The Complete Guide to Food Photography

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How to Light, Compose, Style, and Edit Mouth-Watering Food Photographs

By Lauren Caris Short

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The Complete Guide to Food Photography by Lauren Caris Short is a comprehensive resource for crafting exceptional food images. The book delves into lighting techniques, composition principles, styling tips, storytelling elements, and post-processing skills. It combines clear explanations with practical examples, including detailed case studies and video links, to illuminate the entire image-making process from start to finish.
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This guide is ideal for aspiring and professional food photographers seeking to improve their technical skills and creative decision-making. It suits those who want a deep understanding of both the art and science behind capturing appetising, visually compelling food photographs.

Learn everything you need to know to create great food photographs

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The must-have guidebook for creating great food photographs!

The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a visually stunning, eminently useful, and comprehensive resource for creating fantastic food photographs. In this book, professional food photographer Lauren Short teaches you her entire image-making process, as she covers lighting, composition, styling, storytelling, editing, and processing great food photographs.

In the first part of the book, Lauren covers the core concepts, where you'll learn:

How to work with both natural and artificial light (as well as modifiers)
The tools, guides, and rules of composition for food photography
Techniques, tips, and tricks for styling your food so it looks its best
How to build a story with the use of backgrounds, props, and other supporting elements
Processing, retouching, and compositing techniques to finish your image

Additionally, Lauren explains the why behind her creative decisions. By understanding her decision-making process and walking through her problem-solving techniques, you'll become better equipped to make informed creative decisions so you can excel at food photography, no matter what scenarios you encounter.

In the second part of the book, Lauren walks you through multiple case studies of complete, start-to-finish shoots so that you can see every aspect of her image-making process and understand how it all comes together. Each case study also includes a link to a full video for each shoot so that you can easily follow along.

Filled with beautiful imagery as well as behind-the-scenes photos and helpful diagrams, The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a must-have for any food photographer looking to create images that stand out from the crowd.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781681988153

Publisher: Rocky Nook

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Rocky Nook

Illustration: colour photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Lauren Caris Short Non-Fiction

About the Author

Lauren Short is a British photographer living in Zurich, Switzerland, where she lives with her husband. Back in 2015, she made a U-turn from her career in tax to pursue her passion and become a full-time photographer.

Lauren specialises in food photography, and she works with clients in a range of styles, from product to restaurants to editorial. In addition, Lauren runs the food photography education membership "Food Photography Academy," as well as a blog and YouTube channel. She is passionate about sharing everything she knows with other photographers to help them develop their skills and gain a deeper understanding of photography.