5 Hacks For The Best #Flatlay

You don't need a ring light or a fancy SLR camera. All you need is your phone and a little imagination. Learn how to snap Instagram's latest photo style #flatlay.

1. Background Simplicity

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The ideal background is simple and gives a canvas to your soon to be artistic flat layout. Try a bed sheet, a tile counter or even a wooden table top with some wood grain. Once you have that all you have to do is build on your soon to be amazing post.

2. Focus on it

Choose something that you want to draw the eye of the viewer. Remember people view these photos on their photo and if it has too many things going on it won't get that double tap. Once you choose something to focus on find a shape or another item that complements the focus and build around it.

3. Light it up

It has to be one of the most important things about taking any pictures. Especially if you are using your iPhone 5 to take the photo. Lighting can make a photo clear and sharp and if you have natural lighting oftentimes add warmth. Natural light is the best light, but when you are in a pinch try to mimic those $3,000 dollar ring lights that the professionals use, with your desk lamp.

4. Colour Me Happy

kikki.K / Via kikki-k.com

Colour can bring together a photo and make it pop. The photo above by kikki.K does a great job of showing how colour can really tie an image together. Maybe you don't have an handful of items that all match your focus, that's ok, make the rest of the items plain white or black and highlight your focus even more.

5. Tag that

Gify

You found the most basic background to create your canvas, the sun is shining brightly creating the best lighting, your focus is snuggled in a matching blanket and your about to post. But wait, don't forget to "#" your photo. Can't figure out which ones to use, well look up other flat layouts and see how the community is tagging their photo and then have fun with it!