Food photography with William Reavell

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Food photography with William Reavell

By The Guardian Masterclasses

Date and time

Sunday, January 11, 2015 · 10am - 4pm GMT

Location

The Guardian

Kings Place 90 York Way London N1 9GU United Kingdom

Refund Policy

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Description

Discover the technical and creative techniques behind pictures that will make anyone's mouth water

Whether you want to beautify a blog, menu or recipe book, this capsule masterclass will transform your food photography. As well as getting a grounding in the ingredients of good food photography, you'll learn a treasury of technical tricks to help you do justice to great cooking.

Renowned food photographer William Reavell's work has illustrated books for high profile chefs including Rick Stein and Mary Berry. Here he shares practical tips to help you improve your photography, and find your own style. You'll find out how to use your camera's manual settings to better capture the colours, textures and sensual glory of a dish. You'll also learn creative ways to style food and props to enhance the mood and composition of your shots. This highly practical, one-day course includes a practical test shoot, allowing you to learn as you go and instantly see the impact of each new skill you learn.

This course is for you if...

  • You run or contribute to a food blog or website and want to make it look more professional
  • You want to learn how to present your recipes in their best possible light
  • You're a restaurateur who wants to take tempting pictures to illustrate your menu or PR materials
  • You aspire to pursuing a future career as a food photographer
  • You're a food enthusiast who wants to learn how to take better photographs for social media sites such as Instagram

Course description

This engaging and entertaining one-day course teaches the essential technical and creative skills needed to style, compose and take mouth-watering images of food. Topics covered include:

  • Camera skills: how to use your camera when photographing food
  • Composition: different ways of creating eye catching pictures
  • Food styling dos and don'ts from the experts
  • Styling with props and creating scenes
  • Lighting: the different methods, and what they do
  • Working on your style, and developing your portfolio (or blog)


PLEASE NOTE: Attendees are expected to bring with them a DSLR (or equivalent) camera and be comfortable using it on its automatic settings. They will also need to bring along some pre-cooked, pre-cut food and a few basic styling props (such as napkins, tablecloths and plates) to take part in practical exercises.

Tutor profile

William Reavell is a food photographer with 18 years' experience. His work has featured in cookbooks for Mary Berry, Rick Stein and Sophie Grigson and James Martin, among others. William also mentors photographers, sharing his knowledge and experience in the key techniques for taking successful, appetising pictures of food.

Full course and returns information on the Masterclasses website

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Welcome to Guardian Masterclasses – a unique programme of learning embedded within one of the world's most forward-thinking media organisations.

We offer a broad range of short and long courses across a variety of disciplines from creative writing, journalism, photography and design, film and digital media, music and cultural appreciation.

Harnessing the expertise and specialisms within the organisation, our courses are led by first class and award winning guardian professionals whilst also drawing on the skills and expertise of other leading figures at the forefront of the creative and digital industries.

The programme is aimed at anyone interested in personal or professional development whether that be refining your skills, focusing your ambition or simply broadening your mind and gaining inspiration.

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