Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective
Preparing the Set
A course by Lauren Naylor Orso , Photographer and Art Director
About the video: Preparing the Set
Overview
“In this lesson, we’ll style the set with the props and other set materials based on the concept deck. We’ll light our set using natural light and basic reflectors. We’ll plan 2 or 3 looks with the hair and makeup artist and wardrobe stylist.”
In this video lesson Lauren Naylor Orso addresses the topic: Preparing the Set, 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
“In this lesson, we're going to style our set with our props and other set materials that are based on our concept deck. We'll plan three looks with the hair and makeup artist and the wardrobe stylist. As you remember, we built the concept deck In this concept, we're going to be using various props to create distortions and effects. We have our backdrop set up. It's a nice sky blue, it's a neutral color, not too bright, because I thought it would work well with the distortions and effects we're gonna do today. For the shoot, we're going to be doing three different setups. Each setup has one ...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective
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Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
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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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