Flat Lay!

Hii guys! What's up?? Nowadays, people like taking photos so much especially selfie. Not all people are fans of selfie but you can still share your story to your friends! There's a famous new way of capturing every single story of your life, it's the flat lay. Flat lay photo is a photo of objects on a flat surface that you take it from above. By doing so, the visual effect is one of “flattening” the photo. It has gone viral on Instagram lately, you can search #flatlays on Instagram. Oh ya recently, I like to take flatlays and here are 4 of my flatlays and yes, of course I posted them on my Instagram muehehe.

First flatlay I took. It's so bad, isn't it?

This is a gift for Jasmine as her sweet 17th's present XD

Oh, I don't only show you my flatlays but I'm gonna give you some tips how to take a good-looking flatlay as well! Although I know I'm still a beginner in taking flatlay. Hope it helps! :D

1. Choose the visual story you’re going to tell with your photo
Everything can be told in a flat lay. So think about what elements could best tell the story you choose.

2. Use a neutral background
You can use your white bed sheet as the background hahaha anything white will do for the background! :D The purpose of using neutral background is to avoid adding unnecessary noise to the photo.

3. Daylight is perfect!
Try to take your flatlay during the daylight because it will make your flat lay natural. Fyi, my first flatlay was taken in the afternoon and although I used an editor it couldn't make my flat lay better.

4. Contrast color is amazing!
To add visual interest, introduce a contrasting color to your flat lay.

5. Placing your objects on the floor
It would be easier for you to take the flat lay photo since you can get the height you need to shoot from above.

6.  Shoot the image in square
Although nowadays Instagram allows us to post not a square photo, it is always better to post your flat lay in 1:1 aspect.

7. Experiment and have fun.
Don't be afraid to try different placing of your objects, etc because it's just for social media. It’s not serious but it is a fantastic way to explore your creative side!

You can check flatlays on Instagram for more flat lays! :D Enjoy and happy taking flat lay!