Emulating the still life photographic style of Paulette Tavormina
Emulating the still life photographic style of Paulette Tavormina
One of my Westlake students for whom I am a photography mentor for the Independent Study Program at Westlake High School wanted to shoot a still life. I have always admired the work of Paulette Tavormina. Her fine art photography rises above the crowd of fine art photographers. Here is an example of her work.
![Paulette Tavormina Roses and Figs 2013](https://www.johnnystevens.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Paulette Tavormina Roses+and+Figs_2013
My student, Jake and I moved some furniture around in my living room and built a black backdrop to cut out the ambient light. We lit the scene from several different angles with a Westcot mini strip light and painted in the lit areas in Photoshop.
![Set up for Floral Fine Art photography austin Johnny Stevens](https://www.johnnystevens.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Set up for Floral Fine Art photography austin Johnny Stevens
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Set up for Floral Fine Art photography austin Johnny Stevens
Here is what we ended up with.
![Floral still life Fine Art photography austin Johnny Stevens](https://www.johnnystevens.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
Floral still life Fine Art photography Austin Johnny Stevens