Food Photography & Lighting

Food Photography & Lighting
Author: Teri Campbell
Publisher: New Riders
Total Pages: 789
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 0133066703

Creating mouth-watering food images requires more than just a love of food and access to a kitchen. With the popularity of food blogs and photography how-tos, it’s tempting to think that anyone can photograph food, but it’s another thing entirely to shoot for a tight ad layout with the pressure of your client watching over your shoulder. Commercial food photographer Teri Campbell has been called a “lighting master,” and in this beautifully illustrated book, he not only shares his detailed lighting set-ups and shooting techniques for a wide range of food and drink shots, but also offers candid advice on how to set up a studio, use the right equipment, market your work, find clients, bid on assignments, hire food and prop stylists, and communicate effectively with everyone on the set. Campbell shares his expertise on dozens of commercial assignments–from shooting beignets on location in New Orleans, to creating perfect ice tea pours, to photographing beans on real flames in his studio. Learn how he creates dynamic compositions, uses studio strobes, and arranges light diffusers, reflectors, fill cards, and mirrors, to create the perfect capture. Campbell also discusses his post-processing techniques in Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop to create images that are irresistible. This guide for intermediate and advanced users provides the insider details to help you expand your photography skills or turn your passion for food and images into a professional career.

Creative Food Photography

Creative Food Photography
Author: Kimberly Espinel
Publisher: Meze Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Food presentation
ISBN: 9781527258358

Creative Food Photography is for photographers who already know how to shoot in manual mode, who have watched the Youtube videos, googled all things food photography and want MORE - more creativity, more information, more of what's not on the internet! In this beautiful, inspiring and thoughtful book, food photographer, stylist and photography teacher Kimberly Espinel explores the ways in which food photography can be brought to life, through planning, styling, and the study of natural light. With warmth, passion and gentle encouragement, Kimberly helps you to play with new ideas and grow in confidence as you discover your own unique style. From how to put together a mood board to understanding how to compose your shot, Creative Food Photography covers everything you need to take your images to the next level. Whether you want to beautify your blog or Instagram, or embark on a new adventure as a food photographer, this book is for you!

Feast for the Eyes

Feast for the Eyes
Author: Susan Bright
Publisher: Aperture Foundation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Food presentation
ISBN: 9781597113618

Food has been a much-photographed subject throughout the history of photography, across genres, including art and advertising. This is the first book to survey the rich history of food in photography, and the photographers who developed new ways of describing food in pictures. Through key images, Susan Bright explores the important figures and movements of food photography to provide an essential primer, from the earliest photographers to contemporary artists.

The Photography of Modernist Cuisine

The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
Author: Nathan Myhrvold
Publisher: Phaidon
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780982761021

The Photography of Modernist Cuisine is a feast for the eyes that serves up the beauty of food through innovative and striking photography. In the team's newest book, simple ingredients, eclectic dishes, and the dynamic phenomena at work in the kitchen are transformed into vivid, arresting art in 300 giant images. Hundreds of jaw-dropping photographs include some of the most amazing images from Modernist Cuisine and Modernist Cuisine at Home as well as many new and unpublished photos. The Photography of Modernist Cuisine also takes you into The Cooking Lab's revolutionary kitchen and its photo studio on a visual tour that reveals the special equipment and techniques the Modernist Cuisine team uses to create its culinary inventions and spectacular images. Aspiring photographers will find useful tips on how to frame and shoot their own professional-quality photographs of food in both the restaurant and the home.

The Complete Guide to Food Photography

The Complete Guide to Food Photography
Author: Lauren Caris Short
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2022-05-11
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1681988178

The must-have guidebook for creating great food photographs!

The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a visually stunning, eminently useful, and comprehensive resource for creating fantastic food photographs. In this book, professional food photographer Lauren Short teaches you her entire image-making process, as she covers lighting, composition, styling, storytelling, editing, and processing great food photographs.

In the first part of the book, Lauren covers the core concepts, where you’ll learn:

    • How to work with both natural and artificial light (as well as modifiers)
    • The tools, guides, and rules of composition for food photography
    • Techniques, tips, and tricks for styling your food so it looks its best
    • How to build a story with the use of backgrounds, props, and other supporting elements
    • Processing, retouching, and compositing techniques to finish your image

Additionally, Lauren explains the why behind her creative decisions. By understanding her decision-making process and walking through her problem-solving techniques, you’ll become better equipped to make informed creative decisions so you can excel at food photography, no matter what scenarios you encounter.

In the second part of the book, Lauren walks you through multiple case studies of complete, start-to-finish shoots so that you can see every aspect of her image-making process and understand how it all comes together. Each case study also includes a link to a full video for each shoot so that you can easily follow along.

Filled with beautiful imagery as well as behind-the-scenes photos and helpful diagrams, The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a must-have for any food photographer looking to create images that stand out from the crowd.

Food Photography

Food Photography
Author: Joe Glyda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1351384538

As a food photographer for 40 years, Joe Glyda has shot everything from appetizers to entrées to desserts. In Food Photography, author Glyda brings his experience as a teacher and professional photographer to the page, instructing photographers how to light food, use unique camera angles, and work with styles and trends to create timeless and mouth-watering images. Including setup diagrams, toolkits and instruction for editorial imagery, recipe and cookbook images, as well as images for packaging, this book is an essential resource for taking photographs that creatively meet your client’s needs. Including invaluable advice on building your team and working with art directors and clients, this one-of-a-kind book is essential for students of commercial photography, food bloggers and professional photographers alike.

Food Photography

Food Photography
Author: Corinna Gissemann
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2016-07-22
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1681981033

Food Photography

Food Photography
Author: Gabriel Natea
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2022-09-28
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

Photography is one of the passions with the fastest growing rate, mostly because of the development of technology and accessibility. Also, it is one of the hobbies that are difficult to purchase constantly, for two main reasons: the technical and the aesthetical aspects. And of the many existing types, food photography is one of the most often used, since we meet food products at least three times a day. More and more often, people photograph culinary products from restaurants and at home, sometimes cooked and styled by themselves. And although it might seem easy, photographing food products hides a series of secrets that relate to ingredients (some melt fast, such as ice cream), the technique behind the shoot, the lights, as well as aesthetics and composition. In this guide, we will go through the proper steps for you to be able to photograph with confidence almost any food product, whether it is prepared by you or by a MasterChef. So let's hit the road!

Focus On Food Photography for Bloggers (Focus On Series)

Focus On Food Photography for Bloggers (Focus On Series)
Author: Matt Armendariz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1136108858

Sharing your kitchen concoctions on your personal food blog has never been as popular as it is right now, but if you've ever had trouble getting your tasty temptations to look like pretty plates on camera, you know how difficult it can be to take amazing pictures of food. Matt Armendariz, of Mattbites food blog fame, shares his experiences and best practices for creating wonderful food photos in Focus On Food Photography for Bloggers. Written specifically for you the blogger, Matt discusses the ins and outs of equipment, lighting, composition, propping, sparking your inspiration, and getting creative, all with what you have on hand at home! Learn how to avoid common pitfalls with foods that are notoriously camera shy, how to successfully snap your dinner at a restaurant as well as on your kitchen table, and how to style your food with what you have in your cupboards. He also includes advice on post-processing, posting, and protecting your prized images. As well as on his blog, Matt's photography has been featured in The Skinny Bitch Cookbook, on Martha Stewart, Paula Deen's Best Dishes, and Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, along with numerous food magazines and newspapers. Let this seasoned blogger give your food photography the boost it needs to really make your readers salivate!