Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
The Materials
A course by Daniela Constantini , Photographer
Joined January 2022
About the video: The Materials
Overview
“To create a still life photograph, it's useful to have additional tools to help you keep objects in place, level different objects, bring in height and different layers, and add details. Some photography props can also help bounce or block light. Let me show you the materials I will use! ”
In this video lesson Daniela Constantini addresses the topic: The Materials, 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
“ The Materials We are at the set where I'll shoot the final project. In this lesson, I'll talk about the props and materials that I will be using for this shoot. I have my tripod and I have my camera. I'm using a Sony 7R III. I will go more in-depth about the lens and why I decided to go for this lens. Now I'll go for the props and materials that I will be using. First I'll talk about the fruits and the flowers because they are the most important part of the whole shoot. As I said in the previous lesson, I want to work with analogous colors and these are more going towards red, orange, and...”
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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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