Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light
Taking the Photo: Indirect Daylight 1
A course by Adrian Mueller , Photographer
About the video: Taking the Photo: Indirect Daylight 1
Overview
“This is your step-by-step guide on how to build, frame, light and capture your shot, including which light shaping tools to use and how. For the first part of this photoshoot, I will be working with indirect daylight.”
In this video lesson Adrian Mueller addresses the topic: Taking the Photo: Indirect Daylight 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light. Learn to capture striking images of food in both indirect and direct sunlight by exploring composition, lighting, and editing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Taking the Photo: Indirect Daylight We have done our first steps using Sun Seeker to determine the spot where we are going to set up. It's important to start with. We have windows facing east, so we could have direct sunlight coming in at some point of the day, especially in the morning. Ideally, you'd have windows facing north, so you don't have to deal with any direct sunlight coming in. We are facing east, so we use Sun Seeker to determine where the areas in this spot are where we can set up without having any direct sunlight. Once we found that spot, which is right here, we determined...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Food Photography, Food Styling, Lifestyle Photography
Adrian Mueller
A course by Adrian Mueller
Adrian Mueller is a New York-based photographer specializing in food and beverage. He has always been drawn to photography and has spent the last 20 years shooting for some of the world’s leading brands, including McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, Snickers, and Stella Artois. He credits his creative practice to the natural landscapes and minimal design he grew up with in Switzerland, as well as the culture of dedication and patience that he experienced traveling to Japan.
Alongside working with clients, he teaches food and beverage photography at events such as the International Food Photo Festival in Spain and Denmark. He has also shot several cookbooks including Plantlab which was awarded #1 Cook Book of the Year and Best Food Photography of the Year at the Gourmand International Cookbook Awards. His work has been featured in Lürzer's Archive's 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide 12 years in a row.
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