Reddit reviews Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling
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Hi,
As far as books go I would recommend:
Food Photography & Lighting:
Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling
Food Styling: The Art of Preparing Food for the Camera
The first book really gives you a look inside the world of commercial photography. He shows all his lighting setups and ratios. The second book has a more food blogger/natural light feel to it. The third book is THE book for food styling. It has cooking and styling tips for just about every food. Some of the tips aren't great if you like to eat your food after you shoot it. But you can pick and choose what to use.
All the food photography tutorials on creativelive and rggedu are really great. I've watched them all and they are all quality. I can go more into detail on those. But you really can't go wrong.
Teach them how to actually do Food Porn
Ah yes, I love the blue backdrops. I use one sometimes. Bright/light and dark/moody each have their own challenges, and I find the blue backdrops are sometimes the easiest to get bold results with. You can find similar ones from Erickson Wood Works. They sell two-sided options, which are a bonus.
Both of those are definitely shot with natural light. Would that ever be a possibility for you? It's cheaper than the rigs and the results are so much better. It's not an online tutorial, but both of the images you linked remind me of Helene Dujardin. Her book Plate To Pixel is out of print, apparently, but you can still get it used. It's an easy read, especially if you're already comfortable with photography, but I learned a ton from it when I was first getting started. She focuses a lot on how to compose food images, mood, styling, etc.
I highly recommend shooting tethered, if possible. That really helps with the styling. Etsy, Crate & Barrel, World Market are all good for props. I've been into using porcelain fake wood tiles as backdrops recently. Much easier to clean than real wood since spills happen. Let me know if you have any questions, I hope that was helpful!
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Consider picking up a copy of Plate to Pixel or Focus on Food. Both are great go-to resources for anyone starting out in food photography/styling.
Also, I highly recommend using something like Pinterest as a source for visual inspiration (especially when you have a specific subject in mind). I have a food blog and also do professional food styling/propping, and I will obsessively browse Pinterest before each shoot and create boards of images I like that fit the mood/subject matter. I'm a very visual person (as I imagine you are too if you're interested in photography), so having a curated board of pretty photos does wonders for inspiration and direction.