Food Styling and Photography For Dummies

This attractive, informative, and fun guide to the fundamentals of food styling provides information on the tools and techniques used by some of the most successful industry professionals.Food Styling & Photography For Dummies provides you with the fundamentals of food styling and gives you the inside scoop on the tools and techniques used by some of the most successful industry professionals.Shows you how to translate taste, aroma, and appeal through color, texture, and portionIncludes techniques such as extreme close-ups, selective focus, and unique angles to create dramatic effectDetailed coverage on lighting and compositionTips for choosing the proper equipment and mastering the use of camera settings, lenses, and post-production softwareAdvice for creating a professional personality and getting your food photography business off the groundWhether you're an amateur or professional food photographer, Food Styling & Photography For Dummies is a fun and informative guide to photographing and arranging culinary subject matter.. Discover how to style and photograph food like the prosWhether you're taking shots for a foodie blog, advertisements, packagin

Food Styling Anyone Can Do Being a recipe writer and cook it is often necessary to get some difficult shots of food. But sometimes the beans are not as green as you want them, or the potatoes are not as crispy or browned. The gravy congeals and dries on the edges under the lights. This book shows you so man. An essential guide to get you creating better food images Food Photography For Dummies is an excellent resource covering every facet of creating great, mouth watering images of food. Alison Parks-Whitfield takes the reader step by step through every element of great food photography, equipment, lighting, preparation, styling and even the. Great resource! I'm getting ready to launch a food blog, and this book is chock full of helpful hints. An easy read, too. A must-have in any food-bloggers collection.

Her tasty images have been published in books, magazines, newspapers, and on packaging, as well as in many online venues.. Alison Parks-Whitfield is a successful technical writer and food photographer in the San Francisco Bay area

This attractive, informative, and fun guide gives you the inside scoop on the tools and tricks to style and create scrumptious photos.Before you say cheese — find out how to make food look appetizing and interesting for the camera, from selecting dishes and linens to adding garnishes and accentsGet technical — discover all the photography equipment and know-how needed to take mouth-watering photosIt's a piece of cake — explore image composition and camera angles to use for capturing cool stuff like drips and texturesAnd for dessert — get the scoop on what to do after you put the camera down, including saving, backing up, and editing your photosOpen the book and find:Full-color examplesFood styling tips and tricksHow to set up your lighting to achieve the perfect lookTools and techniques specific to food photographyHow to get started in the food styling and photography businessInfo on editing and archiving photosPostproduction tools and processesAdvice