Editorial Photography from the Art Director’s Perspective
Exploring PVC Plastic/Vynil Props
A course by Lauren Naylor Orso , Photographer and Art Director
About the video: Exploring PVC Plastic/Vynil Props
Overview
“Now, we’ll start taking photos of our model and pose her in a variety of unique angles and subject distances. We’ll use our reference images and also come up with on-the-fly ideas to keep it natural and raw.”
In this video lesson Lauren Naylor Orso addresses the topic: Exploring PVC Plastic/Vynil Props, 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
“Exploring PVC Plastic / Vinyl Props Now, we'll shoot with our model, and direct her in various poses and angles. We'll refer to our concept deck but also come up with on-the-fly ideas to keep it natural and raw. We chose this look because the orange is a great pop of color against the blue and it also works well with this material because you can see the distortion on this color. You'll be mostly standing behind this because it creates this cool distortion. Sometimes we'll leave it alone, sometimes you'll come close to it like this, and sometimes I'll hold it to create some cool wavy effect...”
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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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