Butterfly Flatlay Tea Party | How to slay your flatlay tips 101
It’s crazy to think that everyone has Instagram on their phone and it has already changed the world in so many ways. You won't even believe that my parents play it everyday. It is very common to see a lot of beautiful photos through the photo-sharing app and besides ootd, people are starting to take photos of products. That is when "flat lay" came in and has become so popular now.
However, not everyone can take a nice flat lay. At least I can't, I am a sucker at taking flat lay. Fortunately, The Butterfly Project has organized a Flaylay Tea Party in collaboration with Flatlay Guru @azrin.aidil @_from_the_top who taught us how to take our flaylay life into another level.
If you want to take the quality of your images to the next level with flaylaying "how-to" and apps to edit your photographs, continue reading it then. I am going to share the ultimate flat lay photography tips that I have learnt with you guys. But before I share the tips with you all, let me talk a little bit about the workshop.
If you want to take the quality of your images to the next level with flaylaying "how-to" and apps to edit your photographs, continue reading it then. I am going to share the ultimate flat lay photography tips that I have learnt with you guys. But before I share the tips with you all, let me talk a little bit about the workshop.
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| By Eros |
The whole workshop is organised by The Butterfly Project. I am super grateful to be able to join this Flaylay Tea Party because I always struggle to take a nice flat lay. Despite that my sister always laughed at my work, I always want to level up my flatlay game.
Thank you teacher Azrin from From_the_top for having this class and bringing her props to the lessons. I am finally able to learn from the expert and know what had gone wrong.
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| By Eros |
Look at the dessert table! Can't express how thankful I am for all this, as The Butterfly Project has sponsored our tea time from Delectable by Su. They are really delicious and tasty! Feeling blessed with people and food that I love. 💗
Of course, how can we leave out beautiful fresh flowers?
It is essentials to have flowers, no matter it is big or small, to embellish everything. It can be the filling in the flatlay to make it less empty and full. This time, we have Emi Goto from Avantgarde Blooms to pretty up the party and our flat lay
Tips: Fresh flowers always look better than fake flowers. And it's true!
Along with beautiful props, desserts, and flowers, we also have goodie bag with Althea's Exclusive products to bring home!
Okay, without further ado, let's get started with the tips.
What is Flatlay?
It is an image taken straight down from the top. It is also a photo of a collection of items, highlighting only one object, which is placed on a flat surface. It involves the props and pieces to make the main focus pop out.
Look at all the props that Teacher Azrin has prepared for us!
To matched up to the theme of Tea Party, she got everything she has in her house here. I wish I have so many props for me to play along. They are super pretty and cute that I secretly wish to own them all. To be honest, props are my favourite part of the flay lay photography. They help to convey a story, and also bring energy and personality to the images.
Here is Teacher Azrin showing us how to take a flat lay. A flat lay must be taken straight from the top, which is also the angle of 90 degrees from the surface. It is said that a flat lay is no longer a flat lay if it is taken slanted.
To take a nice flatlay, firstly, you have to think of your "thing". You have to think of the highlight or the object that you want people to focus at.
After that, then only you can proceed to pick your background. If the theme of your "thing" is pink, it would be a little off to choose a pink background because it would hide the light and attention of the object.
Thirdly, which is the most exciting and fun part. Pop your props!
Pop some relevant props to your object. When I say relevant, it must be somehow related to the object. For an instant, if the object is a skincare product and it is made out of flowers, it would only be appropriate to put some flowers, instead of food.
Fourthly, Change and arrange.
It is important to experiment around and see which position is the best to bring out your object.
Teacher Azrin even demonstrated and showed us how everything really works, so that we can learn better.
As with your background, it’s also essential to get the lighting right when photographing a flay lay. Arrange your props in front of, or below, a window to fully benefit from the natural light.
Keep your flat lay simple and try not to add too many items inside. It might make everything looks very cramp and "can't breath". Sometimes, a little space in your flat lay might not be a bad thing.
Last but not least, have fun!
By Eros
*Newbie in action*
What do you think of our work?
It took us quite some time for us to have this outcome though.
Oh, have I mentioned that the camera and editing are very important too?
I shoot this flat lay using iPhone 7 and I think the quality is not too bad (of course can't compare it with DSLR/ any canggih camera). However, it’s easy to work miracles with a phone because of the editing apps. I use Snapseed to adjust exposure, brightness, contrast and saturation; and apply filters on VSCO. Both apps are my favourite and I can't live without them. HAHA.
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| By Eros |
Both of them are super friendly and easy-going person.
After our first assessment practice, we got to finally rest and enjoy the desserts.
Here is a simple flat lay that I took before they all went in my tummy. HEHE.
For the real assessment, which is also the highlight of this workshop, we were given 30 minutes to take a flat lay photo, with the Althea's megurine puff. It is where Teacher Azrin will evaluate our result and see if we learnt anything from this workshop.
This is created by me and my teammates. We made the rose as our main object and the megurine puff and cookie crumbles as the fillings. One of the mistakes we have made in this photo is that we have cut off the frame too much, making the words in the frame incomplete.
Work by Carolyn and Vivian
Work by Shawrmint, Safinas and Nira
Work by Ashley, Tiffany and Sylvia
Work by Rawlins, Onie and Sally
Which team do you think did the best?
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| By Eros |
The winning team is Rawlins, Onie and Sally!
Congratulations guys! They really did very well and like what Teacher Azrin has mentioned, keep everything simple and neutral so that people won't lose focus on the main object.
Once again, thank you Teacher Azrin for passing her flat lay tips to us!
Love ya 💖
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| By Eros |
Thank you team for bringing this amazing workshop and I definitely enjoyed and learnt a lot.
Hope you guys learn something and I will see you in my next post. ;)
Love,
CLYL
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