Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light
Characteristics of Natural Light
A course by Michael Gardenia , Photographer
About the video: Characteristics of Natural Light
Overview
“In this course I will teach you how to create a food-themed photographic content in natural light. First, I'll tell you about the main characteristics of natural light, to understand how it affects photographs. ”
In this video lesson Michael Gardenia addresses the topic: Characteristics of Natural Light, 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
“Characteristics of natural light In this course we will create a photographic content of the food type in natural light. First, in this lesson you will learn what are the characteristics of natural light to find out what the impacts actually are on your photographs. The first feature I want to tell you about is the duration. In fact, natural light has a duration. In winter, the days are shorter, while in summer they are a little longer. This happens because in its motion around the Sun, the Earth, precisely because it has an inclined earth axis, will be in a position where the northern hemi...”
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Course summary for: Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light
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Areas
Digital Photography, Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography

Michael Gardenia
A course by Michael Gardenia
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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