FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING ECOURSE

Food photography & styling ecourse

next course begins september 2022

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 a course to develop your food photography & styling

Whether you are a keen photographer who wants to create a food portfolio. Or a food stylist, a recipe developer, chef or just a really keen cook who wants to capture better images of what they create, I can help. And even if you are a little bit of all of the above and someone who just wants to elevate their social media and online presence, then this is the course for you.

Over four weeks, I will show you how to take your photography to the next level and create consistent and compelling imagery for your own website/portfolio/social media. Step by step I will guide you how to see the little things that create beautiful effortless images. From photography settings, to styling tips, to seeing step by step how I create and craft an image.

How the course works.

Each week, for 4 weeks I release modules and an assignment. If you can learn in real time, then the idea is to work through the modules and post your assignment by Sunday into the private group or to me privately for critique, before the next weeks modules and assignments are released. The modules and assignments are all accessed online. If you can’t do this week by week don’t worry you have 3 months access to the materials and you can still send me your work for advice and critique.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• 4 weeks of lessons, including basics like DSLR camera settings & composition

• Weekly assignments to push you to create and develop your skills - all new and updated from previous eCourses.

• Personal critique and advice on your assignment images.

• Step by step image guides on how I create a food story, how I use light and my starting points to create effortlessly styled images

• Access to a private members only online community, where you can post your weekly assignments, learn from each other’s critiques and ask me anything - I’m online daily to answer your questions

• 3 months access to the course materials. For those who can’t commit to real time learning you have 3 months to complete the course. Send me one image per assignment for critique and advice.

OPTIONAL EXTRA

• For a limited time you can add a 1 hour individual Zoom call with me, discuss anything you want about your creativity, your photography set up, your light at home, have me critique your portfolio, website or a little bit of everything.

• (must be scheduled within 3 months of the course commencing.)

LEARN HOW TO CREATE EFFORTLESS TABLESCAPES

CREATE STUNNING IMAGES FROM ONE SIMPLE FOOD ITEM

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course begins september 2022

COURSE PLAN

The course includes the following:

Week One

• All the fundamentals, including camera basics, light, angles, your style and composition

• Your first assignment, with a visual step by step guide on how I created my version of the assignment

• What’s in my kit bag

Week Two

• Storytelling, what this means and how I create my work

• Props and access to my little black book of prop sources

• Your second assignment, with a visual step by step guide on how I created my version of the assignment

Week Three

• Pushing the image, what this means and a visual guide to explain

• When to create head on images and how

• Your third assignment, with a visual step by step guide on how I created my version of the assignment

Week Four

• Editing with Lightroom

• When to create 3/4 images and how

• Your fourth assignment, with a visual step by step guide on how I created my version of the assignment

• Next steps

• Bonus lesson on dark imagery

OPTIONAL EXTRA

• ADD ON - 1-2-1 mentoring Zoom call - discuss the course, your portfolio, your camera, what is/isn’t working etc.

faqs

Who is the course aimed at?

Those who want to learn how to take better food photography imagery to create great images for their portfolio, business, social media, online presence or just for fun to learn a new skill.

An interest in photography and how to learn and use a camera with manual settings and see beyond an iPhone or camera phone.

What equipment will I need?

This course has been upgraded and focuses more on working with a camera, you don’t have to have the latest versions of things but a camera with settings you can adjust - I want to help you see beyond AUTO (ie a digital SLR or an all in one with manual controls.)

A tripod is really, really helpful. You can of course do this course without a tripod, I worked without one for years but a tripod speeds things up. Again it doesn’t have to be fancy but one that will hold your camera’s weight. An overhead arm that fits on to your tripod or tripod that has an overhead function built in (this is for taking images overhead / flat lay images)

Software to edit, I will be using Lightroom CC, but there are free options available or you could access a free trial of Lightroom to use whilst doing the course.

I only have an iPhone, can I still join in?

You are welcome to join in of course, I use my iPhone all the time as a secondary device to my professional kit BUT there are some angles that I teach that are harder to master with an iPhone, not impossible but if you have a camera to use this will be to your advantage. There will also be a lesson on camera settings if you have a DSLR and are not quite sure how to use it. A tripod is really, really helpful you can do the course without it.

How much time will I have to commit?

As with anything it depends on how much you want to get out of something and how much time you have. I would estimate that at a minimum it will take about 30-60 mins to go through the weekly materials and then to practise and implement what we are discussing for the week, 1-2 hours.

I'm away for one of the weeks or not sure I can commit weekly?

Don't worry, whilst it would be great to be able to do this in real time, there is always life to deal with, the course is set over 4 weeks because short time frames and weekly deadlines often push people to produce more. BUT the course materials will available for you to for a total of 3 months. So you can do as much as you can when you can.

What about the critiques if I can't finish the course in 4 weeks?

You have 3 months access to the course materials. For those who can’t commit to real time learning you have 3 months to complete the course. Send me one image per assignment for critique and advice.

How do I book the 1-2-1 Zoom mentoring call?

Book the Zoom place when you book your place on the course. Shortly before the course starts, I will send you a questionnaire about what you might want to discuss and time options, so we plan our discussion before meeting to make the most of your time. The Zoom call needs to be booked in within 3 months of the course start time. I will do my best to offer a time / date that suits you and your time zone.

What can we discuss on the 1-2-1 call?

It’s an opportunity to discuss anything photography or styling related, maybe you’d like me to look at your instagram or website beforehand, maybe you’d like me to look at your set up at home and how best to work the light, maybe it’s about camera settings or anything you are struggling with. It can be a bit of all of the above, whatever we can fit into an hour.

I still have questions!

No problem, email me catherine.frawley@gmail.com

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