The last frontier of the Food Photography is the one that portrays food suspended in the air. Creativity, a sense of lightness and dynamism are the sensations given by the flying food, that many want to replicate.
Levitating sandwiches, shrimp suspended in mid-air, and liquids leaking from plates and glasses now represent an unusual and high-impact way of telling the story of food through images. An achievement that those who want to become food photographer can only be achieved after much study and experimentation.
In this regard, Italian Food Academy organizes a special course on photography dedicated to food with experienced food professionals who, during classroom lectures and a studio practice period, teach the different techniques, the use of light and how to portray dishes and ingredients, as well as set design.
For detailed information on the course, modules and lecturers, as well as materials and dates, simply contact the institution, by clicking here.
But how is the photo of the "flying" food made?
For the implementation of the "flying food", in addition to a camera and the raw material to be portrayed, it is also important to know how to use Photoshop, as you will have to work " in layers," carefully balancing each layer, erasing the superfluous with the correct Photoshop tools. The effect will be that the impossible will seem real. If one 60% of the work is done in the studio, the remaining 40% is determined by the post-production.
The technique used is high-speed photography, which captures moments in a fraction of time that cannot be seen with the naked eye, such as a spray of water for example.
Equipment for high-speed photography is: a 100 mm macro lens for close-up shots, a 24-70 mm zoom lens, a tripod, and an SLR camera of course.
But there is also a simpler method of portraying food in "flight," and it is explained in this video from "We Eat Togheter."
Italian Food Academy's Food Photgraphy course.
The path of Italian Food Academy at Food Photography takes place in Milan and includes preparatory classes, a 20-hour online course aimed at the issuance of the third-level HACCP Certificate, a 48-hour classroom phase and a 150-hour internship period.
Course topics are:
- APPROACH TO PHOTOGRAPHY
- BASICS OF FOOD STYLING
- HOW TO BUILD A SET
- ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD OF FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
- VISUAL CONTENT STRATEGY
- SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
- FOOD ON INSTAGRAM
- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUBLISHING AND DIGITAL WORLD
