Episode 124: Food Photography with Lauren Caris Short

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0700

How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.

Guest:

Lauren Caris Short: Instagram, website, YouTube

[Photo of Lauren Caris Short by Tommy Reynolds]

Hosts:

Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass
Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

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The Complete Guide to Food Photography, by Lauren Caris Short. Use code LAUREN40 to get 40% off when ordering from Rocky Nook!
Light ― Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting, by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua, Robin Reid
Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan
Food Photography Academy
Jeff’s articles about webcams

Our Snapshots:

Jeff: Insta360 Link Webcam
Kirk: 2022 MacBook Air M2

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Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan

Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:30:00 -0700

Portrait photography can seem awfully daunting if you’ve never done it. How many lights do you use? Which modifiers are the best? Do you need a studio? How much money should you spend to get started? Oh, and how do you relate to the person in front of your camera? We talk with pro portrait photographer Sandra Coan about shooting with just one light and one modifier—using film!—and her book Crafting the Natural Light Look.