2019 WEEK 46: Flat Lay

Thanks to photochallenge member Ulrike Lukasczyk for suggesting this week’s challenge theme.

Flat Lay is a sub-genre of still life photography. It is typically a group of objects that tell a story when put together and then photographed from a bird’s eye view. It is particularly popular in food photography and product photography, but it is certainly not limited to that. Often times a hand-written note or some other creative wording is included in a flat lay for inspiration.

If you are unfamiliar with the concept of flat lay or just need some inspiration, a quick google search will provide you with more articles than you can possibly read. 😉 That said, here are a few to get you started:

To recap this week’s challenge:

Take a flat lay photo and try to tell a story with your collection of objects. Creativity is encouraged.
Post your photo during the week of Sunday, November 10 and Saturday, November 16.
Please remember to comment on at least FIVE photo submissions this week by answering the question “why?” in your comments. In other words, “why do I like (or not like) this photo?” or “why did this photo catch my eye?” Thank you!

The friendly community guidelines are pretty simple:

Take a new photo for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
Post your photo each week to our active communities on Facebook or Flickr (or both). Tag the photo: #2019photochallenge #photochallenge #tempusaura
Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2019 Trevor Carpenter Photo Challenge is fun and easy.