Episode 124: Food Photography with Lauren Caris Short
How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.
Guest:
[Photo of Lauren Caris Short by Tommy Reynolds]
Hosts:
- Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass
- Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass
Show Notes:
- The Complete Guide to Food Photography, by Lauren Caris Short. Use code LAUREN40 to get 40% off when ordering from Rocky Nook!
- Light ― Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting, by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua, Robin Reid
- Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan
- Food Photography Academy
- Jeff’s articles about webcams
Our Snapshots:
- Jeff: Insta360 Link Webcam
- Kirk: 2022 MacBook Air M2
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Many ways to light a scene with a single light and accessories. (Photo by Lauren Caris Short)
Intentional cropping. (Photo by Lauren Caris Short)
Lighting a bottle using one light and combining multiple exposures in Photoshop. (Photo by Lauren Caris Short)
