Dopamine Decor Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: What shots should I get for a Dopamine Decor photo shoot?

For a Dopamine Decor shoot, capture: The whole room as a wall of colour, curvy furniture in front; Close-up of velvet against lacquer and tile; A checkerboard floor with a bright chair; A wavy mirror reflecting a pink wall; A café counter in bold colour blocks.

Q: Where should I shoot Dopamine Decor photography?

Good locations for Dopamine Decor photography include: Colourful apartment, Dessert café, Pop-up shop, Playroom.

SET

The setup

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Brief Int(dopamine-dec.BRF)
✎Dopamine Decor
01 LightBright, even light that keeps colours saturated; coloured bulbs for evening.
02 WardrobeBright colours and prints that match or clash on purpose.
03 LocationColourful apartment
04 Palette
SetupNoteFinderShotsLightSave

DIR

Director's note

Commit to the colour. Half-hearted brights look accidental; saturated blocks look designed.

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Viewfinder

Live

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Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

Aperturef/5.6Shutter1/125ISO400White balance5200K

Use your own photo

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 pictureSoft, farEye level

FillHow far into shadow you can seeHard, closeEye level

BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level

On the brief

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

The whole room as a wall of colour, curvy furniture in frontenvironment35mm

Close-up of velvet against lacquer and tiledetail100mm

A checkerboard floor with a bright chairsetup50mm

A wavy mirror reflecting a pink wallsetup50mmthru glass

A café counter in bold colour blockssetup50mm

Rolling

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LOC

Locations

Colourful apartmentDessert caféPop-up shopPlayroom

REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guide Color palette

DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Dopamine Decor aesthetic?

Colour first, then everything else.

Commit to the colour. Half-hearted brights look accidental; saturated blocks look designed.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Dopamine Decor photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

The whole room as a wall of colour, curvy furniture in front
Close-up of velvet against lacquer and tile
A checkerboard floor with a bright chair
A wavy mirror reflecting a pink wall
A café counter in bold colour blocks

What lighting works for Dopamine Decor photography?

Bright, even light that keeps colours saturated; coloured bulbs for evening.

Light

Where should I shoot Dopamine Decor photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

Colourful apartment
Dessert café
Pop-up shop
Playroom

What wardrobe works for Dopamine Decor photography?

Bright colours and prints that match or clash on purpose.

Wardrobe

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