Food Photography
Joe Glyda, former Digital Imaging Advisor for Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois, has put together a killer class to teach you his secrets. You'll learn all about editor photography, packaging photography and you'll pick up tips for styling and lighting food. If you're shooting food or ever had an interest in learning how, don't miss Joe's class
Release Date: 2009-09-03
Lessons
Let's Get Cookin'
<p>Beginning the initial setup using dummy food</p>
Duration: 4 mins 20 seconds
Place Holding
<p>Getting ready for the food stylist to deliver the final product</p>
Duration: 2 mins 3 seconds
Food Styling
<p>Setting up the plate and getting the food ready for the shoot</p>
Duration: 4 mins 19 seconds
Composition
<p>Positioning the elements in the shoot to get the most appetizing shot possible</p>
Duration: 6 mins 48 seconds
Peas on a Spoon
<p>This lesson covers the entire process of setting up this vegetable shot</p>
Duration: 10 mins 57 seconds
Chicken Salad
<p>This setup involves manufacturing a late evening light and to create a dinner mood</p>
Duration: 10 mins 21 seconds
Ear of Corn
<p>Using a steamer to create the heat on the corn, then adding the butter</p>
Duration: 4 mins 58 seconds
Salad on Glass
<p>Create the effect of airborne salad by placing the green on top of glass and shooting through</p>
Duration: 8 mins 2 seconds
Liquids and Ice
<p>Using fake ice, adding frost to the glass, and mixing the liquid to the right consistency</p>
Duration: 9 mins 56 seconds
Building a Composition
<p>Combining all of the elements from the shoot into a product shot that grabs the eye</p>
Duration: 7 mins 6 seconds
Strawberry
<p>This shot involves dipping a strawberry into chocolate</p>
Duration: 4 mins 56 seconds
Why Use a Food Stylist?
<p>Compare two shots – one done with a stylist and one without</p>
Duration: 0 mins 32 seconds
Cereal with Milk
<p>Using a substitute for milk in order to get a better cereal shot</p>
Duration: 4 mins 6 seconds