About the event
Before my career as a photographer I was a chef; I absolutely love shooting food in an organic way. I believe there are strong stories to be told with chefs and restaurateurs.
My style for food has steered away for the normal confines and flowed into what I believe is natural and organic. My approach to food and photography has been about understanding the people behind the dishes. Through using my photographic skill set I look to create images that pack a punch and convey the thoughts of the chefs.
In this workshop I will go over the approach from start to finish - from having a chat to our personal chef on hand to understand what he is passionate about, and how we can deliver the perfect shot. I will also work closely with everyone throughout the day to help uncover the creative process and ways to look at strengthening creative perspectives.
We will have an outdoor cook up by our personal chef over an open flame and this will give us the chance to look at plating and styling dishes for photography. We'll incorperated a few props and we'll also have a LandRover Defender to give it an 'outback cooking' feel.
After we get some great photos we'll sit down and have a light meal prepared by our chef, and have a discussion about post processing your images.
I am a user of natural light but if you'd like to bring a flash you are more then welcome.
If you aren't confident with your camera yet please touch base with me directly.
Techniques covered
- Learning creative approaches to food photography.
- Understanding depth of field within food/content.
- Best practices with natural light.
- Using different focal lengths to create dramatic images.
- Understanding the importance of correct focus.
- Basic knowledge for working with restauranteurs
What to bring
- Camera ETC
- A good sense of creativity and fun
