Whether you want to beautify a blog, menu or recipe book, this masterclass will transform your food photography. As well as getting a grounding in the ingredients of good photography, you’ll learn a treasury of technical tricks to help you do justice to great food.
During the course, you’ll find out how to use your camera’s manual settings to capture the colours, textures and sensual glory of a dish. You’ll also learn creative ways to style food and props to enhance the mood and composition of your shots. The course includes a practical test shoot, allowing you to learn as you go and instantly see the impact of each new skill you learn.
This course is for you if...
- You run or contribute to a food blog or website and want to learn how to make it look more professional
- You own or work for a restaurant that wants to learn how to take tempting pictures to illustrate your menu or PR materials
- You’re a group of arts students who want to add food photography to your portfolio
Course content
- Camera skills: how to use your camera when photographing food
- Composition: different ways of creating eye-catching pictures
- Food styling dos and don’ts
- Styling with props and creating scenes
- Lighting: the different methods
- Working on your style, and developing your portfolio or blog
- Q&A and group discussion
This comprehensive course can be tailored to the needs of your team. Please contact laura.roberts@theguardian.com with the name of this course in the subject line for more details.
