Still life – Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

Brown symbolizes: comfort

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 29, 2020

Flowers, Still lifeasetelma, autumn, brown, green leaves, käpy, pine cone, ruskea, still life, syksy2 Comments

Brown symbolizes: reliability, stability, honesty, comfort Effects of brown: simplifies, protects, grounds, stabilizes Positive traits: appreciation, support, wisdom, dependable Negative traits: boring, dull, timid, predictable

Lemonade

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 19, 2020

Still lifeappelsiini, citrus, fruis, hedelmät, juice, lemon, mehu, orange, sitruuna7 Comments

Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine. ~Anita Bryant

tomato is a fruit

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 16, 2020

Still lifefood photography, fruit, hedelmä, ruokakuva, terveellinen, Tomaatti, tomato, vegetable, vihannes6 Comments

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Miles Kington The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, sliced white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough.

I think they named …

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 11, 2020

Still lifecarrot, carrots, food photography, orange, oranssi, porkkana, ruokakuva, vegetable, vihannes2 Comments

The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. Paul Cezanne I think they named the orange before the carrot – Demetri Martin

Red, red wine . . .

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 10, 2020

Still lifeglass, lasi, punaviini, red wine, viini, wine13 Comments

“Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” Paulo Coelho, Brida

Garlic is divine

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 10, 2020

Still lifefood photo, garlic, Healthy, ruokakuva, terveellinen, valkosipuli, vegetable, vihannes3 Comments

“Too lazy to peel fresh? You don’t deserve to eat garlic.” “Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime. Old garlic, burnt garlic, garlic cut too long ago, garlic that has been tragically smashed through one of those abominations, the garlic press, are…

Vitamins

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 9, 2020

Still lifeapples, citrus, fruits, hedelmät, lime, omenoita, sitruunat3 Comments

The humble lemon contains most of the vitamins and minerals. It has magical and wonderful healing powers. . Dr. Rajiv Sharma Lemons are fresh, colorful, and fragrant all year-round; they know no season. They are the most versatile citrus, and the one that keeps the longest.

Onions

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 8, 2020

Still lifefood, Healthy, onions, ruskea, sipulit, terveellinen, vegetables, vihannes4 Comments

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration. Charles Dudley Warner

an Onion

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Still lifefood, Healthy, onion, onions, ruoka, sipuli, sipulit, terveellistä, vegetable, vihannes4 Comments

In onion is strength; and a garden without it lacks flavour. The onion, in its satin wrappings, is among the most beautiful of vegetables; and it is the only one that represents the essence of things. It can almost be said to have a soul. Charles Dudley Warner Onion is such a great topic. I…

Rust

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography September 4, 2020

Still lifecoil, macro, rauta, ruoste, rust6 Comments

A touch of rust.

Spam, Spam & Spam

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography August 28, 2020

About, Still lifebook, help, opinion, spam, still life, WordPress3 Comments

I have been having trouble with getting the comments and likes etc to my screen. This feature did not at all, I mainly saw them on my app on my phone. Not the most convenient to say the least, it frustrated me totally. I got help, I have to say that when you contact the…

Details of carriages

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography July 28, 2020

Black and White photos, Cities, Still lifedetail, hevoskärry, horse carriage, museo, old things, transportation7 Comments

Details of the harnesses and carriages were that dates from the 1880’s. I did a set in color and in black and white, as I’ve said before, the atmosphere is totally different in them, in my humble opinion. Do you agree or disagree? A swift carriage, of a dark night, rattling with four horses over…

found in an old chair

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Interiors, Still lifechair, jousi, macro, metal, still life, tuolinjousi, yarn12 Comments

I has you guessing in an earlier post as to what I’ve photographed, well, these are from the same topic, old chair springs that he replaced for new ones. It is hard to find new things to take photos off. Soon we will have spring and I can see the nature come to bloom and…

Can you guess?

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 24, 2020

Black and White photos, Still lifemacro, springs, still life, yarn11 Comments

As social-distancing is the thing one needs to find things to photograph at home or in my case my own yard too. Can you guess what I’ve photographed?

Looking for orange color

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography March 4, 2020March 5, 2020

Photography, Still lifecolors, macro, orange, photography, still life, värit4 Comments

A book

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 27, 2020

Black and White photos, Still lifeasetelma, aurinkolasit, book, kirja, Monochrome Ritva Sillanmäki, still life, stilllife, sungalssses4 Comments

I have been busy trying to find good photos from my archives. I liked this one for minimalism. Please tell me which do you prefer; the color or monochrome one?

PINK lipstick

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 2, 2020

Photography, Still lifeasetelma, huulipuna, lipstick, Pink, pinkki, still life, vaaleanpunainen5 Comments

Continuing with the pink theme; Lipstick. PINK lipstick. I edited them rather differently, can you pick the one I chose for my challenge. I most probably chose something other than most of you.

Pink

By: Ritva Sillanmäki Photography February 2, 2020February 3, 2020

Still lifeclothing, huivi, Pink, pinkki, scarf, Textures, vaaleanpunainen, vaate4 Comments

One of the groups I participate have color there, but not in collage. This month its pink. Going outside to find pink is not an option. It is a good thing I favor pink in apparel, I have lots of pink scarfs for one thing. I took several photos, does that surprise anyone, no? I…