Still Life Photography: Lighting and Composition
Searching for props
A course by MASSIMO BIANCHI , Still Life Photographer
About the video: Searching for props
Overview
“Now I will select the objects that, based on the references found, I want to include in the set-up. The trick is to search for props without thinking too much about it: it's better to have too many props than to find yourself with just a few objects when shooting. ”
In this video lesson MASSIMO BIANCHI addresses the topic: Searching for props, which is part of the Domestika online course: Still Life Photography: Lighting and Composition. Learn the fundamentals of still life photography to create a stunning three-photo series, from the set and props to post-production.
Partial transcription of the video
“Searching for props In this lesson we are going to select objects which we will use in our setups. We will rely on the references I showed you previously. The search for the props is a very important phase in the work of a stillist. I advise you to start composing with the objects you like most, while maintaining the possibility of inserting others. These are the items I looked for for the first setup: wooden volumes, metal spheres, a wooden sphere, of the natural forms of wood modeled by the sea or by the water, some seashells, eggshells and ribbons which have two different shades. I also ...”
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Course summary for: Still Life Photography: Lighting and Composition
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Art Direction, Digital Photography, Photographic Composition, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Photography Post-production, Product Photography, Set Design
MASSIMO BIANCHI
A course by MASSIMO BIANCHI
Massimo Bianchi is a still life photographer specialized in beauty, fashion, and jewelry photography, who boasts collaborations with magazines such as Vogue Italia and Vanity Fair, as well as with brands including Dolce&Gabbana, Versace, Furla, and Bulgari.
After studying at the historic Riccardo Bauer institute in Milan, he began to make his way as an assistant photographer for interior design, advertising, fashion, and publishing. With the experience and security gained, he then set up his own studio.
Fascinated by the search for the sublime in nature, he describes himself as a "lover of the beautiful and the complicated." In fact, Massimo commits himself body and soul to any work challenge, while also having fun building props and sets by himself.
Still life photography is his preferred medium—a path he has chosen with awareness from the beginning due to the infinite possibilities of creation and research offered by objects, materials, and their interaction with light.
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