How to put a flat lay together
Step 1: Decide on a room that you would like to design. This could be a kitchen, a powder room, bathroom, living room – any type of room you would like to design!
Step 2: Grab a flat surface (a tray, tile, wood, etc.) for the background.
Step 3: Choose your materials from the different showroom tables
- CHOOSE DIFFERENT TEXTURES! Try different texture elements to add character to a flat lay photograph. Fur, cloth, metal, glass, wood, stone…. there are tons of options!
- CREATE CONTRAST! Create contrast through different elements such as colors, sizes, shapes, textures, lighting – you name it.
Step 4: Create your flat lay
- ACHIEVE BALANCE!Try not to load lots of big items on only one side of the photo. Create balance by keeping the mass fairly equal throughout. This disperses the weight fairly evenly and doesn’t let the photo be dominated a large object.
- BE CREATIVE! You are the designer!
Step 5: Take your flat lay photo!
- Tips for taking a flat lay photo:
- Use Natural Light and avoid Shadows
- Shoot from above – Creating distance between you and the flat lay will help you fit everything into the shot. This is also one of the only ways to ensure that your photo really looks flat.
- Use a filter/ edit: Cropping, straightening, adjusting exposure, and sharpening.
Upload your flat lay picture to Instagram
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