Creative Still Life Flash Photography
Practicing flashlight with different materials
A course by Nicolas Polli , Still Life Photographer
About the video: Practicing flashlight with different materials
Overview
“How flash light reacts with certain surfaces? We will take a picture of a piece of wood, a can and a glass and learn from this experiences o we know how to position the lights and set our camera when we take our final project photo. ”
In this video lesson Nicolas Polli addresses the topic: Practicing flashlight with different materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Still Life Flash Photography. Master still-life photography with this course. From ideation to lighting and post-production, transform everyday objects into captivating compositions..
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that we saw how lights reacts with a wooden object, I want to try to see how the same lighting with the same settings works with other material, let's say metal and glass. That will be nice to see how our final composition will be composed by different elements and how we will have to adapt the light for those elements. In order to change object quite simply, I'm going to use the live mode again. Now that we have the live mode, I can simply see where I have to position my other object without having to change everything in the settings. Another good technique to do this is actually to u...”
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Course summary for: Creative Still Life Flash Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Product Photography, Studio Photography

Nicolas Polli
A course by Nicolas Polli
Nicolas Polli is a talented Swiss photographer and graphic designer known for his work in still life photography. He is also the founder of his own publishing house, Ciao Press, and the creative director of the Images Vevey festival.
He has collaborated with renowned brands such as MDF Italia, Freitag, and Ovomaltine, and has worked for prestigious magazines like Wallpaper and Die Zeit.
His innovative approach and ability to combine aesthetics and functionality have earned him recognition at international exhibitions and awards such as the Swiss Design Award.
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