Do you think that you need a large studio to produce wonderful imagery? Wrong! All you need is a camera and a basic understanding of lighting. I am pretty sure that you can find interesting things around your home that you may have never noticed existed.

I found an IKEA Stranne Table Lamp on my bedside table. Correctly exposing the image did not give me an exciting result, so I started underexposing with my camera. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo and I got a creative, interesting-looking shot. Here is the result in JPEG format without editing.

I then tweaked the image just a tiny bit using Lightroom and KaBoom.

This image gained many likes and was considered an inspirational photo on 500px.com. Moreover, it was displayed in an exhibition in 2018 along with my cat image in the post in my blog titled "A Cat Story" and many people loved it.

The Gear I Used

It all started with a camera and a simple setup in my bedroom, and look at the result. You don’t have to go out to get astonishing imagery. The alchemist traveled on a long journey to discover that the treasure he was seeking was underneath where he used to shepherd.

Not long ago, after this image, I went to the basement, and I saw this incredible neon light with a houseplant. I did not have my camera with me, so I got my mobile, the Samsung S8+, and launched the camera app, adjusted the exposure and shot. Here is the picture with Clarendon Instagram filter applied. It looks amazing. It’s not as good as a DSLR or a mirrorless camera, but the result is extraordinary.

The Gear I Used

If there’s one thing you want to learn, it’s that you don’t have to travel to get striking imagery.

An exercise to do at home today is to find something interesting in your home and take a picture of it. Go in there and create art. If you know the basics of a camera, you can use any camera to get outstanding results.

I hope you learned a lot from this blog. If you are interested in a one-on-one training session, drop me a direct message on my Instagram account.