Introduction to Food Photography for Restaurants

Learn to professionally photograph food, exploring different camera, lighting, and editing techniques to capture appetizing dishes in a restaurant setting

• Introduction
• Mise En Place
• The Fun Part: Capturing the Food!
• Selection, Editing and Color
• Final project

We start a meal with our eyes. That’s why capturing dishes in their best light is so important. Photographer Cole Wilson has traveled around the world photographing food and the people who enjoy it for restaurants, companies, and publications including The New York Times and The New Yorker.

In this online course, he teaches you how to make dishes look irresistible through creative food photography. Explore lighting, angles, editing, and more to capture striking images that make people’s mouths water. Discover how to capture beautiful photos that nourish people's senses.

• About Me
• Influences
• From Portraits to Food Photography
• Client Brief
• Research, References and Style
• Equipment
• Lighting and Camera Use before Shoot Day
• Day of Prep
• Shooting the Cocktail
• Shooting the Appetizer
• Shooting the Main Dish
• Full Spread
• Photo Selection 1
• Photo Selection 2
• Photo Editing 1
• Photo Editing 2
• Exporting According to the Brief
• Get More Out of Your Food Photography
• Introduction to Food Photography for Restaurants