Post-Internet Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: What shots should I get for a Post-Internet photo shoot?

For a Post-Internet shoot, capture: Frontal shot of a plain object on a clear acrylic retail stand under LED strip light, styled exactly like an e-commerce listing, then the whole set visibly printed on vinyl and rephotographed with a fold in it; Medium shot of a person holding a phone whose screen shows the same scene they are standing in, the two versions slightly mismatched in colour; Close detail of a large-format print with visible JPEG compression blocking, a watermark left in, pinned to a white wall with a caption in a system font; Wide shot of a white room with a default-shaded lo-fi 3D render of a chair projected onto the wall beside a real chair; Overhead shot of a shipping box, bubble wrap, a printed screenshot and a stock photo arranged flat on a white table like a browser window.

Q: Where should I shoot Post-Internet photography?

Good locations for Post-Internet photography include: A white retail or showroom space with display plinths, A flat-lay table under even light, A gallery wall for pinned prints, An ordinary office or apartment with a large monitor.

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Shoot Brief · Call Sheet● TC 00:00:00:00
AestheticPost-Internet
Roll035
Status0 / 5 Shot
LightRetail and screen light: LED strips, monitor glow, flat even…
WardrobePlain contemporary clothes with no visible branding, the kind…
Location / first setupA white retail or showroom space with…
Palette
Director’s note“The subject is the life of an image once it circulates. Build in at least one loop per frame: a photo of a…”

Shot list

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FR·01A

Frontal shot of a plain object on a clear acrylic retail stand under LED strip light, styled exactly like an e-commerce listing, then the whole set visibly printed on vinyl and rephotographed with a fold in itsetup50mm

FR·02A

Medium shot of a person holding a phone whose screen shows the same scene they are standing in, the two versions slightly mismatched in coloursetup50mm

FR·03A

Close detail of a large-format print with visible JPEG compression blocking, a watermark left in, pinned to a white wall with a caption in a system fontdetail100mm

FR·04A

Wide shot of a white room with a default-shaded lo-fi 3D render of a chair projected onto the wall beside a real chairwide24mm

FR·05A

Overhead shot of a shipping box, bubble wrap, a printed screenshot and a stock photo arranged flat on a white table like a browser windowoverhead50mmthru glass

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Director note

The subject is the life of an image once it circulates. Build in at least one loop per frame: a photo of a print of a screenshot. Keep it clean and knowing rather than glitchy. This is not Y2K, not cyberpunk and not a UI mockup; if a frame could be a tech advert, it has drifted.

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Locations

A white retail or showroom space with display plinthsA flat-lay table under even lightA gallery wall for pinned printsAn ordinary office or apartment with a large monitor

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How do I photograph the Post-Internet aesthetic?

A product listing photographed, printed, displayed and photographed again.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Post-Internet photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

Frontal shot of a plain object on a clear acrylic retail stand under LED strip light, styled exactly like an e-commerce listing, then the whole set visibly printed on vinyl and rephotographed with a fold in it
Medium shot of a person holding a phone whose screen shows the same scene they are standing in, the two versions slightly mismatched in colour
Close detail of a large-format print with visible JPEG compression blocking, a watermark left in, pinned to a white wall with a caption in a system font
Wide shot of a white room with a default-shaded lo-fi 3D render of a chair projected onto the wall beside a real chair
Overhead shot of a shipping box, bubble wrap, a printed screenshot and a stock photo arranged flat on a white table like a browser window

What lighting works for Post-Internet photography?

Retail and screen light: LED strips, monitor glow, flat even white. Slight colour mismatches between sources are welcome. Avoid warmth, avoid drama, avoid anything cinematic.

Light

Where should I shoot Post-Internet photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

A white retail or showroom space with display plinths
A flat-lay table under even light
A gallery wall for pinned prints
An ordinary office or apartment with a large monitor

What wardrobe works for Post-Internet photography?

Plain contemporary clothes with no visible branding, the kind that appear in stock photography. Grey, white, one flat colour. Nothing that dates the image to a specific youth culture.

Wardrobe

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