Photography and Set Design for Creative Visual Worlds
Camera Set-up
A course by Tabea Mathern , Photographer and Visual Artist
About the video: Camera Set-up
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain how I set up the camera and what I look for when taking photos. I try different variations of the set, light and camera settings to be happy with the result in the end.”
In this video lesson Tabea Mathern addresses the topic: Camera Set-up, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photography and Set Design for Creative Visual Worlds. Learn to develop creative visual concepts and transform them into set designs for product photography or social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“Set up camera Now that our set is roughly in place, Next, let's set up our camera. I told you that I shoot with a Nikon D850 and brought one of my favorite lenses. A fixed focal length 85 mm. This is very good for recordings of this type and offers a lot of details. For our light that we build up afterwards, brought a radio trigger that I put on the camera, and below I already have my tripod plate for the tripod, that I'm going to set up right away. There is also this tethering rail in the camera, which helps that my tethering cable that I'm going to connect is not damaged and does not pull...”
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Course summary for: Photography and Set Design for Creative Visual Worlds
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Photography, Instagram Photography, Photographic Composition, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Product Photography, Set Design, Social Media

Tabea Mathern
A course by Tabea Mathern
Tabea Mathern is a visual artist and freelance photographer. She brings her ideas to life by combining art direction, conceptualization, and set design. Her comprehensive and conceptual focus allows her to depict almost anything, from products to abstract emotions.
Her client list includes names like Adobe, Refinery29, Foodspring, Art Toronto, Etsy, Der Spiegel and Stern. Her images, collections, and exhibitions tackle topics close to her heart and sometimes involve collaborations with other artists and designers.
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