Food Photography (2nd Ed.)
From Snapshots to Great Shots
From Snapshots to Great Shots Series

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Do you need help making your food look as delicious as it tastes? Are you a ?foodie? hungry for more tantalizing photos of your culinary creations? Do you have a food blog that you?d like to take to the next level, with better images and a stronger business strategy? Then this book is for you!

In Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Second Edition, photographer Nicole Young returns to dish up the basics on everything you need to know to make great food images, from getting the right camera equipment to mastering the key photographic principles of aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. She offers tips on styling food using props, fabrics, and tabletops; and she explains how to improve your photos through editing after the shoot.

This new edition features many brand-new images and examples, accompanied by up-to-date discussions on achieving good lighting and composition. In addition Nicole covers developments in the industry that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as the entry of mirrorless cameras on the scene, and more. She also provides a brand new post-processing section focusing on Photoshop Lightroom, showing 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.

  • Chapter 1: Food Photography Fundamentals
  • Chapter 2: Lighting
  • Chapter 3: Styling and Props
  • Chapter 4: Framing and Composition
  • Chapter 5: Business and Blogs
  • Chapter 6: Processing Images with Adobe® Lightroom®
  • Chapter 7: Behind the Scenes

Nicole S. Young is a full-time photographer specializing in food and landscape photography, and she also licenses her images through iStockphoto and Getty Images. Nicole is an accredited Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop, owns and operates the Nicolesy Store, and is a regular contributor to the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and Photofocus websites. The author of several books, including Plug In with onOne Software and the first edition of Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Nicole blogs at nicolesy.com. She lives in Portland, OR.

In this revised edition of the best-selling book Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you'll get all the practical advice you need to capture great food photos, with many new photos and explanations, updates on what’s new in the industry, and a fully revamped section on how to edit your photos in Photoshop Lightroom.

 

• Features new examples and images to teach the basics of food photography, covering topics such as composition, lighting, styling, and props
• Includes tips on editing your images with Adobe Lightroom to best capture your subjects
• Provides helpful insights on successfully building a business with your food photography
• Features beautiful images, clear design, friendly and knowledgeable voice