Food Photography
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<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Photography</strong>
Images can be found anywhere<br />
• Out to dinner<br />
• Supermarket<br />
• Markets<br />
• Outings: Werribee Mansion<br />
• Anywhere really….
Monthly Competition<br />
• Hand in 2 June general club meeting<br />
• Judging: 4 August (also AGM)
<strong>Food</strong> needs to look YUMMMMM<br />
You want to feel like you want to eat it<br />
You want to feel like you can taste it<br />
How to make the food look delicious<br />
• Clear crisp shots<br />
• Subtle blur for mood or distractions<br />
• Natural colours<br />
• Natural lighting<br />
• Artificial lighting
The reason for the shot<br />
• Have the food tell a story<br />
– Fresh<br />
– Rustic<br />
– Exotic<br />
– Tropical<br />
– Etc….<br />
• Style your food
Preparation<br />
• Gather all the props required<br />
• Get the freshest produce you can including relevant<br />
garnishes<br />
• Check for blemishes<br />
• Mix cooked and raw items<br />
• Keep all plates and utensils clean
Props<br />
• Backgrounds: sheets, hessian, table cloths<br />
• Place mats or just simple patterned paper<br />
• Entire place settings with special touches: candles, flowers,<br />
etc<br />
• Location
Equipment<br />
• Camera<br />
• Flash<br />
• Bounce card, reflector<br />
• Tripod<br />
• Coloured gels (cellophane)
Camera Settings<br />
• Shoot in Manual<br />
• As low an ISO as possible for sharpness and details<br />
• Based on mood and DOF required select aperture<br />
• Set shutter speed for exposure<br />
• Consider white balance
Timing<br />
• <strong>Food</strong> wilts/melts/dries out quickly particularly if using lights<br />
• Set up everything apart from the food itself<br />
• If cooking food for photographing don’t overcook as it<br />
usually looks plumper underdone
Composition: KISS<br />
• Perspective: vary – take a look from all angles<br />
• Selective focus<br />
• Colours<br />
• Shapes<br />
• Leading lines<br />
• Rules of thirds<br />
• Etc…….
Lighting<br />
• Light from side: textures<br />
• Light from back: picks up textures, steam<br />
• Create subtle shadows to enhance the shape of an item<br />
• Surround lighting<br />
• Window<br />
• Artificial: flash, torches, lamps, etc
Be prepared to Enhance your food<br />
• Water spray to refresh<br />
• Oil for glistening
Websites<br />
• Bill Brady <strong>Photography</strong> ‘Cook Shoot Eat’; http://www.studio212photo.com/<br />
– Lots to look at in food and beverages<br />
• Michael Ray: http://www.foodportfolio.com/food_photography/index.html<br />
– Fresh realistic interpretations<br />
• Andy Lewis <strong>Photography</strong>: http://www.andylewis.com.au/<br />
• <strong>Food</strong> and Nuts: https://www.behance.net/gallery/23122873/<strong>Food</strong>-Nuts
Innovative <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Photography</strong><br />
• http://www.modahaus.com/innovative-food-photographynathan-myhrvold/<br />
• http://www.productionparadise.com/spotlight/food-anddrink-photography-796/axel-waldecker-fotografie-23333.html<br />
• http://crispme.com/20-creative-examples-food-photography/
Having Fun: <strong>Food</strong> Art<br />
• http://emailday.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/wwwkeralitesnetart-little-people-in.html<br />
• https://diagonalll.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/super-cool-foodart-photography/<br />
• Carl Warner: www.carlwarner.com/foodscapes/
Tips and Tricks<br />
• http://www.photoble.com/photography-tips-tricks/10-foodphotography-tips-to-make-it-look-tasty
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