Free Download: Photo Shoot Setup Checklist for Food Photography

If you are a food photographer in the making this checklist will come in handy!

And if you are a regular photographer, it might be helpful as well... When you find "Review the list of dishes to learn if there is any particularly time-sensitive" written in the PDF replace the word "dishes" with "models" and you'll be all set!

Meet the Chef

Cole Wilson is a New York based commercial and editorial photographer and "a big fan of food and the things you drink with it..." The word is "beverages", Cole... Oh, you were just being quirky! Sorry, I ruined it...

Though Wilson began as a portrait photographer, his work for The New York Times led him to Food Photography, and he has since photographed food for various restaurants, companies and publications, including: The New Yorker, Bon Appetit, and more.

And he has found time to give us a free Checklist in the meantime? What a saint!

Chef's Kiss

Learn how to take professional food photographs for your business using focusing, lighting and retouching techniques along with Cole Wilson! Remember him? I hope so...

It is often said that you eat with your eyes. Therefore, in food photography, lighting is of essential importance. Cole Wilson has traveled the world depicting images of food and the people who enjoy it for restaurants and publications such as The New York Times and The New Yorker... Did I mention this already?

In Cole Wilson's Domestika Course on Food Photography for Restaurants, he will teach you how to photograph gastronomy in a creative way to whet your audience's appetite. Get ready to discover how to take appealing photos to delight your clients!

Free PDF

Camera, Lens and Camera batteries charged and packed, Checked! Memory cards formatted and packed, Checked! Once you have shots of the dish looking fresh, don’t be afraid to take a bite or add a fork or spoon bit to give the feeling that it’s currently being enjoyed... Don't overdo this step, unless you'd like to photograph empty plates at the end of your session...!

This and much more awaits you inside the free downloadable. What are you waiting for? Take the picture quickly so when you eat it all afterwards it's still fresh!

Still hungry? Didn't you know Domestika offers you much more food for thought:

- Introduction to food photography for restaurants course
- More food photography courses
- What is food styling?