Comments on: Hyper-realistic fruits and veggies?

Question: Hyper-realistic fruits and veggies?

B-squared — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:10:09 -0800

I am looking for hyper-realistic photographs, paintings or prints of fruits and vegetables. I'm looking for vibrant colors; even high gloss would be great. Can you point me toward the Chuck Close of produce?

By: svenx

svenx — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:18:28 -0800

Stock.xchange is a free stock photo site with all kinds of things, including produce.

By: greatgefilte

greatgefilte — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:24:29 -0800

Early Chuck Close, late Chuck Close, post-quadriplegic Chuck Close? Do you just want good photographs of produce? I imagine any stock photography site will do for that. I even took some nice photos of wild blueberries the other day which I'd be happy to share for non-for-profit use.

By: teleskiving

teleskiving — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:48:59 -0800

I don't know who Chuck Close is but how do you feel about HDR photos? You could go to this Flickr group and put search terms like "apple" in the search box, you'll find stuff like this. Or just put stuff like "HDR carrot" into the regular Flickr search.

By: B-squared

B-squared — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:03:59 -0800

I'm looking more for art than I am stock photos (hence the Chuck Close reference), but am not averse to photography in general. I want to decorate my kitchen/dining room with an austere gallery feel. Some of these suggestions already present a great interim solution though, so thank you.

By: londongeezer

londongeezer — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:46:44 -0800

Sergei Sherstiuk

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:45:14 -0800

I love these.

They're by a photographer named Ranjit Bhatnagar. He has a wonderful series of photos at the Atlantic/Pacific subway stop in Brooklyn.

More on flickr. I believe he sells these images too.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:49:01 -0800

Probably not what you're looking for, but your question reminded me of the works of Arcimboldo.

By: KneeDeep

KneeDeep — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:24:17 -0800

See the oils in progress at MyBrightArt.blogspot.com

By: euphotic

euphotic — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:06:31 -0800

Irving Penn is one of the world's most famous photographers. Here are some still lifes with fruit and vegetables.