Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
Color Theory
A course by Daniela Constantini , Photographer
Joined January 2022
About the video: Color Theory
Overview
“I will now talk about color theory and provide you with examples of applied color in my still life work. ”
In this video lesson Daniela Constantini addresses the topic: Color Theory, which is part of the Domestika online course: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images. Learn to compose dramatic still-life photos inspired by classic chiaroscuro paintings, from the setup and shoot to the final editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Color Theory In this lesson, I will talk about color theory and I will show you examples of how I use color in my work. For this project, I have decided to work with analogous colors, red, orange, yellow, and dark red with details in white and possibly pink depending on what I find in the flower shop. Let me show you. RGB Color Wheel I'll be focusing on the RGB color wheel, which is an easy way to visualize the relationship between colors. First, I'd like to start with monochromatic, which is one color with different tones, different shades, and different tints. Complementary colors focus...”
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Course summary for: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
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Fine-Art Photography, Food Photography, Product Photography

Daniela Constantini
A course by Daniela Constantini
Daniela Constantini is a Mexican photographer living in Bern, Switzerland. She is a graduate of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Practice program at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her long-term project Days of Silence won Rita K. Hillman Excellence Award. In 2015, Errr-Magazine, a Mexican magazine devoted to art and literature, published her first novel, El gato me da igual. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and a major in Journalism from Universidad Ibero located in Mexico City.
Since graduation, she has been working as a freelance photographer focusing on Portraiture, Still Life, and Lifestyle. She has also been the Creative Director, Stylist, and Photographer on projects with brands like Villars Maître Chocolatier, L'Occitane, Mövenpick, Ojo de Café, in Switzerland, and for Pyne & Smith Clothiers based in California, USA, among others. She has exhibited work in New York, Mexico City, Olten (Switzerland) Paris, Arles, Berlin, and Amsterdam.
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