Creative Still-Life Photography Specialization: Master Lighting and Composition

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 Domestika addresses the topic: The Styling, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Still-Life Photography Specialization: Master Lighting and Composition. Explore lighting and color techniques to create dynamic still-life photography compositions.

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

• Level: Beginner
• 155 students
• 7 units
• 80 lessons (12h 44m)
• 33 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Areas

  Commercial Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Food Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photography, Product Photography, Set Design, Studio Photography