Are you a ''foodie'' looking to take eye-catching
photos of your culinary concoctions? Do you have a food
blog that you'd like to enhance with better visuals? Do
you want to create photos that conjure up the flavors of
your favorite foods but lack the photographic technique
to make it happen? Then this book is for you! InFood
Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, photographer
Nicole Young dishes up the basics on getting the right
camera equipment--lights, lenses, reflectors, etc.--and
takes you through the key photographic principles of
aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. She then discusses
lighting and composition and shows how to style food
using props, fabrics, and tabletops. Finally, she
explains how to improve your photos through sharpening,
color enhancement, and other editing techniques.
Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this
book offers the practical advice and expert shooting
tips you need to get the food images you want every time
you pick up your camera. Follow along with your friendly
and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Nicole
S.Young, and you will: / Use your camera's settings to
gain full control over the look and feel of your images
/ Master the photographic basics of composition, focus,
depth of field, and much more / Learn to enhance your
food photographs using professional food styling
techniques / Get tips on different types of lighting,
including strobes, flashes, and natural light / Improve
the look of your photos using Adobe Photoshop / Go
''behind the scenes'' and walk through the process of
creating great food photographs with an entire chapter
of start-to-finish examples And once you've got the
shot, show it off! Join the book's Flickr group to share
your photos, recipes, and tips at
flickr.com/group/foodphotographyfromsnapshotstogreatshots. |
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