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

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

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