Week 13- Food Photography

Food photography – the art of making food look good for the camera – often

• uses interesting backgrounds to create a mood and compliment the food.

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• Uses diffused light. A window can be a great source of diffused light

• is shot from overhead or 3/4 angle of view

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• uses either back or side light ( or something between those two)

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• uses shallow depth of field to draw attention to specific characteristics of the food

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Compare and contrast

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Lab Exercises

The Background Matters

Back and side light for food photography