Conceptual Still Life Photography
The First Photograph
A course by Paris se quema , Photography Studio
About the video: The First Photograph
Overview
“We are finally going to tackle the photo shoot! The first photo will be of grain products. She will give impetus to the series.”
In this video lesson Paris se quema addresses the topic: The First Photograph, which is part of the Domestika online course: Conceptual Still Life Photography. Learn to shoot still life photographs, from concept definition to editing in Photoshop, and explore set design, framing, and lighting.
Partial transcription of the video
“The first photograph In this lesson, we will attack the photo a which will be around grains and grain products. We gathered the ingredients that we were able to harvest by varying textures and shapes. So we have different elements: pasta, bread that has been left to dry to form funny shapes. We vacuum-packed things to have a way to hold them together. There is wasa bread and unleavened bread, therefore a whole range of different shapes and textures. There's more stuff than we're going to use. There are things with different scales, there are several of them. We are not going to use everythi...”
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Course summary for: Conceptual Still Life Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Capture One, Helicon Focus -
Areas
Art Direction, Photographic Composition, Photography, Photography Post-production, Product Photography, Set Design

Paris se quema
A course by Paris se quema
Anaïs Harel and Nicolas Ocante founded their photo studio Paris se quema in 2014 after starting out as graphic designers and art directors. Their visual identity combines minimalism and conceptual art with bright colors and abstract elements.
Their clients include big-name brands like Sephora and Izipizi, as well as Netflix and the magazine Mint.
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