Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light

Influences

A course by Michael Gardenia , Photographer

Photographer. Milán, Italy.
Joined August 2021
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About the video: Influences

Overview

“Now I will tell you what my sources of inspiration are, the authors I respect most for their stories, those I learned from or those from whom I get inspiration for new creative ideas. ”

In this video lesson Michael Gardenia addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light. Learn how to use natural light in photography to create a social media friendly culinary still life, from photo shoot to post-production.

Partial transcription of the video

“Reference models In this lesson I tell you about my sources of inspiration. The first authors are David and Luise of Green Kitchen Stories. They are a couple, he is a photographer and she is a nutritionist. This book, which is called "The Travels of Green Kitchen", it particularly represents them. I really like the lifestyle of them. They have the ability to unite the worlds of food and travel and photography. In them I find many of my values, such as that of conviviality. In fact, for example, when traveling they often visit markets, which are perfect places to taste new things and meet ne...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (20)
  • 1045 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 42m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Camera Raw
  • Areas

    Digital Photography, Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography

Michael Gardenia

Michael Gardenia
A course by Michael Gardenia

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Michael Gardenia is a photographer specializing in food who lives and works in Milan. In 2015, he fused his two greatest passions—cooking and photography—to create Fusillo Lab, a studio focused on food photography and content creation.

In recent years, he's collaborated with brands like IKEA, KitchenAid, Barilla, Lavazza, and La Marzocco, as well as with tourism agencies in Australia and Denmark.


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  • 15 lessons (1h 42m)
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  • Audio: Italian
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  • Level: Beginner
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Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light. Photography, and Video course by Michael Gardenia

Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light

A course by Michael Gardenia
Photographer. Milán, Italy.
Joined August 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (20)
  • 1,045 students