Other Language Domestika - Paloma Rincón - Product Photography with Direct Sunlight

Learn techniques to use sunlight and make your photographs stand out on social media


Light, composition, color, materials, balance. All of these terms are crucial when creating a photograph that grabs your attention among all the images that we unconsciously consume daily on social media. If anyone knows how to create stunning photographs, it's the renowned photographer Paloma Rincón. A specialist in product photography, Paloma manages to use her images to transport you to worlds full of strength and color.

In her previous course, High Speed Product Photography, Paloma introduces us to product shoots. Now, learn how to work with sunlight to create bright and colorful graphic compositions to present a product or idea by creating visually powerful content that works on social media.


What will you learn in this online course?
COURSE TABLE OF CONTENTS

• U1
  Presentation
• U2
  Work and preproduction methodology
• U3
  Set shot
• U4
  Last touches
• FP
  Final project

Start by learning more about Paloma, her background, and how it has influenced her visual world. She also talks about her inspiration and influences.

She shares tips to take your compositions beyond the rule of thirds, understanding how to use shadows as a creative resource and the formats that work for social media.

Learn to work with direct sunlight and see how different types of materials respond to hard light. Explore shadow projection from materials with and without transparency. It is important to experiment, either with materials or with different objects, to be able to get the most out of your compositions.

Apps like Sun Surveyor help you predict the path of sunlight and set a time slot to carry out your photo shoot.
Make a mood board or style board to solidify the ideas in your head. In addition, develop a treatment for each of them: color palette, materials, composition, and point of view.

Explore Adobe Lightroom and Snapseed, which are really useful applications when taking photos and editing them.
Camera, action! Create your compositions by experimenting with shadows and shoot the images from various points of view. Then, adjust the exposure using the highlight indicator to check that nothing is overexposed or underexposed in the image.

Finally, adjust the framing, color, and light values of the images, making them ready for publication. Paloma shares some valuable tips to reach more followers in a qualitative way.

Ready to shine on social media?

What is this course's project?
Photograph a series of three product images for social media, edit them, and make them ready to post on Instagram by putting into practice the techniques for working with sunlight that Paloma explains.

Who is this online course for?
This course is aimed at all creative minds who like to create images. It is a course that starts at level 0 and may interest photographers or future photographers, art directors, or designers. It is perfect for beginners, although those with a more advanced level can take the knowledge gained to another level.

Requirements and materials
You do not need to have previous knowledge beyond being familiar with a smartphone with a camera and the use of social media.

The essentials are a smartphone or a camera, colored cardboard, the objects you want to photograph (a bottle, a glass or cup, liquid, and some fruits), an outdoor area with sun, and an umbrella.



Link: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/677-product-photography-with-direct-sunlight

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