Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images

Working with Food

A course by Gerard + Belevender , Art Direction and Photography Duo

Art Direction and Photography Duo. Detroit, United States.
Joined May 2020
75% positive reviews (4)
435 students
Audio: English, Spanish
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About the video: Working with Food

Overview

“In this lesson, we'll discuss all of the various ways you can work creatively with food. You definitely don't need to be a chef! We'll also talk about the food prep you can do beforehand to help your shoot day go smoother and faster. ”

In this video lesson Gerard + Belevender addresses the topic: Working with Food, which is part of the Domestika online course: Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images. Learn to tell visual stories by exploring color, camera angles, set design, props, and lighting to create carefully-composed images from scratch..

Partial transcription of the video

“And the last lesson we created a mood board. But now, welcome to working with food. Not all of our food styling is complicated or should be. We love working with foods that most people wouldn't think about photographing. Things like junk food or simple comfort foods because all of these foods have stories. You can order takeout or go to a bakery. We ordered cakes from a big box store and all we did was add our own icing and vintage decorations for our Maximo's birthday cake scenes. You can also get diner food or sushi delivered like we did in our scenes from quarantine. You can collaborate ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images

  • Level: Beginner
  • 75% positive reviews (4)
  • 435 students
  • 4 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 32m)
  • 14 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop, Capture One
  • Areas

    Food Photography, Food Styling, Product Photography

Gerard + Belevender

Gerard + Belevender
A course by Gerard + Belevender

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Art Direction and Photography Duo

Gerard + Belevender is a photography, creative direction, and styling duo based in Detroit, Michigan. Michelle Gerard and Jenna Belevender first met at an event and quickly began working on projects together. They later moved into their own studio where they started creating scenes inspired by nostalgia, food, and pop culture.

Since then, Michelle and Jenna have conceptualized still images for brands like Little Saints, Club Backdrops, DADA Daily, and Ban.do, and worked with publications such as Compound Butter. One of their personal projects, The Artist Diet, has also been published internationally both in print and online.


  • 75% positive reviews (4)
  • 435 students
  • 16 lessons (2h 32m)
  • 28 additional resources (14 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English, Spanish
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
  • Level: Beginner
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Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images. Photography, and Video course by Gerard + Belevender

Still Life Photography: Create Conceptual Images

A course by Gerard + Belevender
Art Direction and Photography Duo. Detroit, United States.
Joined May 2020
  • 75% positive reviews (4)
  • 435 students