Creative Direction and Styling for Food Brands
Working with Camera Angles
A course by Victoria Granof , Food Stylist and Motion Director for Food Brands
Joined June 2021
About the video: Working with Camera Angles
Overview
“There are four foundational camera angles in food photography. This lesson will teach you how to distinguish them and know when to use them.”
In this video lesson Victoria Granof addresses the topic: Working with Camera Angles, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Direction and Styling for Food Brands. Learn to tell an authentic culinary story by developing an impactful photographic social media campaign for a food business or product.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Working with Camera Angles Now that you've learned how to compose a picture, in this lesson, we will learn about camera angles. In food photography, the four foundational camera angles are bird's eye, which is also called top down or overhead. That's this one. This angle is probably the most modern of all the angles. You will see it a lot on Instagram social media. It's really good when you have flat food like pizza, food that has a definite graphic shape composition, and also the large tables. It gives a feeling of conviviality. You will want to use it when there are many elements on a t...”
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Course summary for: Creative Direction and Styling for Food Brands
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Category
Culinary, Photography & Video -
Areas
Commercial Photography, Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Marketing

Victoria Granof
A course by Victoria Granof
Victoria Granof is a New York-based food stylist and motion director for food brands. She has always been passionate about food, spending her free time cooking in restaurants while studying visual art and design at FIDM, and earning a diploma at the Cordon Bleu. Victoria was first introduced to the world of food styling in particular on a blind date, and after working in LA for a number of years, moved to New York to pursue the conceptual side of food styling she was most passionate about.
Victoria has over 20 years of experience conceptualizing, designing, creating, directing, and styling for both food brands, as well as international magazines, books, and films. Her client list includes Haagen-Däzs, Vogue, Nespresso, Hershey’s, Grey Goose, Coca-Cola, and Absolut, and she was named one of Cherry Bombe’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Food. She is passionate about finding ways to tell an authentic story and create an emotional connection between food imagery and the viewer.
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