A Year of Beauty- Photography Challenge- Year 2

[Samtian]

September/October is here so break time is over!

Time to start with some fundamentals. Photography has it's own set of "rules". Which of course are meant to be broken, but it's really helpful to know some basics. Starting with the rule of 3rds in composition. What you do is place your subject on one of the "imaginary" lines that cut a photo into thirds ( 9 sections). I do this rule often, but sometimes parents don't like it in their pictures and want the subjects centered. Included is images with the lines showing. Just basic set up so you can see it. One of the easiest ways to get something on one of the lines is to crop it down. When you crop an image you usually get the lines that show up, using those lines tells you where the "thirds" are, and just line your subject up with one of them. 

If you want to get really technical I encourage you to look up the Golden Ratio and learn about it. It has many names and it is way too mathematical for my brain to comprehend. To my knowledge I don't think I have ever taken a golden ratio image. I have golden triangle but not ratio. Check it out! photoworkout dot com/golden-ratio-photography/  

Hopefully you can see the lines...I should have thought it out and used a dark background. 

What a great first year we had!! Even if I dropped the ball sometimes! I decided to change things up this year with the themes. They will be a little more challenging this year.

2023-

April- DOF 2 images.

May- Flash/Artificial Light.

June- What you see vs. What I see

July- Break

August- Break

September/October- Rule of 3rds.

2022 challenges-

April- Lipstick

May- Eye Shadow

June- Primer/Foundation/Concealer/CC/BB

July- Highlighters

August- Brushes

September- Sheet Masks

October- Hair Care

November- Fragrance

December- Nail Polish

January- Blush/Bronzer

February- Candles/Wax Melts/ Diffusers

The challenge and "rules"-

1. Flat lays and staged photos only. I'll post examples below. But no faces or people allowed in your photos. (Though you can include photographs).

2. All photos you take must be your own. 

3. Post as many images as you want, you have a whole month to get creative with each theme. Post one, post everyday, doesn't matter.

4. Let's talk gear and products! Tell us about your image. List the products and colors, talk to us about your concept and how it came to be, taken with your phone or DSLR? 

Here are some helpful reads- digital-photography-school dot com/flat-lay-photography/  and digital-photography-school dot com/tips-for-getting-started-with-still-life-photography/

Here are some of my example images I've taken in the past-

Gucci Bloom Eau de Toilette with Jasmine, Tuberose, and Neroli 1 oz/ 30 mL 

Floral Street Sunflower Pop Eau De Parfum Travel Spray 0.34 oz/ 10 mL Eau de Parfum Spray 

[itsfi]

@Skunk12puzzola, 👊💗👊

[lmaster]

Love this photo shoot! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

Thank you @lmaster! It turned out to have many learning moments. 💗

[Samtian]

Only a few more days for the Lipstick challenge! I decided to do a photo of a few of my favorite things, marvel, funkopops, and lipstick! The liquid lipsticks were from the Maybelline release last year. I managed to get Black Panther and Black Widow. 

[fatimamummy]

I love it @Samtian , My kids collect Funko Pops and these are the only items they keep safe in original boxes all stacked on a shelf. I wish I knew of this Maybelline Marvels collection when it was still available. These are beautiful lipsticks, shot with beautiful props.

[Samtian]

@fatimamummy Thank you! I couldn't keep them in the boxes lol. I didn't even know it had came out until way late and my Walmart hardly had anything. 

[itsfi]

@Samtian, I love this so much. It brings a huge smile to my face when I see it. I love how fun it is and that it shows off many aspects of your personality and the things you love!

[Samtian]

@itsfi 😄 that makes me so happy to hear!!!

[Buootiful]

This looks so fun and putting the Funkopops to good use. Love it @Samtian !😍

[Samtian]

@Buootiful 😍 Thank you!

[lmaster]

This is awesome girl @Samtian 

[Samtian]

@lmaster Thank you!

[Saradestin]

Cute and fun @Samtian ! I love it! 

[Samtian]

@Saradestin Thank you!!

[fatimamummy]

Life is crazy busy due to Ramadan andI couldn’t manage time to come back and post some more lipstick photos from my Gallery but will try to post a few more times before this month ends. 
Fair warning though, It won’t be anything new for those of you who are connected with me on IG 😁

Here is La Bouche Rouge Paris Satin lipstick in shade Nude Pink. It’s a luxury Clean Parisian brand. No props in this photo because I thought this lipstick didn’t need any thing in the background. This is most expensive lipstick in my collection but most of the price is associated with the lipstick case. Refillable bullet price is in line with other luxury brands.

Just in case anyone is interested, This brand can now be purchased from the detox market.

I usually don’t like my product spank in the middle of photo but it seemed to work for this one

[Nahnom]

Eid Mubarak @fatimamummy ! 🤗💝 

[fatimamummy]

Thank you @Nahnom 

[itsfi]

@fatimamummy, when I think of Parisian style, I think of elegance and simplicity. Your photo captures that; very fitting of a Parisian brand like La Bouche Rouge.

[fatimamummy]

Thank you @itsfi That was my thinking behind this shot.

[itsfi]

@fatimamummy, mission accomplished! 😍

[Buootiful]

Very beautiful @fatimamummy 😍