Andrea Hurtado
  • HOME
  • ABOUT ME
  • BLOG
  • INNOVATION ACADEMY
    • PROJECTS >
      • TED TALK
      • STORY TIME
      • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
      • AMERICAN DREAM
      • BLENDZ
    • JOURNALISM
    • INTERNSHIPS
  • PASSIONS
    • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • OAE
    • SERVICE

Photography Lessons with Gabriel Barreto

10/24/2013

1 Comment

 
Picture
Have you ever seen food advertisements or catalogues? Doesn't the food look so provocative? 
Well taking these pictures is VERY challenging. There are many things a photographer has to consider and adjust to capture the most delicious pictures.  While beign in the workshop I was very impressed with all the techniques and small details that impacted the picture. Something as simple as setting the right or left light can totally change the picture because of the shadow it creates. 

Personally I would set dark desserts in white backgrounds and light desserts in black backgrounds. 

This is not right, Willie told us that when you set the desserts in black backgrounds they loose their clarity because the black background absorbs all the light and it makes the product look dull. As a photographer you want your product to shine, this is why you need to use white backgrounds. Also if you want your dessert to shine and look sparkly in the picture you need to spray oil in it, this will add the effect. Food companies who make photo shoots  usually waste many products since they paint them, spray glycerine or oil and manipulate the product in general just so it looks perfect in the pictures. It is impressive how they decive the people. This is why products always look better in pictures than live. 
Picture
There are many ways a photographer can manipulate the lights to create different effects. 
Reflectors
Picture
Reflectors help you manipulate the light so it goes in different directions and alleviates the shadow. 
Snoot
Picture
The snoot is like a tube that allows the photographer to control the direction of the light. It creates a spot light effect. 
Light Box
Picture
The light box is used for close- up's in photography. It allows you to grab good lightning to get detailed photos. 
1 Comment
Pedro Sanchez
10/30/2013 11:57:32 pm

I like the quantity of media going on in your blog posts in general; it helps me stay interested while I'm reading your blog!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    August 2016
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.