Creative Still Life Flash Photography
Stacking technique (Helicon Focus software)
A course by Nicolas Polli , Still Life Photographer
About the video: Stacking technique (Helicon Focus software)
Overview
“Now that we selected the images, it is time to put them together! Stacking is for me the “skeleton” of our final composition, as we normally do this process with the image with the overall best lighting. In this lesson we will use the program Helicon Focus. ”
In this video lesson Nicolas Polli addresses the topic: Stacking technique (Helicon Focus software), 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 selected the images, it's time to put them together. Stacking is for me the skeleton of our final composition. That means that we have to select the best lighting in order to have an overall good image. Normally, we will need also to do a couple of extra images in order to have some extra little lighting for some of the particular part of the image. It's possible that we will have to do also a second stacking in order to have another overall good image, but it's not necessary. Now let's see how I process these images and in which software I'm going to work with. And let's dig in...”
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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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