Food Photography Course

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Food Photography is a major aspect of photography that deals with the presentation of foods for fast food restaurant flyers, billboards , Television cooking shows and Television commercials.

Objective
The food photography course would teach students how to creatively imagine a food presentation picture to effectively represent the food items in a picture with an appealing and tantalizing look.

Course Outline

• The basics of Photography

• Cameras and Camera settings

• Natural light photography

• Artificial light photography

• Photo capture set up

• Picture Framing and composition

• Food styling for Capture

• Picture Processing with Adobe Photoshop

Course Breakdown
Module 1
The basics of Photography

• Understanding the basics of digital photography

• File types (RAW and JPEG)

• White balance

• The exposure triangle – Aperture, shutter speed and ISO

Module 2
Cameras and Camera settings

• Digital Cameras

• Lenses and Focal Lengths

• Tripods and Accessories

• Camera Modes- Auto mode, aperture priority and shutter priority

Module 3
Natural light photography

• Hard Light vs Soft light

• Diffusers and Reflectors

• Natural light sources

• Use of light in story telling

• Front, back and side lights

Module 4
Artificial light photography

• Lighting Modifiers and Accessories

• Lighting gear and studio lighting kits

• Equipment setups- Studio lights and umbrellas

• Remote Flash and Radio Wave

• Standing Light and soft boxes

Module 5
Photo capture set up

• Photography work area establishment

• Shot Plan

• Scene Creation

• Use of props, backgrounds, surfaces and linens

Module 6
Picture Framing and composition

• Subject placement

• Rule of Thirds

• Focus

• Depth of Field

• Perspective and Angle

• Focal length, Lens compression and depth of field

• Shapes , lines and colors

Module 7
Food styling for Capture

• Styling techniques for herbs and spices

• Styling techniques for bread and nuts

• Styling technique for fruits and vegetable

• Styling technique for sauces, cakes and deserts

• Styling technique for hot and cold beverages

• Styling technique for main dishes

• The use of paper towels, and paint brushes in food styling

• Tricks and tips used in the multimedia industry for food styling

Module 8
Picture Processing with Adobe Photoshop

• File compatibility

• Color corrections and image adjustments

• Color space

• Photo manipulation and photo effects

• Tricks and tips used in Adobe Photoshop for food photo editing

• Back up and storage

• Copyrighting

By The End Of The Food Photography Course, Students Would Be Able To

• Carry out internationally standard food photo shoots for food chains, food franchise and restaurants

Software/ Materials Used

• Adobe Photoshop

• A DSLR Camera

Career Options After Course
Students who complete this course have the following career options

• Food Photographer

TGC Animation & Multimedia

Total Graphics Classes (TGC) - is a sincere attempt on part of a few committed professionals in the field of Animation & Digital Art Media. It is our endeavor to turn out self-driven, top class professionals in this field who derive utmost satisfaction from challenges at work and deadlines. This industry focus sets us apart from others in this field and if, we may say so, is also one of our competitive advantages.

TGC, an ISO 9001:2008 company, incorporated as digital design institute since 2000. For the last 13 years we have produced more than 12,000 hardcore skilled designers most of them are working with some of the most renowned animation studios, multimedia houses, e-learning companies, national dailies, & web design firms etc.

TGC is tied up with UGC approved Mahatma Gandhi University, Punjab Technical University & Manomanian Sundernar University to provide Degree programmes to its students in Multimedia and Animation art. A no. of students have been benefitted with this collaboration and pursuing degree courses on a reasonable fee.

At TGC, we innovate design study by giving an apt environment i.e. full of daily regular sessions, project works, assignments, environmental study, group discussions, celebrating design events, contest and excursion trips. Unified method of teaching also include, updating students through various workshops, symposiums & design shows.

We also have received continuous and beaming inspiration from the solid experience of our directors who are always a driving force to inspire the team of trainers & co-ordinater staff. Currently we have more than 10 centers based in Delhi/NCR, Gwalior, Chennai,  Trichy, Pondicherry.

TGC has diversified its training programmes around the digital art media, thereby students has a choice to enroll a course ranging from 3 months to 3 years and can customized their course curriculum according to their own requirements.