Guided Course: Culinary Photography and Table Styling
Photographing Food
A guided course by Emilie Guelpa , Photographer and Food Stylist
About the video: Photographing Food
Overview
“Here, I'm going to talk to you about cooking! More specifically, I'll talk about food, how it's showcased, and the possibilities it offers us. How can we magnify it, enhance it, and make it more delicious? This way, you'll understand how to create the perfect photo! I will then put all this into practice by preparing my winter snack.”
In this video lesson Emilie Guelpa addresses the topic: Photographing Food, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided Course: Culinary Photography and Table Styling. Master culinary photography with light, composition and retouching techniques for appetizing and professional images.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now. let us move on to pure and simple culinary photography. Having a dish to photograph isn't enough; enhancing its appeal through artful composition and lighting is crucial. This is the essence of food photography. First. let's delve into some basic theoretical which will be consistently valuable throughout your practice. When I cook a dish. i always keep the raw ingredients. This allows me to reuse them later during the shoot. For example. here we have a peach raspberry crumble. I added a few fresh raspberries just before shooting. Sometimes. in a cake. you can't always identify the main...”
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Course summary for: Guided Course: Culinary Photography and Table Styling
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Food Photography, Food Styling, Interior Photography, Photography, Studio Photography

Emilie Guelpa
A guided course by Emilie Guelpa
After working for some time in graphic design and art direction, Emilie Guelpa made the leap to food photography back in 2007. She started by sharing her images on the blog she created from scratch and quickly caught the attention of a wide audience. It is thanks to this hobby that she now dedicates herself full time to the thing she loves most, and collaborates with brands, chefs, restaurants, and even the publishing world and the media.
Her clients include prestigious names like La Grande Épicerie de Paris, Picard, the chef Cyril Lignac, and Marabout publishers. Emilie loves infusing her photographs with meaning, conveying unique stories, and transmitting her passion for cooking and the flavors she enjoys every single day.
- 14 students
- 7 lessons (1h 6m)
- 9 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: French, German, English, Spanish (Latam), Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
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- Level: Beginner
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