Introduction to Food Photography with Natural Light
Retouching the Images 1
A course by Adrian Mueller , Photographer
About the video: Retouching the Images 1
Overview
“In this lesson, you will see how to edit your images. I will start by teaching you how to use the edit tools on your phone. Then I'll show you my process for editing images in Adobe Photoshop. This includes manipulating shadows, highlights, and contrast and enhancing light to dark transitions. You'll also see how to play with layers.”
In this video lesson Adrian Mueller addresses the topic: Retouching the Images 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
“ Retouching the Images In case you took your images with your phone on a tripod and have several captures you'd like to merge in Photoshop, you can airdrop those to your laptop. Next, in this lesson, we'll show you how to edit your images in Photoshop. If you only took one capture you like on a tripod or handheld, I'd like to show you how to edit your image with existing software on your phone. Once you have your image, click on Edit. Here, you have different editing tools below the image. The very first that shows up is Auto. Let's disregard that for now since we would like to do it manua...”
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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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