Food Photography Basics

Jena Carlin, a commercial food and lifestyle photographer, shows you how to capture campaign-worthy photographs of comestibles. Carlin shares the basics of manipulating artificial light, tethered shooting, and tips for photographing food―all in a beautiful tabletop setting.

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 2:01 - Studio setup and ProGrade cards
• 8:40 - Finding the focal point: Camera settings
• 14:50 - Using a color checker
• 16:24 - Photographing honey drizzle
• 27:30 - Dapple light modifier explained
• 29:05 - Honey drizzle photos
• 34:04 -Triggering on camera vs in Lightroom
• 36:40 - Honey drizzle photos
• 39:40 - The benefits of using V-Flats
• 41:17 - Prograde card readers
• 42:33 - Photographing real food vs. fake food
• 46:30 - Food styling
• 49:50 - Breaking into the food photography field
• 52:00 - What a typical day looks like for a food photographer from start to finish
• 52:13 - Final thoughts

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