Still Life Photography

I want to so some still life photography, mimicing Still Life paintings only I'd need to set up my lights to do it. Or I need to rearrange the furniture a bit.

I don't know why, but most the still life paintings I've seen have the light source to the left of the frame. This is so prevalent that when I see one that isn’t, I end up yelling “AH-HA!” which bugs the hell out of Syd.

What I want to do it recreate, as nearly as possible, the lighting and crowded nature of a Dutch Still Life.


Here is an attempt...



And here is Vienna "Helping"