Week 2 (3/30-4/3)- Lay Flat Photography

Virtual Office Hours have been changed slightly. I will now be available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 11-1. 

If these times do not work for you, let me know and we can also arrange different times to meet.talk. 

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Lay Flat Photography is a type of still life photo shot looking down (Birds Eye View). Objects are arranged or organized in such a way that the viewer's eye moves around the composition rather than settling on one focal point
 



A lot of flat lays center around a specific theme (all objects related to each other)...

Ingredients for making coffee flat lay Photo | Premium Download 
Coffee

How To Master The Flat Lay Instagram | Clothing photography ...
Clothing/Fashion

HD wallpaper: flat lay photography of frying pan beside tomatoes ... 
Cooking

Some also tell a story or describe a person...

How to take a good flat lay pic according to a photographer 
All the objects in the photo are something that the photographer likes/enjoys. What are some things that the photographer enjoys? 

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Assignment:  Design 2 different flat lays to photograph. They should have separate themes or tell different stories.

Steps to Take...  
1) Come up with a theme
2) Choose a surface that to take your photo (should not distract from your photo)
  -Some examples include towels, table, carpet, floor, sheets, sidewalk, grass, paper, cardboard

3) Arrange your objects thoughtfully/ aesthetically
4) Take your photo! 
- Watch out for casting a shadow onto your photo


2 Flat Lays should be posted to your Media Arts blog by Friday, 4/3! 

When posting, include what your theme/subject of each Lay Flat is!



Click Here to Look at the Full Slide Show with more visual examples

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