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Food Photography: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Appetizing Images from Rocky Nook walks you through everything you need to know to take beautiful food photos. Whether you want to improve your food photography for a blog or explore the world of commercial food photography, this guide is an excellent place to start. Author and professional food photographer Corinna Gissemann begins by covering equipment and exposure, and continues with detailed explanations of the important roles light, styling, and composition play in food photography. Covered topics include hard versus soft light, how to use light shaping tools and flash, how to frame your images so they stand out, and insider food styling techniques that will leave your viewers hungry. Gissemann also devotes entire chapters to editing and managing photos in Lightroom, props needed, and time-saving tricks you will need to get great shots.

Contents

What Gear Do You Need?

Which Camera?
Which Lens?
Using a Tripod
Remote Shutter Release
Artificial Sources of Light
White Balance Using a Gray Card
Memory Cards
Hard Drives
Image-Processing Software
Cell Phones

Basics

Farewell, Auto - Hello, M Mode
Setting the Aperture
Setting the Exposure Time
ISO Sensitivity
Putting It All Together
RAW vs JPEG
White Balance

Lighting

Main and Fill Light
Daylight
Artificial Light
Flash
Continous Light
Reflectors, Flags, and Other Light Shapers
Hard and Soft Light
Light-to-Subject Distance
Angles of Incidence
Light Direction
Light at Different Times of Day
Preventing Unwanted Reflections

Image Design and Composition

Start Slowly
Portrait or Landscape Format?
Shooting Angles
Framing
Positioning the Star of the Show
Focus
Steering the Viewer's Gaze
Composing with Color
Adding Texture
Capturing a Mood
Creating a Feeling of Depth
Practicing Image Composition

Styling

Styling Concepts
Becoming a Storyteller
Choosing a Theme for Your Project
Props
Sample Styling Kit
Working with Dummies
Styling Tips
Including People in Your Images

Five Food Photography Projects

Salads
Soups
Main Dishes
Desserts
Drinks
Summary

Image Processing with Lightroom

About Lightroom
Setting up a Workflow
Importing Image Files
Processing Your Images
Working with Presets
Getting Organized
Backups

Tips and Tricks

Simulating Condensation
Combating Burned-Out Reflections
Stabilizing Styrofoam Reflectors
The "Full-Dish" Trick
Salt in Your Beer
Gelatin Soup
Building Blocks as Placeholders
Cardboard Backgrounds
Four Eyes Are Better Than Two
Making Notes 

Homemade Props

Trick Milk Bottles
Tongue-and-Groove Background
Plywood Background
Two-in-One Reflector and Flag
Universal Soup Can
Decorated Teacup
Five-Second Mini Cake Stand

How to Boost Your Creativity

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Imitate Your Role Models
Learning to "Read" a Photo
How to Find and Use Sources of Inspiration
Brainstorming
Developing Your Own Visual Style
Don't Be Afraid to Experiment

Now It's Your Turn

Exercises
Quick Test
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