimicked the subjects, and artistic expressions, of the painted still life.

Now the still life genre covers a diverse range of photographic images that have been created with differing intentions in order to communicate a broad range of messages. Whether the aims are artistic expression or commercial gain, all photographers ...

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