Creative Still Life Flash Photography
Teaching about stacking with life example composition
A course by Nicolas Polli , Still Life Photographer
About the video: Teaching about stacking with life example composition
Overview
“To finish this unit, we will have a look into the technique of stacking. For this, we will use the exercises from the previous lessons. Let’s dive in! ”
In this video lesson Nicolas Polli addresses the topic: Teaching about stacking with life example composition, 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
“In a previous lesson we saw that even if we have an aperture of f16 it is almost impossible to have everything sharp and on focus. That's why we are going to introduce the lesson on stacking. Stacking is a photographic technique that allows us to take several pictures with different points of focus so that we will merge them together afterwards with software. In this case we are going to use Helicon focus in order to have an infinite sharpness. This technique is normally used mainly for micro photography so when you see those beautiful sharp pictures of insects that's because they are using...”
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Course summary for: Creative Still Life Flash Photography
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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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