Caroline Tompkins, Photographer, New York

Description

An overhead still life composition captures a variety of fresh produce and food items arranged on a slatted wooden surface and a wooden cutting board. A block of pale cheese, several round oranges, a yellow pear, and red heirloom tomatoes are scattered naturally across the frame. Two kitchen knives with light-colored handles rest beside the food, with one prominent knife positioned vertically on the cutting board. Some tomatoes remain partially enclosed in clear plastic bags, adding a casual, candid feel to the arrangement. Direct natural lighting casts crisp shadows, highlighting the varied textures of the smooth fruit skins, rind, and wood grain.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Warm, Clean

Techniques

Natural light

Industries

CPG / Packaged Food

Color

Background

Wood Texture

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project