Sewing Still Life by jgpittenger

Sewing Still Life

My PSA module is on still lifes and I am at a loss as to how to set them up. This part of the assignment is to create a still life that has a theme. I am hoping for suggestions, critiques.
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I'm no expert! I think this is just lovely as is. However, you might try the cloth on the table behind the rest of your items and do away with the chair. Maybe simplify it just a little more.
February 5th, 2021  
Oh I think this is already quite lovely. And I do love the different tones you put together. If you do not mind my two cents,... I would concentrate on the rule of thirds. So if you push the wooden (and so lovely) box, and the items a bit to the right, to have a topic on the lower third there, and pull the table away from the chair with the fabric. The chair and the fabric will dissolve and would be more background. And you could even pin some pins in the fabric, so you get a bit more bokeh there. In my stills I always try to arrange the items on different distances from the camera, and only one object in focus. But this is just my style.
February 5th, 2021  
I love what Mona said, you have such lovely objects there already.
February 5th, 2021  
I love the light on that box - still life shots are so hard for me
February 5th, 2021  
I love this but agree that the material perhaps is too dominant.....that sewing box is just beautiful & the focus on all the things on the table so sharp.
February 5th, 2021  
Love the blue and orange colors.
Great suggestions by Mags and Mona. Also maybe experiment with different angles and arrangement of the items. The scissors are a bit lost. And try different lighting, darker, lighter. Just to see what works.
February 5th, 2021  
What about placing the fabric on the table and over the back of the chair, then placing the objects in front of the fabric?
February 5th, 2021  
fantastic wooden box
February 5th, 2021  
Love the tableau and the focus here.
February 5th, 2021  
Great composed shot.
February 5th, 2021  
@mona65 @marlboromaam @busylady @happypat @jernst1779 great suggestions. Thanks . I will have another go at it in the next few days
February 6th, 2021  
Great shot. Sounds like some very good suggestions to try. Afraid that I'm not much help on this sort of set up.
February 6th, 2021  
Still lifes are not easy, at least not for me. I might have a couple of suggestions, but it looks like they've already been mentioned. I do love the tones and the "clean" style here
February 6th, 2021  
That is a very cool looking storage box!
February 6th, 2021  
The Shaker box is the star of the show. I like that the thread compliments the box perfectly.
February 6th, 2021  
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