Professional Food Photography Lighting Tips

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• Professional Food Photography Lighting Tips
• Asian Photography Stereotypes
• Portrait Photography with One Light and a White Wall

Professional Food Photography Lighting Tips Posted: 03 May 2013 05:21 PM PDT Food photography is a growing area of interest among photographers and as a result more and more information is popping up on how to go about doing it correctly. In the two part series below, David Loftus shares a few tips on lighting for food photography, including a couple low cost alternatives to expensive light modifiers. The videos are brought to us in part by renowned chef Jamie Oliver, who Loftus has done work for since Oliver first got his start in television. Take a look (for those of you reading this by email, the videos can be seen here): In part one of the series (above), Loftus discusses using window light as a main light source and talks about different ways to reflect it. Here are some key points from the segment: Always and only use natural daylight. North facing windows will produce indirect sunlight, though this may vary depending on which hemisphere you live in. The best method to regulate sunlight is through diffusion and reflection. And now for part two: In the second part of the series viewers learn how to make their own inexpensive reflectors in addition to how and when to use different colored reflectors. Here’s the rundown: Use a large sheet of Styrofoam and paint one side black and leave the other side white.  Use a black reflector to create shadows and boost drama or use the white side to create a soft, diffused light. Alternatively silver reflector, such as a piece of aluminum foil, will create a cooler light, whereas a gold reflector will produce a warmer light. “If I took the most beautiful dish of food and put it in direct sunglight it would look awful. The highlights would be too bright, the shadows to dark. So what we do is try to create the quietest lighting environment for that food.” More tips from Jamie Oliver and David Loftus here: Food Photography Masterclass For Further Training on Food Photography: This recent guide is packed full of tips, techniques, and advice to help you get started or refine your skills at producing photos that bring out the best of any given dish. We were able to arrange a 25% discount. Simply use the code picturecorrect at checkout: It can be found here: Tasty Food Photography Guide Go to full article: Professional Food Photography Lighting Tips What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

Asian Photography Stereotypes Posted: 03 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT Every type of artist has a stereotype: the painter wears glasses and a beret, the rock star has long hair and does a lot of drugs, the writer is poor and drinks frequently. The photographer is no exception in this respect. Many of us share the same quirks, and Youtube group JinnyboyTV pokes fun at some of these quirks in one of their recent videos (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here): The video focuses mainly on phone photographers and their obsession with their food and themselves as photographic subjects, but also makes fun of some of the rather ridiculous, yet real, poses that photographers use to get their shots. Though the video is very tongue-in-cheek, it doesn’t differentiate all that much from real life scenarios. Funny, but not too very far from the truth. People really are rather obsessed with photographing their meals and themselves, making this video as much of a social commentary as entertainment. Go to full article: Asian Photography Stereotypes What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

Portrait Photography with One Light and a White Wall Posted: 03 May 2013 10:39 AM PDT Don’t be discouraged if you do not have buckets of money to spend on extravagant lighting setups, in the nicely made video tutorial below, Mark Wallace is back to share some of his endless knowledge with us. Wallace discusses a couple different ways you can make the most of a single light source when taking portraits by using a simple object that most of us already have in our homes–a white wall. Have a look (for those of you reading this by email, the video tutorial can be seen here): In the photo below, Wallace used his Profoto D1 1000 Watt Second Air strobe aimed at a plain white wall which then bounced the light back onto his model, via some white foam boards that served as a reflector to further soften the light. As Wallace notes in the video, the light source can be just about whatever kind of light you have such as a speedlight or strobe. It’s worth noting, however, that when using a speedlight, don’t use it at full power or you risk overheating it. If you must use your speedlight at full power, shoot at a slower pace to prevent it from getting too hot, too quick. Go to full article: Portrait Photography with One Light and a White Wall What are your thoughts on this article? Join the discussion on Facebook or Google+ Article from: PictureCorrect Photography Tips

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