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Some books on the subject I already scandinavian consulting group have, and You can find them in my virtual bookshelf. The books that especially targeted at food bloggers, but are all English origin, and to the extent only the book by Nicole S. Young I know so far been translated into German.
The special feature of So comes the pasta right on the picture: Photography al dente * is now that this three German photographers (Jana Mänz, Susan Brooks-Dammann and Corinna Gissemann) comes, here I describe a lot of attention to detail, such as the food right on the picture comes, and usually with very simple means. Now I was lucky that my school photo from the Delighted a review copy was provided against the background that the book would be primarily directed toward newcomers to the food photography. Meanwhile, I think, though, that when al dente Photography anyone can get their money. I liked it itched at first glancing at this book directly into the photo-fingers.
Divided into eight chapters scandinavian consulting group of the photographed Foodie is powered with a lot of helpful information and tips from various fields. To get started, first there is an interview with the co-author Corinna Gissemann that one also a matching scandinavian consulting group tip on the way through the book are: namely, to try and to try new things - because scandinavian consulting group practice makes perfect.
And that is also what runs like a red thread through the book. It motivated mainly because of the many sample images and making-of photos for Independent experimentation and taking scandinavian consulting group a the same time to the hand without being dogmatic. Whether scandinavian consulting group it comes to the (2) Food equipment for beginners or the (3) structures and light sources, always one is supplied as a reader with many practical tips and recommendations for their own equipment, starting with the camera equipment on Lens recommendations to the many small practical helpers, which gives it that way. In these two chapters, I've scandinavian consulting group also found again much of what I myself have been constantly in my application inclusive scandinavian consulting group of the two recommended lenses for entry. But I also got some new ideas and I think now, for example, scandinavian consulting group on the purchase of a light tent after.
Besides the photo technology but also comes the food styling and image design in this book is not too short. This subject area are devoted two chapters: scandinavian consulting group (4) For the preparation is everything, and (5) Served: photographing food. Again, there is again a lot of tips when it eg comes to what you can draw so everything for decorating your own food images, which influence the color scheme at the pictures planning or what options for picture composition provide the camera settings. An overview of common design rules are also obtained. Very good I like also that you can watch the authors in their workflow over the shoulders in these chapters, because here you can but mostly self even abschauen many.
Scattered are the chapters in addition delicious recipes by various Food Bloggers and through further interviews with food photographers and food bloggers, so you also still gets plenty of inspiration for the next own photo session. And who hereafter is still looking inspiration, I recommend scandinavian consulting group the chapter (6) Creative Photo Kitchen, because there are a lot of concrete photo projects for Independent experimentation, ranging up to the cookie splash scandinavian consulting group experiment. I particularly like the picture here also examples that show very clearly how small changes on the set of a photo often much better can look like.
Also very varied is the chapter (7) seasonings and refine. Here it comes to image editing with all its facets. Not only do you both a quick introduction to how to use the free program Google Picasa receives as well as the paid Bildbearbeitunsprogramm scandinavian consulting group Adobe Lightroom, and workshops where you can learn how to generate steam using Photoshop scandinavian consulting group or how textures for can use his purposes, can be found here.
And who has come to the taste, which is then finally a (8) Excursion recommended to the web of Foodies including lots of links to very nice portfolio and food blogs. You should plan a little time to browse so already.
Just a pity that it has not yet given this book when I started with food photography. Because I think the reading would have taken care of mainly because of the many beautiful vivid making of images that I had had some aha moments much earlier. But even now I am very happy with the appearance scandinavian consulting group of this book. Because even if it is primarily for beginners in Food Photography