YoVDO

HOW TO: Organically Style a Flatlay Story

Offered By: Skillshare

Tags

Visual Storytelling Courses Social Media Marketing Courses Product Photography Courses Color Theory Courses Content Creation Courses

Course Description

Overview

This class is all about the tricks and tips to styling organically inspired flatlays that TELL A STORY. Using your camera or your iPhone, you’ll leave this class inspired to start collecting, work some magic, and capture some amazing shots to use for your marketing campaigns, social media, or any place you need pretty photos.

We’ll focus on three examples that you can apply to ANY flatlay story you want to tell:
> repetition and movement
> density
> color stories

Once you learn how to apply those three concepts, you’ll be inspired for endless creative direction when it comes to telling your flatlay story.


WHAT ARE FLATLAYS AND WHY DO YOU NEED THEM?
Flatlays are a fancy way of saying you took a photo of things placed on a flat surface. There are tips and tricks you will learn to capture all kinds of beautiful shots you can use for your marketing content, social media, or any place you need pretty photos. Styling takes practice but is thankfully an intuitive and therapeutic process.






THIS CLASS IS FOR:
Anyone who may need great photos for ...social media marketing, content creation, blog graphics, email marketing photos, product photography... seriously, just anywhere you need pretty photos. It’ll be great!




Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Overview + Class Project
  • Planning + Creative Direction
  • Collecting Your Items
  • Repetition and Movement
  • White Space + Density
  • Color Story
  • Editing Tips + References
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Hope Johnson

Related Courses

Content Strategy for Professionals: Engaging Audiences
Northwestern University via Coursera
Social Media for Journalists: The Basics
Independent
Community Journalism: Digital and Social Media
Cardiff University via FutureLearn
Informer et communiquer sur les réseaux sociaux
First Business MOOC
Creative use of Tablets in Schools
European Schoolnet Academy via Independent