Black and White Still Life

Still Life Photography

1. I was trying to make the photos interesting to look at.

2. It's mostly direct lighting, with some meant to be more dramatic looking than others.

3. I brightened up some areas that I wanted to emphasize, and added a vignette effect to all of them.

4. I could probably spend more time toying with the adjustment layers to make them look more professional.

Surreal Photograph

1. My image is just putting a twist on a normal photograph, if things could just fall into space.

2. It was pretty easy, since the photos I didn't take myself were pretty easy to find online.

3. I didn't really have to use any techniques out of the ordinary to blend things together too much, just a brightness adjustment layer on the cow.

4. If I had more time I could probably work on making the image appear more photorealistic. 

TED Talk Questions

1. Shooting from the same perspective and in the same lighting are the most important parts.

2. His photos are very interesting to look at and very creative.