Food Photography: Styling the Perfect Table
Angles and Composition
A course by Emilie Guelpa , Photographer and Food Stylist
About the video: Angles and Composition
Overview
“I will now go deeper into the notions of composition and angles of view. This will allow you to understand how to compose your photo and find the right angles to best enhance the food. I will then move on to the realization of my photos!”
In this video lesson Emilie Guelpa addresses the topic: Angles and Composition, 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
“Angles and composition We have seen the light. Now let's look at composition and angles. Once again, before practice, a bit of theory. We are going to see the differences in composition that can be obtained depending on where you stand with your camera. For example, here is a same photo of plum pie with different angles. Here, I shot in profile and it's the same plum pie, seen from above. Here again, the same angle, in profile. Then top view. This photo is very telling. In particular, we can see in profile a human presence, whereas it is only suggested seen from above. Here, I am always in ...”
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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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