Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light

Overview

“Now I will study the lights of the location, using a lighting scheme and defining the best shot for the shot. ”

In this video lesson Michael Gardenia addresses the topic: Studying Set and Framing, 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

“Studying set and framing In this lesson we prepare the shot. This is my cake. First, we will start studying the light on the set, so with the light scheme, even if with time and experience it will automatically be done in your mind. This is the time to define the shot. Let's start with the lighting scheme. The first thing is to trace the shape of the room I am in. Then we have to consider how many and what are the sources of light. In my case, it's two windows. I have positioned myself here ... near the window, which is on my left. This window is my main light source. Instead, I consider th...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 1044 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (1h 42m)
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• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Camera Raw

• Areas

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