Another event down for Black Bloggers United Saint Louis! This past October we decided to put our learning caps on and get down into how to create flat lay images. Flat lay images are not only the newest trend when it comes to photography, especially for bloggers and creatives, but it's a great way to implement custom photos into your brand.
Hosting your own flat lay workshop is actually pretty easy. Do you and a few of your blogging buddies want to learn how to do flat lay images? Maybe you feel you're an expert and want to show other creatives so they can thrive in it. Well, here's our how to on hosting your own workshop!:
PLACE
When finding a place to host your flat lay workshop you want to have room as you'll be taking pictures on flat surfaces such as boards, tables, or even the floor. If you have a big enough house or apartment and don't expect to host too many bloggers & creatives I say go for it! For my flatlay workshop I hosted it at T
echArtista in the CWE here in Saint Louis. This is a creative workspace which I thought was perfect for what we were doing. At a very low cost we had our own room where I was able to talk, instruct, and them implement!
STRUCTURE
For our workshop I broke it down into two parts. The first part of the workshop was all about learning. This included going over what a flatlay image was, different types of flatlay images, where to get your inspiration from, etc. This gave our group the opportunity to discuss. Even though some bloggers were there because they already knew about flatlay images and just needed the space to make them, others didn't know anything about them and I personally wanted to make sure that we were all on the same page.
EQUIPMENT
When hosting a flatlay workshop you definitely want to encourage your bloggers to bring any and everything they want to include in the pictures they're hoping to take, but as the host you should consider providing:
a spare point and shoot camera for people to share who don't have cameras
lights
props
backdrops (a lot of the backdrops I provided were either fabrics that I got from the store, or boards that I made from cheap adhesive)
PEOPLE
And of course, what's a workshop without the energetic bloggers? Get your blogging tribe together and work with each other. Maybe one person can arrange the props, one person can take the pictures, and one person can edit. As long as you have an energetic group, learning how to do flat lay images will be a breeze!
Check out our flat lay workshop to help you get some ideas!:
And to help you in creating your workshop, we have a new printable for you! Our Flatlays for Days E-Guide on how to take flat lay images, just click below to purchase!
