Food Photography for Beginners: Embracing Natural Light

Overview

“What story do I want to tell? In this lesson I will prepare the set by choosing and positioning the props according to the aesthetics and the values to be represented in the shots. ”

In this video lesson Michael Gardenia addresses the topic: Preparing the Set, 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

“Preparing the set In this lesson we prepare the set. We choose the proxes to use for our shot. When it comes time to style the set, rethink your values and, accordingly, choose the appropriate elements to be able to communicate them. The values I want to communicate with my shot are craftsmanship, freshness, seasonality, authenticity, and, consequently, I chose proxes that help me to convey this message. My worktop is made of wood. As you can see, it has many veins and wears the signs of aging. The ceramics I chose, on the other hand, are handcrafted, in this case cups and saucers and they ...”

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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)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Camera Raw

• Areas

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