Digital Food Photography
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592008208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Packed with enticing and creative full-color photographs, this book focuses on the art of food photography and how the digital photography revolution has changed and enhanced it. Broken down into the areas of photography, styling, science, and business, this visual guide compiles all of these aspects of food photography into a valuable reference. Readers will learn techniques that combine the art of lighting and styling for still-life photography with the business sense of commercial photography. Whether readers are professional photographers who want to learn the advantages of digital photography in the field, or amateur photographers who want to experiment in their own small-scale studios, this unique book will prove useful to anyone interested in this realm of photography.. It also provides tips for aspiring food photographers on how to get started and succeed
Lou Manna is an award-winning Olympus visionary photographer whose work has appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines, and more than 30 cookbooks. Craig Clairborne, restaurant critic and food writer for the New York Times, said, "The important thing about being a real photographer is not only having a great lens, but having a feeling of warmth, collaborating, and bringing out the best of a subject. After shooting for the
The Recipe for Light 8. The Key Ingredient: Pixels 2. Who"s Digesting It: Advertising, Packaging, Public Relations, and the Media 4. Who"s Doing the Cooking: Working with Food Stylists 5. Digital Photography: The Necessities 3. Prop Styling: Who"s Doing the Shopping? 6. Introduction 1. The Digital Spice: Retouching 9. Get Cooking and Make Some Money: Getting into the Business . Grabbing Your Attention: Composition 7
Very Helpful food photography bible, but too much info on choosing cameras! Cynthia Farr-weinfeld I am definitely enjoying reading this book and have found it extremely helpful to my own food photography learning curve, but I found that Lou's choice to put so much info in the beginning about actually choosing your dSLR was absolutely unnecessary and a waste of space. I can't imagine a newbie photographer being at the point of doing food photography if they didn't even possess a camera yet, so I wish more space had been used for simple instruction. Other than that, the book is great w. Conway Yen said A decent book. Although this is touted as being one of the better books on food photography available, I didn't find it to be all that informative until I got towards the end. The section about how to edit images of food in Adobe Photoshop was interesting, and I often refer to that section when I choose to edit the pictures of my food (I rarely do so, though).In my opinion, readers are better off learning solid fundamentals in the craft of photography. These fundamentals will help young photographers i. "Excellent book" according to Lyubov Strauss. I am just only beginner in Food photography, and Lou Manna have taught me through the book in few days. It is absolutely excellent book because It will take you step by step how to take food photos, what lighting to use umbrella or soft box, what aperture to use and etc. Every food photographer question is covered in this book. You will learn how to work with food stylist, and few secrets how to keep the food fresh during photo shoot. I believe that all of us photographers looking for al