Creative Still-Life Photography Specialization: Master Lighting and Composition

Course summary

• U1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Amy Currell

  • Influences | Gerard+Belevender

  • Influences | Daniela Constantini

  • Influences | Victoria Jane

  • Influences | Littledrill

  • Influences | Nicolas Polli

• U2: Still Life Product Photography: Playing with Light and Color

  • Still Life Photography

  • Camera Equipment

  • The Principles of Light

  • Developing the Concept

  • Building the Set

  • Setting Up: Lights and Camera

  • Accessory Image Photo Session

  • Preparing the Set

  • Lighting the Set

  • The Beauty Image Photo Session

  • Curating the Images

  • Balancing Business with the Creative

• U3: Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images

  • How to Generate Original Ideas

  • Exploring Ideas through Research

  • Creating a Narrative

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • Working with Food

  • Setting the Scene in Milanote

  • Camera Angle, Color Palette, and Lighting

  • Set Design and Props

  • Technical Equipment and Settings

  • Setting up the Scene with Tethering

  • Lighting and Styling

  • Shooting the Final Photo

  • Editing the Final Photo 1

  • Editing the Final Photo 2

• U4: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images

  • An Inspired Still Life Photograph

  • The Composition

  • Color Theory

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • The Materials

  • The Styling

  • Framing and Camera Angles

  • The Lighting

  • Photoshoot of a Still Life

  • Selection and Lightroom Adjustments

  • Photoshop and Exporting

  • Publishing, Editing, and Sequencing Your Work

• U5: Botanical Still Life Photography

  • Gathering Inspiration

  • Sourcing Props

  • Camera Basics for Natural Lighting Photography

  • Natural vs Artificial Light

  • Preparing Your Background

  • Building Your Still Life

  • Shooting Your Botanical Scene

  • Editing in Lightroom

  • Exporting Your Final Images

• U6: Creative Still Life Photography: Create Bold Images

  • Preproduction for Your Creative Still Life

  • Sketching

  • Searching and Building Props

  • Building the Prop and Set

  • Styling, Lighting, and Shooting

  • Shooting and Editing with a Smartphone

  • DSLR Photo Editing

  • Detailed Retouching 1

  • Detailed Retouching 2

• U7: Creative Still Life Flash Photography

  • Plan your photo (sketch, moodboard and references)

  • Behind the scenes of a composition

  • Materials for the course

  • Testing the light with a simple still life example composition 1

  • Testing the light with a simple still life example composition 2

  • Practicing flashlight with different materials

  • Teaching about stacking with life example composition

  • Scouting for materials (for the subject of your photo)

  • Setting up your space for our Final Project and Building up your composition 1

  • Setting up your space for our Final Project and Building up your composition 2

  • Shooting our Final Project with stacking technique

  • Selecting and analyzing the pictures (Adobe Bridge)

  • Stacking technique (Helicon Focus software)

  • Final touches (Photoshop) 1

  • Final touches (Photoshop) 2

  • Final touches (Photoshop) 3

  • Final touches (Photoshop) 4

• Final project

  • Creative Still-Life Photography Specialization: Master Lighting and Composition