Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective
Building a Concept Deck
A course by Lauren Naylor Orso , Photographer and Art Director
About the video: Building a Concept Deck
Overview
“We’ll build a creative concept deck for the client with various mood boards that outline ideas for the project such as styling, set design, and posing.”
In this video lesson Lauren Naylor Orso addresses the topic: Building a Concept Deck, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective. Develop a creative concept for a photoshoot and bring it to life on set through styling, posing and photography techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Building a Concept Deck Now, we'll build a concept deck for the client that outlines various mood boards, such as set design, styling and posing. Art direction is the practice of developing ideas and concepts for not only photography but other visual arts and fields. Here's my Pinterest board I use to collect images that inspire me. To create a full project or series, you need to produce a bunch of images, not just one. They need to be cohesive with each other and make sense. First, you would develop a general concept and create your images around that concept. For example, you could do a c...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Art Direction, Fashion Photography, Portrait Photography

Lauren Naylor Orso
A course by Lauren Naylor Orso
Lauren Naylor Orso is a photographer and art director based in Los Angeles, California. She fell in love with photography during university while studying visual arts. After graduation she worked in studio portrait photography and as a sponsorship coordinator, both of which Lauren realized were stepping stones to the career she has now. She develops concepts for brands as an art director and brings them to life as a photographer.
She views photography as a gateway to connect with others, using emotion as her inspiration to tell a story through images, with a cinematic and raw aesthetic. Lauren has worked for numerous global brands including Prada, British Vogue, and Levi’s.
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