Creative Flat Lay Compositions for Social Media
The shot
A course by Giulia Bernardelli , Artist
About the video: The shot
Overview
“Now that our compositions are ready, we can take our photos. As a self-taught person, I have always taken my pictures with my smartphone, so that it was even easier to share them on Instagram. You can also do it with a reflex camera if you are already a little familiar with photography. The most important thing is to find the right light!”
In this video lesson Giulia Bernardelli addresses the topic: The shot, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Flat Lay Compositions for Social Media. Tell a story through images by creating colorful compositions with natural elements, memories and everyday objects to create impactful content for your social media .
Partial transcription of the video
“The shot In this lesson we will talk about the photo shoot. Often my compositions are made up of natural elements which tend to wither very quickly. This is why I tend to shoot more often than not with my smartphone. Certain types of image, especially working require a high definition image taken with a professional camera. But for small format prints or to put our image on social media a phone is enough. A very important if not fundamental question is the light with which the photo is taken. Each composition is ephemeral, so what remains is the photograph. We need to make sure we're shooti...”
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Course summary for: Creative Flat Lay Compositions for Social Media
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Photography, Food Photography, Instagram Photography, Mobile Photography, Product Photography

Giulia Bernardelli
A course by Giulia Bernardelli
Giulia Bernardelli, better known as Bernulia on Instagram, is an artist from Mantua who grew up surrounded by art and books. She graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna and specialized in art education and communication.
She spent many years working in educational and outreach programs for different museums, and later in the bookshop at the Ducal Palace in Mantua. This job gave her time to rediscover drawing and create an Instagram profile to share her work online. Thanks to this platform, she began to earn recognition and eventually her first commissions; since then, she has worked for major companies including Pirelli, The Washington Post, Barilla, and Bombay Sapphire.
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