Introduction to Food Photography for Restaurants
Shooting the Appetizer
A course by Cole Wilson , Photographer
About the video: Shooting the Appetizer
Overview
“In this lesson, I will continue to demonstrate how you can manipulate light, camera angles, and composition to optimize your images. I will start to photograph the items included in the brief, starting with the appetizer: oozy pesto burrata. ”
In this video lesson Cole Wilson addresses the topic: Shooting the Appetizer, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Food Photography for Restaurants. Learn to professionally photograph food, exploring different camera, lighting, and editing techniques to capture appetizing dishes in a restaurant setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“So in this lesson, we're going to start with some actual food. We've photographed the cocktails and now it's time to move on to our appetizer. I'm just going to leave the light in the same spot just because even though I think this won't fade super quick, we're just easiest just to keep it where we left off. And if I need to make any adjustments, I can go from there. So I brought in a glass of wine because I think it'll go great with the sort of appetizer. Sometimes because the cocktails might fade a little bit quicker, we kind of bring them in for a more like a star shot with all of the di...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Food Photography for Restaurants
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Commercial Photography, Food Photography
Cole Wilson
A course by Cole Wilson
Cole Wilson is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in a creative household and first began learning about photography in particular in high school. He went on to study at art school before dropping out to pursue more practical experience, working with photographers in the editorial and commercial fields, and eventually landing jobs of his own.
Initially, Cole mainly photographed portraits but, after being hired by The New York Times to work with a chef, was also commissioned to capture food photography, an area he has since specialized in. Commercially, he has worked with brands like Square, Chobani, Adidas, and Classpass, and he has also collaborated with publications including The New Yorker, and WIRED, among others.
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