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 1 oz/ 30 mL 

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

[faeriegirl]

Thank you @fatimamummy!

[Ispend2much6]

@faeriegirl  It's perfect!  Did you arrange the sparkles, one by one?  Looks like it. 🙂

[faeriegirl]

@Ispend2much6  Thanks! I sprinkled them out and only had to arrange a few of them.

[Saradestin]

You just need to give me some sparkle @faeriegirl! I love it!! ❤️❤️❤️

[faeriegirl]

Thank you @Saradestin!

[Buootiful]

Great combo @faeriegirl !!

[faeriegirl]

Thanks @Buootiful !

[Samtian]

@faeriegirl It's creative, I love it! I also really love the shadow. 

[faeriegirl]

Thank you @Samtian!

[Titian06]

Sparkles and sequins, you can't go wrong with that, @faeriegirl ! 🥰🌠💖

[SportyGirly125]

@faeriegirl @Love the sparkle and sequins 

[faeriegirl]

Thanks @SportyGirly125 ! 

[AznAngelLiz]

In the midst of all my clutter, I managed to pull out all my YSL lipsticks for this picture. I have to admit, I haven’t used these in a minute but the packaging is still so stunning to me. 

 

[itsfi]

@AznAngelLiz, this is beautiful! I love your arrangement of all the pieces - the standing lipstick, the one on its side, the other beautiful cases, and set atop the tray and against the flowers in the backdrop - it all flows marvelously together. 

[sister13]

These are gorgeous and an amazing formula, too! @AznAngelLiz 

[fatimamummy]

So pretty! @AznAngelLiz  I is a gorgeous YSL lip story 

[Ispend2much6]

@AznAngelLiz  Gorgeous picture!

[MvLL]

Pretty party-favours! Well, that would be quite a Party. Great composition, @AznAngelLiz. the glossy tray on mat red is excellent.

[Buootiful]

So beautiful and shiny! @AznAngelLiz 😍

[Samtian]

@AznAngelLiz Beautiful! That packaging is indeed gorgeous. I really love how the different colors peek through. 

[faeriegirl]

Beautiful photo @AznAngelLiz!