Adorama - Workshops
Digital Photography: Creating Delectable Images With Light
by Lou Manna
Sunday, May 4, 2008 10AM - 5PM
Price: $250.00
Course Description:
Are you hungry for a new set of photographic skills? Creating images that ‘look good enough to eat’ is Lou Manna’s forte, and in this Workshop he will teach you the fundamentals of photography, including lighting, styling, composing, propping, and choosing backgrounds that will make your work distinctive. This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business, as he shares his approaches, techniques, and special tricks for photographing different kinds of objects. Additional topics to be discussed are different lighting arrangements for shooting on location vs. the studio and the importance of modifying your style depending on your client and the usage of the photographs.
You will be working in Lou’s studio shooting still life with lights, reflectors, mirrors, etc. in the afternoon. During the shoot, your images will be viewed on a 40" Hi Definition Monitor and there will be a instant feedback.
Requirements:
Familiarity with your digital SLR; bring a DSLR with a close-focusing or macro lens and the wire to connect to a composite RCA video input. Please bring a selection of photographs that you've shot. Additionally, bring items for note taking in this hands-on workshop.
Level: Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, Aspiring Pro Note: This Workshop is limited to 10 participants
Biography:
Lou Manna
Lou Manna’s award-winning photographs have appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines and over thirty cookbooks. While working as a photojournalist for the New York Times, Lou developed a passion for food photography as he was creating appealing images to accompany reviews by noted food critic and cookbook author, Craig Claiborne. Lou went on to establish his own studio on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan where he has produced thousands of digital images while working with a wide range of major advertising, corporate and restaurant clients including Barilla, Kraft Foods, Marriott, Starbucks, Kellogg’s and Coca Cola. Honored to be one of an elite group of Olympus Visionary photographers, Lou recently authored Digital Food Photography, which is the only book on the art of food photography devoted exclusively to digital techniques: www.digitalfoodphotos.com
His web address is: www.loumanna.com
Price: $250.00
Schedule: Sunday, Oct 21, 2007 10AM - 5PM
Location: Lou Manna’s Studio at 126 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District, one block from Adorama.
