Digital Food Photography

by Lou Manna, Bill Moss

Packed with enticing and creative full-color photographs, this book focuses on the art of food photography and how the digital photography revolution has changed and enhanced it. Broken down into the areas of photography, styling, science, and business, this visual guide compiles all of these aspects of food photography into a valuable reference. Readers will learn techniques that combine the art of lighting and styling for still-life photography with the business sense of commercial photography. It also provides tips for aspiring food photographers on how to get started and succeed. Whether readers are professional photographers who want to learn the advantages of digital photography in the field, or amateur photographers who want to experiment in their own small-scale studios, this unique book will prove useful to anyone interested in this realm of photography.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art, Cooking, Food, Reference

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2005

Reviews

[Sandra Simmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit dated but full of helpful tips for food photography.

[Happyreader · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book would be a helpful checklist for professional photographers considering expanding their business to include food photography. For a photography neophyte like myself, the book was not useful. I only learned two things: one, don't use the camera flash because it flattens food out, use an external flash instead (??); two, use mirrors, aluminum foil to create lights and shadows (again ??). The book is full of summary statements, not how-to details.

[Cade · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book on the photography of food, it was interesting to read about how food is made to look so good in advertisments. Beyond just the food photography, I found the book interesting in how it explained ways to best take photos, tips on photography, and giving a different perspective on shooting photographs.

The photos in the book are wonderful.

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a "good" read...quite technical in some areas and too broad in others. Not being a techinical person, I was hoping for more direction on lighting (although he does give good "to buy" recommendations), and styling--best backgrounds, colors, etc. Overall, a useful tool that I will probably reference once I have more free time to get more technical.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would have received 5 stars if it wasn't for the price - it just wasn't a £23 book. £16 would be about the right price. Excellent content, beautiful images, plenty of ideas. Would have liked a bit more on the technical aspects of each image, especially how each shot was lit.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good first book on the subject. I prefer to shoot "real" food and not items that "look like" real food, so some of the sections were not applicable to what I was interested in. However, there are a lot of good tips for people who are just starting out.

[Carine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book about food photography. The writer, a professional food photographer, gives plenty of advice and techniques for anyone interested in photographing food, whether for pleasure or professionally.

[Laura]

If any of you have read my blog, you know how desperately I need this book!

[Arfi · Rating 5 out of 5]

my reference on food photography. you must own it if you think you love food photography.

[Gaurav Prabhu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for budding food photographers. Covers all the basics to get you, up & running.