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Workshop dates and locations coming soon!!!
Food Photography Workshop by Alan De Herrera Course Description: Are you inspired to learn how to shoot amazing food photography? How to create images that are rich in color and texture? Want to learn how a professional food photographer and food stylist work together? Commercial food photography is Alan De Herrera’s passion and expertise. With a professional food stylist, Alan will showcase his food photography workshop helping you take your photography skills and love of food to another level. During the workshop, he will teach you the fundamentals of food photography for all levels, including: exposure, lighting, food and prop styling and different composition techniques. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or more advanced, these new skills will greatly advance your food photography and food styling projects. Topics to be discussed include: Lighting set-ups for studio and location shooting, camera and lighting equipment, how to work with a food stylist and post-processing images. Attendees will also get a chance to shoot food themselves during the workshop and Alan will be available to critique photos. A professional food stylist will prepare, style and prop each shot. Food Photography Workshop Outline Food Photography Tools · Cameras- Full-frame vs. Crop factor · Lenses- 50mm, 28-70mm, 16-35mm, 70-200mm, fixed, zooms, macro · Extension Tubes- 12mm, 20mm, 36mm · Stands/Grip/Tripod · Umbrellas- white, white/black, silver, shoot thru · Soft Box- 22” and 32” · Snoot · Grid reflector 7” · Bounce boards- white, gray, black, silver, gold · Grids- 20,30,40 degree · Gels · Mirrors- various shapes and sizes · Gaffer’s Tape · Mirrors- assorted sizes · Hand Tak/ Blocks · 19” HD Monitor Food Photography Theory · How to approach your shot · Importance of planning · Shadows or no shadows · Where to place the light · Light ratios · Histograms · What lens to use · Lighting for various subjects Lighting for shape · Sphere · Cube · Cylinder · Flat · Spot Lighting for texture · Smooth · Coarse · Highlights Food Photography Techniques · Back light, Key light, Fill · Lighting in layers · Light at high ratio · Backlighting / Rim lighting/ Highlights · How and where to use umbrellas/softbox · How and where to use mirrors · One light set-up vs. two light set up · Blowing out the background (several techniques) · Hiding shadows · Using natural light Composition Techniques · Camera Angles · Choosing a lens · Macro photography · Telephoto lenses- Compressing images · Where to focus · Tripod vs. Hand-held · Camera settings · Reading your histogram · ISO, F-Stop, Shutter speed, White Balance · Shooting multiples Specific Food Photography Applications · Meats · Pastas · Desserts · Macro Items · Drinks Post-production · Camera to computer transfer · Color correction · Building contrast · Sharpening images · Fixing flaws · Out-putting images
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