In this live show, Karl takes inspiration from the historical Old Masters to create his own ‘Natural Decay’ still life photo.
This show covers the start-to-finish shoot as Karl explains his concept for the image, his props, composition, camera settings, styling, lighting and colouration.
You’ll learn how to create the ‘warm’ look associated with this style of imagery using basic colour adjustment methods before seeing the simple lighting setup used to capture the final image.
Using just a couple of lights (this setup is achievable using just two lights, though three is better), Karl explains how to control the light using flags and reflectors and how, by working methodically and taking care of the little details, you can capture a near-perfect image in-camera.
This live show follows on from our live still life shoot, where Karl photographed a natural decay image inspired by the historical Old Masters paintings.
As Karl works through the images shot during the show, you’ll see the post-production process and the techniques used to add the final finishing touches to the image. These include techniques such as focus stacking, working in Camera RAW, adjusting colour and contrast, burning and dodging, using Selective Colour, and how to increase and decrease clarity in images.
