Food Photography: From Plate to Photo
Andrew Scrivani
Class Preview
- In-depth Instruction; over 240 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Seeing Light
25:28
Meet your instructor, acclaimed food photographer Andrew Scrivani, as he delves into the role of light in creating drool-worthy photos! Discover how to create attention-grabbing specular highlights, and why backlights and sidelights accentuate texture to create dramatic compositions. Learn to convey mood and tell a story in your photos as you capture highlights and shadows.
Camera Angles & Gear
39:29
Discover the three best angles to shoot food from -- the iconic tabletop view, the interactive diner's view and the artistic overhead -- and pick up Andrew's tips on when to use each one. Then, Andrew takes you on a tour of the professional lenses he uses and offers recommendations for the inexpensive equipment and homemade accessories that will transform your photography.
Shopping is Propping
25:20
Food is not only the subject, but can be a prop, too, adding invaluable context to your photos. Andrew shares what he looks for when shopping for food and offers several tricks for transforming less-than-perfect produce into top-notch trimmings. Discover how to complement the colors in your subject with accessory food props, and learn styling and scene-setting techniques for appetizing images.
Chopping is Propping
49:35
Andrew shares the styling tools he can't live without and then shows you how to cut up vegetables to maximize their aesthetic. Learn proper techniques for cutting on the bias, dicing and julienning. Discover how to keep foods like apples and eggplants from turning brown during your shoot. Explore the cultural expectations that come with plating iconic food such as hamburgers and pancakes, and learn three ways to style a chicken.
Finding Your Style
24:05
Learn to create your own aesthetic as Andrew shares how he found his vision for photographing food. Get tips for using props to reflect your style while tapping into cultural cues. Learn to create a signature look to differentiate yourself as a photographer.
Using Props
34:24
Learn to set a scene and tell a story as you build your photo from the tabletop up. Discover the illusions you can create through props and set scenes that tap into the emotions people have associated with food. Then, Andrew takes you through two set-ups, a romantic dinner and a picnic, and shows you how he styles the food and how the scene changes throughout the shoot.
Challenging Foods to Photograph
41:20
Learn invaluable tricks of the trade as Andrew shares secrets for styling some of the most challenging foods to photograph. Discover how to light chocolate desserts as well as white cakes. See how to build a salad from the plate up and learn how to photograph liquids with the proper exposure. Then, discover two ways to style a bowl of soup, depending on whether you're shooting it from a tabletop view or above.
Description
Acclaimed food photographer Andrew Scrivani brings you a packed menu of invaluable techniques, focused on pro styling tips for delicious food photography. Learn how to use natural light to showcase the texture of a dish and add appealing shadows and highlights. Then, discover the perspective and lenses Andrew recommends to create an array of appetizing images. Next, find out how to choose an ideal “hero” product for a shot, and select complimentary props and colors to develop context. Maximize the aesthetic appeal of your subject with techniques for preparing a range of food, and learn three ways to style chicken, one of the most complicated and popular subjects. Build two scenes from the table up as you learn to create intriguing, compelling compositions. And, discover trade secrets for successfully styling challenging dishes – including salad, soup, and desserts – to set the stage for enticing images.
Andrew Scrivani
Andrew Scrivani has been a professional photographer for more than a decade, and he is a featured contributor for the New York Times and Eating Well Magazine. He has shot more than 10 cookbooks, and his photographs have most recently appeared in Melissa Clarks Eat This Now, three New York Times best-selling cookbooks by Kris Carr and ABCs The Chew. Andrew speaks annually at the International Food Bloggers Conference, and teaches popular workshops and seminars around the country.
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