Creative Indoor Photography

Five Creative Techniques You Can Try At Home!

What you'll learn

Learn how to think creatively with your camera gear in your own home.

You'll be able to complete several different types of photography setups with simple tools and methods.

Learn to use a light box effectively.

You'll create stunning abstract photographs easily and quickly.

You'll pick up photo editing tips in both Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Requirements

Basic understanding of your dslr or mirrorless camera is needed. Manual exposure is used often in this class.

You'll want a stable tripod for most of these techniques.

Description

Looking for a fun, creative indoor photo activity? These FIVE classes in one complete course are going to provide you with all the information and tools you need to create amazing art at home. The classes are divided into segments for each separate technique.First, you'll photograph water and cooking oil. Then you'll move on to water drops on rain-x treated glass with colorful subjects underneath. After this class, you'll move on to working with milk and food coloring for unique abstracts that even the kids can create with you. Next is a slightly more complicated task of setting up a scene to work with smoke rising from incense and a dedicated flash unit. If you don't own a flash, you can try using bright lights and faster shutter speeds to freeze the smoke. It's a ton of fun. The post processing section of this unit is especially interesting where we get to create fun shapes out of our smoke streams. The final section is going to cover close up butterfly images at home in a light box. If you have kids, this is the one you'll definitely want to include them in. Many classrooms raise these same kinds of critters for life cycle demonstrations. But we're going to raise them in a light box…the perfect environment to get crazy close up images that are nearly impossible outside. No more chasing them around. They're right in front of you. After just a day of photographic euphoria, you'll release them to the wild to live out their lives.These 5 sections are unique and fun. You're going to learn in each segment:The equipment you're going to needThe best way to setupHow to make things easier on yourself…less fussAll sorts of things to look out for that could interfere or distract from how you want your final images to look.LightingFocusingPost processingSafety tipsBy the end of this class, you'll have everything you need to create stunning abstracts of all sorts.Have fun!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Oil and Water Photography

Lecture 2 Oil and Water Introduction

Lecture 3 Tools and Methods

Lecture 4 Picking Your Favorites in Adobe Lightroom

Lecture 5 Editing in Adobe Lightroom

Lecture 6 Editing in Adobe Photoshop and DXO Nik Color Efex Pro

Section 3: Bubbles on Glass Abstracts

Lecture 7 Bubbles on Glass Introduction

Lecture 8 Tools For Success

Lecture 9 The Process

Lecture 10 Focusing

Lecture 11 Image Results and Processing

Lecture 12 Project Suggestion

Section 4: Milk and Food Coloring Abstracts

Lecture 13 Milk and Food Coloring Abstracts Introduction

Lecture 14 Tools Needed

Lecture 15 The Process

Lecture 16 Post Processing with Adobe and DXO

Section 5: Smoke and Flash Abstracts

Lecture 17 Smoke and Flash Introduction

Lecture 18 Tools and Setup

Lecture 19 The Process: Tips for Success

Lecture 20 Creative Smoke Adobe Lightroom Culling

Lecture 21 Basic Edits in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop

Lecture 22 Creating a Smoky Dolphin in Adobe Photoshop

Lecture 23 Give it a Try Yourself!

Section 6: Close Up Butterflies at Home

Lecture 24 Butterfly Abstracts Introduction

Lecture 25 Unpacking Your Caterpillar Package

Lecture 26 Daily Changes You'll See

Lecture 27 Get Your Scene Ready Before They Emerge

Lecture 28 Lens Recommendations

Lecture 29 Get Their Environment Ready and Safe

Lecture 30 Try a Time Lapse

Lecture 31 Bonus Time Lapse Tips

Lecture 32 Try this amazing experience yourself.

Lecture 33 I hope you enjoyed your butterfly experience

This course is for photographers of all levels.