Flat Lay Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram

Meet Darren Rowlands, lifestyle photographer, video content creator, and your teacher for this course. Hear about his creative adventures and his professional background. He shares his influences long before the age of Instagram and his sources of inspiration.

Get an overview of flat lay photography, its history and how it can help you tell a unique story. Go through the equipment needed for this course, where to find it, and how to correctly use it. Learn about some of the most important elements for photography: natural lighting, the best time of day to shoot, and removing unwanted shadow. Then, learn all about composition and layout theory.

Dive into the photo shoot stage by setting up your equipment around your light source. Explore layout and composition in practice by arranging your props to get the best results. Time to press the shutter button and start taking your flat lay photos! Learn how to take angled shots to capture different points of view using side on and overhead techniques.

Discover Darren’s post-production process by seeing his tricks for selecting the best shots. Darren then guides you step-by-step through the editing phase on the mobile Lightroom app. Learn how to use digital brushes and adjustments to get professional-looking images. Wrap up the course by seeing how to export your photographs in different formats before uploading them to social media or your portfolio.