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**ALL WRITTEN RESPONSES MUST BE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. **

QUESTION 1:

How might the objects we see in Irving Pen’s still life serve as symbols or metaphors? For what?

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QUESTION 2:

What else do you notice about how Jan Groover arranged these objects?

Please refer to ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES or COMPOSITIONAL RULES OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

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QUESTION 3:

Observing all the above examples, please reflect on what YOU believe are important things to consider when choosing subjects, arranging objects, lighting the scene and taking a STILL LIFE photograph.

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FINAL RESPONSE: Choose one image from the examples above and answer the following questions.

Artist:

Title:

1. What objects do you see in the still life?

2. What do you think the “theme” of the image is?

3. Describe how the objects arranged compositionally.

4. What elements or principles did the artist incorporate into their work? Where do you see them?

5. What do you notice about the light in the scene? Can you tell what direction it is coming from? Does it look soft (diffused) or hard (bright)?

6. From what angle or vantage point was this image taken?

7. What is the mood or feeling of the image?

8. What does the image make you think of or remind you of? Why?