LT – 1.1. Product photography
The task
You are required to take and edit a product image for IKEA.
Do some research on the IKEA website and create a simple mood board with sample photographs from products on the website, showing the style you are imitating. Your final image must meet their online store’s look, feel, size and resolution.
You may shoot any suitable product of your choice, as long as you can envisage it fitting in IKEA. You can choose if you want to photograph the product on a white background or in a lifestyle setting.
Plan your shoot well. Ensure that any label or logo on your product is well lit and sharp.
Post your final photograph along with the mood board.
Moodboard
Result
1.2. Food Photography
The task
For this task, your client is a local chef that needs a dark and moody food image for a magazine article in which he will be featured.
Plan your image well. It must be in the editorial style. Ensure that focus and composition lead the viewer’s eye to the main subject. Although rules are meant to be broken, the rule of thirds and, in particular, the use of power points can help with this.
Tight crops and all the other design elements, such as lead-in lines and the use of negative space, will add to a strong composition. Edit your image to the best of your ability.
Remember, your image is all about storytelling. Have fun!
Plan your image well. It must be in the editorial style. Ensure that focus and composition lead the viewer’s eye to the main subject. Although rules are meant to be broken, the rule of thirds and, in particular, the use of power points can help with this.
Tight crops and all the other design elements, such as lead-in lines and the use of negative space, will add to a strong composition. Edit your image to the best of your ability.
Remember, your image is all about storytelling. Have fun!
