Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
The Styling
A course by Daniela Constantini , Photographer
Joined January 2022
About the video: The Styling
Overview
“A big part of the success of a still life will fall within the scope of styling. So, take the time to arrange the object you will photograph, consider the composition rules I covered earlier, and begin to get creative with the arrangement. ”
In this video lesson Daniela Constantini addresses the topic: The Styling, 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 Styling Now that we have all the materials that we'll need, in this lesson, we will build the scene. Since I'm working with a watermelon that is actually very big, this is the first element that I'll be putting in the scene. Since I want this still life to have a dynamic movement, it's better for me if I keep it at a bit of an angle. This is up to you. Maybe you like it like this. Irving Penn has a beautiful still life where the watermelon is horizontal like this. My particular like right now is to have it in a bit of an angle, so I will be using a flower frog. The next big element I'...”
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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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