Food & Drink Photography 101 Information

Food & Drink Photography 101 by Eulanda & Omo Osagiede is a course that provides an in-depth guide to food and beverage photography, covering essential techniques for both home and professional settings.

Learn how to style and photograph food + drinks at home, in restaurants, and more! *Bonus: storytelling and shooting inclusive imagery.

What You’ll Learn In Food & Drink Photography 101?

Modules #1: Why Food Photography?

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• Intro: Welcome + course break down
• Lesson #2: Why food photography? Finding your why…
• Lesson #3- A Bit More About Me…

Module #2: Cameras, Lenses, & Settings

In this module, we’ll cover how to make the most of the camera you have. We’ll discuss cameras, lenses, and settings. We’ll also talk about what kinds of lenses to use for what type of shots you want to achieve. We’ll cover camera settings (ISO, white balance, shutter speed, etc) in a very accessible way. Learn the difference between shooting in manual and aperture priority modes.

• What’s in your bag? What to put on your wish list…
• The lens breakdown (what is focal length?)
• Manual vs Aperture Priority and what mode to shoot in
• Camera settings run down
• Module #2 highlight guide
• Sunday Live Training Replay

Module #3: Painting with Light

Learning how to manipulate and carefully paint with light is a skill that will leave people hungry after viewing your photos. Although this course primarily covers shooting in natural light, several lessons will touch on how to work with artificial light.

• Getting that ‘lightspiration’
• Understanding white balance
• Natural light set ups
• Module highlight guide + cheat sheet
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Module #4: Photoshoot Styling + Storytelling

• Researching and planning your shoot
• Props + Shooting Surfaces + Backdrops
• Shooting cocktails (well lit) – Masterclass
• Food Styling Sunday Live Training.mp4
• Food Styling Workshop.pdf
• FDP Module #4 Highlight guide.pdf

Module #5: Editing Photos (Adobe Lightroom)

• Editing in Lightroom mobile CC
• Sunday Live Training – Styling Review & Lightroom workshop

Module #6: Shooting Food in Cafes & Restaurants

• Research, planning, and contacting restaurants (Shooting safely during a pandemic)
• Restaurant Shoot Plan Spreadsheet.xlsx
• FDP Live Sunday Training Module #6.mp4
• Module highlight guide

Module #7: Shooting Inclusive Imagery (*Bonus*)

• Why Inclusion in F+D Photography matters: Decolonizing food & beverage photography
• Creating a shoot plan and seeking out inclusive stories
• Shooting lifestyle imagery with food

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