Still Life - Work in Progress

By using my own camera, some white paper, available light and flash combined i created a makeshift studio at home suitable for shooting my still life project. The following images are the best of what i have gathered from the shoot and now i have the added challenge of post processing them the the vision i had in mind when i shot them. Gathering inspiration from Imogen Cunningham, Irving Penn and Karl Blossfelt mainly i wanted to create some images that looked like they have slightly aged and are warm.

Once i started post processing these images the vision i had in mind and my first comparison:

The Top image is from Karl Blossfelt and the second image is my recreation of this image.

what I'm using.....

I had better start with what I'm using to actually take images. I'm using the canon EOS 1000D, i know its not the best camera, in fact its one of the cheapest, but i think its all about HOW and WHO is using it. The lens I'm using is a canon 18-55mm lens with an image stabilizer, although for studio work i will more than likely be using different cameras and lenses but when the time comes i will explain how I'm getting on with them.