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Scribbled Out aesthetic photography reference
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Scribbled Out

Shoot it clean, then mark it up: the photograph has to be good enough to argue with

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Scribbled Out

01 LightClean, even and professional: studio strobe or bright overcast daylight. The polish of the photograph is what the marks push against, so keep it sharp, neutral and well exposed.
02 WardrobeSimple and finished: tailoring, plain knitwear, clean denim. The styling should look resolved so the marks read as an edit rather than a mess.
03 LocationA white studio cyclorama
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Shoot two things: a clean, finished photograph, then the edit. Print the image, mark it by hand with real marker and scan it, so the pressure, streaks and dry ends survive. Every mark should mean something: cross out the claim, circle the detail, write the blunt correction. Use black plus one or two colours: cobalt blue to blank out, red to strike. No tags, no cartoon doodles, no digital brushes and no scribbling for its own sake.

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A clean studio portrait, printed and marked with a black marker loop around the eyes and a blunt note in the marginportrait85mm
A product on seamless white with its label crossed out in red and a handwritten correction beside itsetup50mm
A modernist facade with one window circled and an arrow running to a scrawled commentsetup50mmthru glass
A group portrait with one person scribbled out entirely and a question mark beside themportrait85mm
A still life on a table, half the objects struck through with thick marker linessetup50mm
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Locations

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A white studio cycloramaA modernist facade or clean interiorA product table on seamless paperAn office or meeting roomA magazine proof spread on a desk
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About this brief

How do I photograph the Scribbled Out aesthetic?

Shoot it clean, then mark it up: the photograph has to be good enough to argue with.

Shoot two things: a clean, finished photograph, then the edit. Print the image, mark it by hand with real marker and scan it, so the pressure, streaks and dry ends survive. Every mark should mean something: cross out the claim, circle the detail, write the blunt correction. Use black plus one or two colours: cobalt blue to blank out, red to strike. No tags, no cartoon doodles, no digital brushes and no scribbling for its own sake.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Scribbled Out photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. A clean studio portrait, printed and marked with a black marker loop around the eyes and a blunt note in the margin
  2. A product on seamless white with its label crossed out in red and a handwritten correction beside it
  3. A modernist facade with one window circled and an arrow running to a scrawled comment
  4. A group portrait with one person scribbled out entirely and a question mark beside them
  5. A still life on a table, half the objects struck through with thick marker lines
What lighting works for Scribbled Out photography?

Clean, even and professional: studio strobe or bright overcast daylight. The polish of the photograph is what the marks push against, so keep it sharp, neutral and well exposed.

Light

Where should I shoot Scribbled Out photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. A white studio cyclorama
  2. A modernist facade or clean interior
  3. A product table on seamless paper
  4. An office or meeting room
  5. A magazine proof spread on a desk
What wardrobe works for Scribbled Out photography?

Simple and finished: tailoring, plain knitwear, clean denim. The styling should look resolved so the marks read as an edit rather than a mess.

Wardrobe

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