High Speed Product Photography
A course by Paloma RincónPhotographer
A course by Paloma Rincón, Photographer
Basic techniques to freeze movement with the camera and take impressive product photos
Photographer Paloma Rincón will teach you how to freeze the movement of a liquid to create dynamic and impactful compositions in product or creative still lifes.
You will work with natural light first and flash later, to discover different ways to achieve this effect technically. This resource of movement is a technique that can be applied to any other photographic genre.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 18 downloads
What is a still life?
2 minutes, 53 seconds
The starting point: The Brief
6 minutes, 4 seconds
Creative development: References and Moodboard
3 minutes, 57 seconds
Shopping and Sketches
6 minutes, 59 seconds
Preparation of funds. Construction of structures
3 minutes, 55 seconds
Prepare shooting with daylight
12 minutes, 19 seconds
What's included in this course?
You will begin to know better the work of Paloma Rincón, its fictitious worlds from real objects and visual games. You will also discover your favorite books, artists and websites.
Then Paloma will tell you about the importance of the briefing, the starting point of any project, be it a commissioned work or a personal idea. You will deepen in the creative development of the idea looking for images, documentation, elements to use, materials, defining the spirit of the final photo, the light, the color palette, the behavior of the liquid in question, etc.
Later, you will create the moodboard of elements, backgrounds and extra materials and the first sketches. It will also be time to build the necessary structures. In addition, knowing the elements that will make up the image, Paloma Rincón will teach you how to prepare the photographic equipment, both camera and lighting.
The next phase will be shooting and selecting images, first with natural light and then with flash. You will learn to model light, lighting schemes with reflectors, camera settings, types of flash, flash duration, etc.
Once the photo is done, Paloma will explain how it performs the processing of images in RAW with the Capture One program adjusting brightness, contrast, histogram and color, among others.
Finally, you will go to retouch with Photoshop to prepare the master of the file. You will know how to compose from masks, maintain the point of view and direction of light, use pens and aspects of basic cosmetic digital retouching.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
The course project will consist in making a still life where a product or solid element interacts with a liquid that you will freeze in motion.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
It is aimed at photographers or photography enthusiasts who are interested in investigating the creative possibilities of liquids in movement and knowing the work process of Paloma Rincón.
Requirements and materials
It is necessary to have basic knowledge of photography (iso, speed, diaphragm), knowledge of Photoshop, a camera and previous knowledge of the use of it in manual mode, preferably that can make RAW files and a computer with an image processing software and a retouching program.
Reviews
- 7 months ago
Me encanto!!
- 10 months ago
Paloma Rincón es muy creativa, con un estilo personal e inconfundible. Agradezco que comarta parte de su saber.
- 2 years ago
aprendí mucho
- 3 years ago
I simply love the work of Paloma Rincon and it is a pleasure to watch her through her creative process. Accident driven process of taking photographs is time consuming, also very playful and satisfying and in the end it comes with the outcome that surprise us. If you love Paloma's photographs and want to know more about her work "routine" you will probably like this course.
- 4 years ago
Super
Her work is mainly focused on the world of still lifes. She creates images at the limits of where photography meets sculpture, installation, and design. She merges different languages through a meticulous process where the elements are composed outside of their usual context, redefining their meaning.
With a very graphic style, she works with composition and color in a dynamic and optimistic way, combining a precise use of the technique and the creativity of an artisan.
Some of her clients: IKEA, Sonos, Samsung, Oreo, Playstation, Powerade, Kleenex, Vodafone, Toyota, Schweppes, Swatch, Yoigo, Renfe, Ono, Estrella Damm, Voll Damm, Aquarius, Architectural Digest, Universal Music, DCODE Festival, Serial Cut, and agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi LA, JWT NY, TBWA, 72 & Sunny LA, Ogilvy Madrid, Leo Burnett Budapest, Herezie Paris, Publicis, Sra. Rushmore, China Madrid, and SCPF, among others.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What is a still life?
- U2
We prepare
- The starting point: The Brief
- Creative development: References and Moodboard
- Shopping and Sketches
- Preparation of funds. Construction of structures
- U3
Shooting
- Prepare shooting with daylight
- Shooting light day 1
- Shooting light day 2
- Prepare shooting with flash
- Shooting with flash
- U4
Selection, processing and retouching
- Selection and editing of images. Shooting day
- Adjusting RAW images with Capture One. Shooting day
- Selection and editing of images. Shooting with flash
- Adjusting RAW images with Capture One. Shooting with flash
- Processing of images
- Composition and retouch in Photoshop light day 1
- Composition and retouching in Photoshop light day 2
- Composition and retouch in Photoshop light day 3
- Composition and retouch in Photoshop flash light 1
- Composition and retouching in Photoshop flash light 2
- FP
Final project
- Product Photography at high speed
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FAQs
This course teaches contemporary still life photography, exploring composition, lighting, color, and both digital and analog techniques to create artistic and advertising images using everyday objects, liquids, and experimental materials.
The course is designed for those with basic photography knowledge, as it covers intermediate concepts and advanced techniques in composition, lighting, and post-production.
You’ll need a camera with manual controls, a recommended 50mm lens, tripod, lighting (natural or flash), backgrounds, matte vinyl, forex boards, and access to editing software like Capture One or Photoshop.
You’ll learn how to craft striking visual compositions, control lighting, work with liquids and textures, design moodboards, and perform advanced digital retouching for professional and creative images.
The course covers composition using geometric elements, visual balance and rhythm, saturated color use, object arrangement, and planning through sketches and moodboards.
Yes, you’ll learn how to capture high-speed shots and freeze liquid splashes using flashes, exposure control, and precise synchronization between camera and action.
Yes, you’ll do hands-on exercises building scenes, mounting plastic backgrounds and vinyl on forex boards, and techniques to avoid imperfections and reflections on backgrounds.