Flat Lay Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram
Lighting
A course by Darren Rowlands , Photographer & Video Content Creator
About the video: Lighting
Overview
“In this lesson we’re going to master lighting your image! We’ll discuss the best natural light sources, positioning, time of day, dealing with ambient light and removing unwanted shadows.”
In this video lesson Darren Rowlands addresses the topic: Lighting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Flat Lay Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram. Learn to shoot and edit beautifully crafted lifestyle photos in flat lay, social media’s favorite format.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lighting Finally on to discussing the most important part of any photography, the lighting. Why is lighting so important in photography? Good lighting can make or break a photo. It can make the difference between adding depth, character, and bringing your image to life versus a flat boring image that's lifeless and soulless. Specifically in flat lay photography, lighting is of the utmost importance, because it's not a 3D image, we're dealing with a 2D image, as it's from one viewpoint. It's important because we must create the depth. I have a couple of hard and fast rules on this. Number on...”
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Course summary for: Flat Lay Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram
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Content Marketing, Digital Photography, Instagram, Instagram Marketing, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Photography, Social Media
Darren Rowlands
A course by Darren Rowlands
Darren Rowlands is a UK-based freelance photographer and video content creator specialized in creative direction and styling. His passion for photography came from a very early age, and he eventually went on to study graphic design at the University of Salford in Manchester.
After working as a freelance graphic designer for different agencies, he found his true calling in branding and eventually worked as Head of Creative for a number of brands across the UK. His client list includes Adobe, Oral-B, and KEF Audio.
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