Tortured Fruit Still Life

Have you ever had an image in your head that you just had to realize somehow?  As a photographer, I can sometimes visualize an image with lighting details and setup and just need to implement it.  My still life series definitely falls into this category.

I can’t say for sure where the inspiration comes from for these images, but my guess is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  I have tried to study the lighting in the old masters – why not look at a Rembrandt when trying to create a “Rembrandt Triangle”?)

Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1596/97–1660)
Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1596/97–1660)

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