How to photograph a beautiful still life? 5 easy tricks to get it
From the latest fashion campaigns that fashion brands are photographing at home, we have analyzed the tricks to achieve photons in a matter of seconds and from the digital universe, in addition to being the place to be inspired to renew comfy mixes, we can learn how photograph beautiful still lifes. Show your creativity and help yourself with the tricks put into practice by influencers from all over the world to share images of your bags, shoes, jewelry or any other object that you want to publish in your feed. In addition to the framing or the type of light chosen, there are other factors that influence when it comes to multiplying the likes of your still life, for example knowing how to take advantage of some objects that we have at home, such as magazines or vases.
1. Choose a pretty background
In this sense, even a white wall can be perfect for photographing your still life, but if it is made up of small objects or accessories such as jewelry, hairpins, diadems... it can be more difficult to place them facing a wall. The usual thing is to leave them on the floor, on a sofa or bed and shoot the camera or, if you are looking for a more striking alternative, distribute them on a patterned sheet, as the Swedish model Elsa Hosk chooses to display her jewelry.
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2. Find the right light
Natural light will always be the most appropriate, unless you are looking for a specific effect or the artificial aesthetic provided by a lamp or any point of light inside the house. The orange color of the afternoon light, the prized golden hour of the influencers, can also help you give the still life a special air. If, for example, you want some jewelry to shine, play with the points of light to get those sparkles.
3. Flowers and more flowers
If there is something capable of enlivening the simplest still life, it is flowers. Choose a bouquet or simply some loose flowers that you can place as an ornament, and place them next to what you want to photograph. You can do several tests, placing them at different points, to check where it is best. For example, the style prescriber Paula Ordovás chooses to introduce some flowers inside the bag that is the star of her still life, thus contrasting with the white background. A bet that, without requiring much time, is different, aesthetic and perfect for gaining likes.
4. Take advantage of books and magazines
Let your imagination run wild and see what you can use to make your still life more personal. One idea is to make use of the books and magazines you have at home to build different assemblies in a matter of seconds. The influencer Lucía Bárcena opts to take advantage of that pile of magazines that grows month after month to place the sandals she wants to photograph. The result is much more original than the usual still lifes and offers a lot of possibilities if, in addition, you include books of different sizes and colors.
5. Mixtures in full color
Still lifes that play with different shades of the same hue (for example, pastel pink, fluorine pink or sherbet) begin to seem too repetitive. Danish stylist Emili Sindlev, a champion of less conventional mixes, also reflects her eclectic style in her still lifes. In your case, choose to mix decorative objects with fashion designs or perfumes. In one of her latest publications, she has shared an image of a corner of her house, where a laptop can be seen next to a Saint Laurent bag, a Loewe perfume, a large velvet bow and an original table mirror. Objects that have nothing in common but that together give rise to a very instagrammable composition.
