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Graffiti Over Photo aesthetic photography reference
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Graffiti Over Photo

Shoot it properly first. The tag only lands if the picture underneath is clean

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SET

The setup

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Graffiti Over Photo

01 LightLight the photograph properly first: even studio light, one clean shadow, catalogue standard. Then light the paint so the wet edge and the drip read. A small hard source at an angle is enough to separate gloss from matte.
02 WardrobePlain and current: a hoodie, a tee, a tracksuit, one silhouette in one colour. The garment is the surface the tag interrupts, so keep prints and logos off it.
03 LocationA studio with a seamless backdrop
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Make the mark once. Spray real paint on a real print and let it run, because a brush preset with a symmetrical drip is obvious at full size and the whole idea is that somebody actually did this. One colour, one gesture, straight across the subject rather than politely around it. Keep the photograph beneath sharp and well made: the contrast between the two is the style.

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VF

Viewfinder

Live

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Graffiti Over Photo reference frame
Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

Running the list sets the camera for every shot in turn. Load your own photo to light and expose a frame you actually shot.

LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

Drag a lamp and watch the frame above change. The brief's own note is the preset

KeyThe light that makes the pictureMediumEye level
FillHow far into shadow you can seeSoft, farEye level
BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level
On the brief
CS

Contact sheet

00 / 12

Nothing on the sheet yet. Set the camera, then take a frame.

SEQ

Shot list

00 / 05

Tap a pad to mark the frame shot · saved on this device

A studio portrait on seamless paper with one orange tag sprayed across the chest, still drippingportrait85mm
A product shot lit like a catalogue, defaced with a single green marksetup50mm
A pasted poster on a wall, tagged wet and photographed before it driessetup50mm
A macro on one drip running down gloss paint over a matte printdetail100mm
A model holding a tagged print of their own portraitportrait85mm
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LOC

Locations

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A studio with a seamless backdropA wall where prints can be pasted and sprayedA print shop or paste-up yardA bare room with the print pinned flat
REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guideColor palette
DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Graffiti Over Photo aesthetic?

Shoot it properly first. The tag only lands if the picture underneath is clean.

Make the mark once. Spray real paint on a real print and let it run, because a brush preset with a symmetrical drip is obvious at full size and the whole idea is that somebody actually did this. One colour, one gesture, straight across the subject rather than politely around it. Keep the photograph beneath sharp and well made: the contrast between the two is the style.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Graffiti Over Photo photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. A studio portrait on seamless paper with one orange tag sprayed across the chest, still dripping
  2. A product shot lit like a catalogue, defaced with a single green mark
  3. A pasted poster on a wall, tagged wet and photographed before it dries
  4. A macro on one drip running down gloss paint over a matte print
  5. A model holding a tagged print of their own portrait
What lighting works for Graffiti Over Photo photography?

Light the photograph properly first: even studio light, one clean shadow, catalogue standard. Then light the paint so the wet edge and the drip read. A small hard source at an angle is enough to separate gloss from matte.

Light

Where should I shoot Graffiti Over Photo photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. A studio with a seamless backdrop
  2. A wall where prints can be pasted and sprayed
  3. A print shop or paste-up yard
  4. A bare room with the print pinned flat
What wardrobe works for Graffiti Over Photo photography?

Plain and current: a hoodie, a tee, a tracksuit, one silhouette in one colour. The garment is the surface the tag interrupts, so keep prints and logos off it.

Wardrobe

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