Still Life – k.stevechong.com

1 April, 2022

9:39 am

The word “photography” is derived from Greek. It means “to paint with light”. The Chinese word has a slightly different and more pround meaning. “Photography” – “to capture light and paint the shadow”. When there is light, there is shadow, but the Chinese definition puts emphasis on “shadow”, not “light”. The motive is more evocative,…

Withstanding the Challenge

30 March, 2022

2:58 pm

This piece is inspired by the old Chinese saying “pure gold could hold up to the fire”, literally, which is a metaphor for the truth to withstand the test. The beauty of photography is that inspiration can come from anything. PhotographyI placed black charcoal on a tin tray, while waiting for some of them burn…

Garlic on Sack

30 March, 2022

2:49 pm

As a child, I always thought garlic was wonderful. When cooking, adding garlic to the food will make it smell good. In Malaysia and Singapore, people are even more aggressive in stirring the garlic, mixing it with some small peppers and drizzling it with soy sauce to make the food more delicious. But it is…

Sun, Sand & Sex

30 March, 2022

1:29 pm

Every time I think about the desert, an image always comes to my mind – during the sunset, a scorpion erecting its tail, looking for its prey; rattlesnakes following the “S” rhyme, winding crawls. Deserted cactus waiting for thirsty travellers. In the tent, heroes and heroines sit around the fire, drinking wind and having mouthfuls…

Sleepy Pear

30 March, 2022

1:26 pm

Shooting still life, I continued to explore the application of light, shadow and texture; this time I chose pears and paired it with sack bags. Two ordinary subjects that were quite challenging to photograph. For the setup, first, under the big window in the studio, I placed the sack on the tray and carefully folded…

Wobble

30 March, 2022

1:20 pm

The image has been depicted in my mind vividly for weeks. Finally, I found the time to execute it. The idea was to create a distorted reflection of the glass. 1 – I made a glass tank with the dimension of 3″h x 2’d x 3’w. 2 – Background was a blue paper with a…

I Need You

26 March, 2022

12:55 pm

The hill behind my house was one of the places where I got my inspiration. It was covered with rain forest plants and there was a path leading up. Along the path, there were lots of stems. These parasitic plants were very interesting. After several observations，I found that they were very possessive; they could in…

Before Nightcap

26 March, 2022

7:44 am

No still life practice would be completed without shooting glassware. It is always a good idea to shoot glassware in the backlit. By using this method, the finest detail of the glassware will be revealed， and it also shows the beautiful shape of the glassware. In fact, from a commercial point of view, to explore…

The Gourds Family

23 March, 2022

3:25 pm

The idea of the composition was to create a warm and atmospheric image. I wanted to arrange the papayas to simulate a happy family on a warm night, with the mother leaning on the father and the children playing. From creating this composition, I have learned a great deal about how to play with colors…

Me & My Shadows

23 March, 2022

2:37 pm

This piece was created during the early stages of my photographic career, where I was still experimenting with colors to communicate mood. I bought this cup during a trip to Vietnam. I wanted to give it to someone as a gift, but when I found that the cup was so exquisite, I decided to keep…