Food Photography: Styling the Perfect Table
Fundamentals and Tools
A course by Emilie Guelpa , Photographer and Food Stylist
About the video: Fundamentals and Tools
Overview
“I'll start here by reviewing the materials you'll need for this course. But before that, I will explain to you what I personally look for in food photography.”
In this video lesson Emilie Guelpa addresses the topic: Fundamentals and Tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Food Photography: Styling the Perfect Table. Discover the secrets of food styling and impress your friends and family by photographing appetizing treats in a wintry setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Fundamentals and tools Now that I've introduced you to my influences, let's get to the heart of the matter: food photography. Food photography is about loving telling a story, create an atmosphere, an atmosphere that will sublimate the dish to magnify it in the eyes of the people who look at it. It's sometimes commercial, you have to make people want to buy, but it is above all a story of soul and heart. We all love to eat we have a favorite dish, something we want. This is what a food photographer must tell in a photo of a dish. In my pictures, I try to create an atmosphere to tell a story...”
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Course summary for: Food Photography: Styling the Perfect Table
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Category
Culinary, Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom -
Areas
Food Photography, Food Styling, Photography

Emilie Guelpa
A course by Emilie Guelpa
After working for some time in graphic design and art direction, Emilie Guelpa made the leap to food photography back in 2007. She started by sharing her images on the blog she created from scratch and quickly caught the attention of a wide audience. It is thanks to this hobby that she now dedicates herself full time to the thing she loves most, and collaborates with brands, chefs, restaurants, and even the publishing world and the media.
Her clients include prestigious names like La Grande Épicerie de Paris, Picard, the chef Cyril Lignac, and Marabout publishers. Emilie loves infusing her photographs with meaning, conveying unique stories, and transmitting her passion for cooking and the flavors she enjoys every single day.
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