Food photography workshop: food styling, equipment & tips

Here you will receive a summary of the topics you will encounter during the training and a brief introduction to accessories. You will also find out what you can do if you don't have a remote shutter release to hand.

In this chapter, I will show you how to develop an initial image idea using the Pinterest platform and how to summarize your inspirations in a mood board. Mood boards serve as a collection of ideas for your future picture so that you always have a direction for the look of the finished picture in mind.

In this chapter, I'll show you the basic structure of a simple food photo setup. We'll talk about the right backgrounds and backdrops and decide on a suitable perspective for our picture.

In this chapter, we build up our picture completely. We use various decorative elements and ingredients to optimize our composition and create an atmospheric image.

In this chapter, we use small and large reflectors, diffusers and shading devices to optimize the lighting in our picture. I will also show you how you can easily make your own, very effective reflectors.

In this chapter, I'll show you an overview of the entire setup. You'll see how little space we need for the image and what influence the different light shapers have on the image.

In the penultimate chapter of this section, I'll show you how to post-process your image using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to give it the finishing touches.

Final words on food photography with available light.

I'll explain the basic equipment we'll be using to take the pictures in this video training. You'll get an impression of the flashes, light shapers and other equipment used.

In this video, I'll show you how you can use Pinterest to develop an initial image idea and summarize your inspirations in a mood board. Mood boards serve as a collection of ideas for your future picture so that you always have a direction for the look of the finished picture in mind.

In this chapter, I'll show you the basic structure for our food photo and explain the most important basics about backgrounds and typical perspectives in food photography. You'll also learn how I use the live view on the camera to optimize the composition of the image.

In this chapter, you will learn how to set up your main light and which angle is ideal for food photography. The main light is the first and most important component in your lighting setup and should always be set up first.

Here I show you how you can optimize the light setup without additional flashes. I use reflectors and shading to direct the light and brighten up the critical shadow areas in the picture. And the best thing is: you can easily make your own reflectors and shading devices from standard craft film and photo cardboard!

In this chapter, we return to our actual picture and decorate the table and the main objects according to our picture idea. We pay attention to authenticity and pleasant lines in the picture. Finally comes the main component of our picture. And we have to hurry so that the fresh ingredients don't collapse.

In the penultimate chapter of this section, I'll show you how to post-process your image using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to give it the finishing touches. I will show you various techniques for optimizing the exposure, colors and sharpness of the image.

Final words on food photography with flash.