Food Photography and Videography Basics for iPhone and DSLR

In this course, you will learn the basics of Food Videography and Photography to create clean, timeless food content. Each lesson is designed to guide you through the creative process from start to finish. We will explore the different levels of camera gear, rigging for overhead videos, how to shoot beautiful content with your iPhone, the basics of prop styling and food styling, and the variety of ways to elevate your lighting in any setting. Each lesson builds off of the previous, showing you a variety of ways that these tips and techniques are put into practice.

Lesson 1 : Introduction : Overview

Lesson 2 : Equipment

• Overhead rigging

• Phone mounting

• Backdrops for every budget

• White balance

• What’s in my camera bag at all times

• Different tripods

Lesson 3 : Styling

• Cutting techniques

• Mise en Place bowls

• No branding (unless sponsored)

• Easy backdrops

Lesson 4 : Lighting and Shooting

• Bouncing light

• 5-in-1 reflector

• Different angles

• Close up shots

• Still photographs for title cards / promo

Lesson 5 : Examples

• Overhead cook through video

• Recipe video

• Utilizing A roll and B roll

• Cocktail video

While there is no experience required for this course, my hope is that these lessons can add value to any level of content creators. Through these short and condensed lessons you will be able to implement these new skills to create cleaner photography and videography within the day.

I hope you enjoy!