Week 7 - Food Styling and Photography
Week 7 - Food Styling and Photography
Week 7 - Food Styling and Photography
WEEK 7
CONTENTS:
- Exploring Food Photography
and Styling of Food
- Food Photography Know-How
and Equipment
Introduction to Food Styling
and Food Photography
• Food styling is all about
making foods look
appetizing and interesting
for the camera.
• At its core, styling
involves choosing
backgrounds and settings
for a shoot. That is, you
pick (and place) the
dishes, linens, unique 85mm, 1/40 sec., f/3.2, 200
surfaces, and utensils.
• Check out everything These cupcakes are carefully
arranged on a green cake plate.
that’s involved in Figure
on the right =>
Take a look closely and critique the figure below:
A couple of
well-placed
accents can
enhance any
dish.
70mm, 1/40 sec., f/7.1, 200
• The food you’re photographing may look good
for only a short period of time, so use the time
wisely and approach your subject from various
tilts, angles, and distances .
• If you have time, try some different
backgrounds and settings as well. You can also
change up the garnishes for a slightly different
look. The more images and options you have
to choose from, the better.
Starting with backgrounds
• Backgrounds are an
integral part of a food
image’s overall look,
even if you don’t actually
see more than a hint of
them.
• Backgrounds often set
the mood for the image
and either blend in or
contrast with the food
subject.
• Whatever look you go for,
the idea is to really make
the food the star of the
show.
A clean, beautifully lit white background
creates a light, whitewashed setting that can
be a lovely and appetizinglook for a food
shot.
NOTICE the
tomatillos!
TRIPOD
a three-legged stabilizing device that
supports a camera, usually used in a low-
light or long lens situation. Tripods are
generally made of aluminum or
carbon fiber to keep them as lightweight
as possible.
Stabilizing Your Camera
GorillaPods
These unique and unusually limber
tripods can grip, wrap, bend, and
twist to provide a secure and
stable environment for your
camera.
Monopod
This leg provides secure
stabilization without the bulk and
weight of a tripod.
LIGHTS, DIFFUSERS, REFLECTORS, ETC.
A soft box is a type of photographic lighting
device, one of a number of photographic soft
light devices. All the various soft light types
create even and diffused light by transmitting
light through some scattering material, or by
reflecting light off a second surface to diffuse
the light.