Specialization in Food Photography and Styling

Overview

“Lighting is the most crucial part of photography, but it's also the most difficult to achieve. In this lesson, we'll look at how to use light, a natural resource available to everyone, as an ally to achieve our goals.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Natural light: understand it to master it, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Food Photography and Styling. Capture food with your own style, mastering food photography techniques to create irresistible, professional images.

Partial transcription of the video

“Natural Light: Understanding It So You Can Master It Natural light is ideal for culinary photography. Since it comes in from a window, it follows a single direction. That creates natural shadows, which achieves a 3D effect that adds texture and intensity to your product, bringing it to life. It’s not a very stable light; it varies in direction, intensity, temperature, and quality. The light's tone changes throughout the day. You should consider that the light is warmer at sunrise and sunset. On the other hand, it's cooler or more neutral at noon. Observe the light where you're working to fi...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Food Photography and Styling

• Level: Beginner
• 11 students
• 7 units
• 94 lessons (13h 0m)
• 56 downloads

• Category

  Culinary, Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, Capture One

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Food Photography, Food Styling, Instagram Photography, Photo Retouching, Photographic Composition, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Photography Post-production, Product Photography, Studio Photography