Dutch artists usually had a specific specialization. Sometimes they limited the scope of the topics they undertook to a very narrow field. Those who specialized in still lifes often narrowed the field of their artistic search even more - they painted flower still lifes or excelled in still lifes, the so-called breakfast (banketje). The term banketje is defined as compositions whose theme is food. These are representations of tables set, broken and left food and dishes. Willem Claesz Heda was the master of this type of paintings. The still life with the golden cup, painted in 1635 and kept in...

The rules of composition in landscape painting and any other, are only a guide on how to paint to make the picture interesting. We don't always know why we like a given image and it has this "something". Most often, however, success comes from applying the rules of composition that are worth knowing. Therefore, I present these principles once again in the points: The main point of the picture Each scene should have a star that focuses the viewers' eyes. The rest are supporting and background elements. The most important element is emphasized by:the strongest color and complementary colorthe greatest color contrastpeople,...

Cosimo Barletta is a photographer, retoucher and digital artist based in Italy near Venice. Directs "Cucina delle Foto Food and Beverage". ...

Alan De Herrera is extremely passionate about filming culinary projects. With over 12 years of experience in creating the perfect photo for restaurants, hotels, cookbooks, magazines and large commercial clients such as Coca Cola, Subway, it also works fairly regularly with start-ups and small businesses and offers great, affordable packages for smaller projects. ...

Paulette Tavormina (born 1949 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American fine-art photographer who lives and works in New York City. Tavormina is best known for her series, Natura Morta, which features photographic imagery inspired by 17th century Dutch, Spanish and Italian Old Master still-life painters. Tavormina's interest in photography arose from a request from a New York public relations agency in the 1980s to photograph a visiting star, and then took an introductory course at the International Center of Photography in New York. After moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, She took classes in black and white photography and...

Andy Grimshaw London-based photographer specializes in food, drink and still life photography. He works in his own studio in central London with a fully equipped kitchen. Andy works with an experienced team of independent home economists, assistants, prop stylists, and retouchers. Thanks to this, he can assemble a team of specialists that will meet all your requirements for a photo session. ...

Joel graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984 with a BA in Photography and soon established a commercial studio in Denver, Colorado. Joel has been selected as one of Canon Explorer Of Light's exclusive photographers. For over 35 years, Joel has worked for many of the world's leading advertising agencies and corporations. Over the years, thanks to his tasks, he has been to every state in the USA and fifty countries around the world. In 1990, Joel produced his first coffee book, "Navajo, Portrait of a Nation," which won a series of awards in photography and design, and produced a one...

In the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, still life most often accompanies other scenes and had a symbolic meaning contained in the objects presented in the painting. A few separate projects should be devoted to the symbolism of individual elements accompanying the depicted scenes, but this time they will not be the subject of consideration. Sixteenth-century Italy as well as Flanders and the Netherlands of the Baroque period became the homeland of the final development of the still life. The previous interest in the subject in Dutch art, visible in the 15th century, could now mature in a separate...

Still life is a painting genre that includes compositions, usually paintings or drawings, consisting of relatively small, stationary, most often inanimate objects, selected for compositional and aesthetic or symbolic reasons. Still life is nothing more than a moment from everyday life that has been stopped for a while. Maybe it, among others. be a bouquet of flowers, a bowl of fresh fruit, a plate of oysters, which are a manifestation of beauty and wealth. When analyzing a still life, we must take into account its universal dimension. This type of art is fashionable and desirable because it tries to satisfy, above...