Lara's Workshops
August Food Styling & Photography Workshops – 2 Dates Added
Thanks everyone for your feedback on classes! I’m happy to announce 2 new classes based on your comments. First, I have included a weekend day (hope Sundays work for you guys!). I’ve also schedule another class the following day, for those of you from out of town who want a more intensive experience.
The Natural Food Styling & Photography 102 class take the basic principals I teach in the 101 class, but applies them to some more challenging subjects. I do recommend that you have taken some sort of food styling & photography class prior to attending this class, but it doesn’t have to be my 101 class. You should, however, be quite comfortable with your camera in aperture priority mode.
Registration is now open here. Please note, I’m trying a new class registration system! If you have any problems, let me know and I’ll get it fixed.
Natural Food Styling & Photography 101
August 8th, 2010, 1pm to 5ish
Register Here
This 1/2 day Natural Food Styling & Photography Workshop is for anyone interested in learning the basics of food styling and photography for editorial purposes.
We will focus on simple plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will also cover creative lighting techniques using natural light.
Although a good working knowledge of your camera is recommended, this class is appropriate for all levels of photographers. All you need to bring is your camera and a tripod (highly recommended!)
This class is limited to 7 attendees.
This class is held in Seattle, at the Spare Room studio.
Class Fee: $125.00
Natural Food Styling & Photography 102
Monday, August 9th, 2010, 1pm to 5ish
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This 1/2 day Natural Food Styling & Photography 102 Workshop focuses on more challenging food subjects, such as meat (raw and cooked), drinks and action shots. Like my 101 class, we will focus on plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will cover creative lighting techniques using natural light, and some speedlight (flash) usage as time permits.
You should have good working knowledge of your camera, especially functions such as manual focus, aperture priority and exposure compensation. All you need to bring is your camera and a tripod (highly recommended!)
This class is limited to 7 attendees.
This class is held in Seattle, at the Spare Room studio.
Class Fee: $125.00
Workshops: What classes would you like to see?
Workshops at Spare Room have been terrific so far, and I’m excited about doing more this summer. Before I start scheduling them, I would love to hear from you what classes you’d be most excited about.
Here are a few ideas I’ve been thinking about:
Cocktails
Tips for capturing tempting looking cocktails, from garnishes and props to just the right lighting for glassware.
Outdoor Food Photography
Trying to get great food shots at your picnic? This class will help you learn to work with those harsh lighting conditions.
Photographing Meat
Many people find meat a difficult thing to shoot, but I think it is beautiful. We’ll work with styling both raw and cooked meat in natural and artificial light.
Food in Action
This class will focus on special techniques for bringing more life to your food shots including pour shots, people cooking and eating, and tips for being your own model.
Just Desserts
In this dessert food styling & photography class, we’ll cover the basics of styling and shooting beautiful desserts as well as some of the challenges (ice cream, pie slices). Plus, we’ll eat the leftovers.
Product Photography
No food in this class, just working with props and light to take photos of crafts/products (soaps, salts, cards, clothing, jewelry, etc.) and some Photoshop techniques for prepping those images for the web.
Doughnuts
We do more than photography at Spare Room! In this cooking class, you’ll learn to make 3 different types of doughnuts plus glazes, and go home with a boxful! (Can be made a Gluten Free or a Vegan class on request!)
Natural Food Styling & Photography 101
This is the class I’ve been teaching for the past few months… are their more of you out there that would like to take it?
Do these sound interesting to you? Do you have other ideas that you’d like to see? Leave me a comment to let me know!
June Food Styling & Photography Class Added
I’ve been thrilled with the enthusiasm for the Food Styling and Photography classes I’ve been hosting over the past couple of months! And I’m happy to announce the next one for June 15th, from 12:30 to 4:30. The price is still $99 per person in June… most likely, the last time at that low rate.
Natural Food Styling & Photography
This Natural Food Styling & Photography Workshop is for anyone interested in learning the basics of food styling and photography for editorial purposes. We will focus on simple plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will also cover creative lighting techniques using natural light. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera setting. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
Tuesday, June 15, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/114165
To tempt you a bit more, here’s one of the dishes we made at the last class (this one is from my Low Light Food Photography class), a simple leek risotto with pickled radish and chive blossoms.
Tasty Shots
Thought I’d share a few shots from yesterday’s food styling & photography workshop: a simple mache salad with sliced cumquats, walnuts and soft chevre; my beet, bean and farro soup; and a really yummy rhubarb and apple cobbler recipe from Gourmet Traveller.
Sneak Peak into the Natural Food Styling & Photography Class
Last Saturday, I hosted my first small group food photography and styling class here at Spare Room. We had 5 participants focused for 4 hours on food and photography, and I had such a great time answering questions and talking through shots. To practice, I whipped up a batch of rhubarb bruschetta and everyone got a chance to get hands on by creating their own plating from my stash of props and shoot tethered using my camera so I could give instant feedback. Here are some of the shots from the day!
All my currently scheduled Natural Food Styling & Photography classes are currently sold out, but there are still 2 spots open for the May 17th Low Light Food Photography class and I’ll be announcing a June date sometime in the next couple of weeks.
May Food Styling & Photography Workshops
I know many of you have asked to be on the waiting list for my sold-out April classes. Unfortunately, I won’t have any more room in those, but I do have some good news. I’ve just added 2 new workshop dates for May.
Here are a few photos from previous classes at the studio, some with natural light and one with speedlights.
Natural Food Styling & Photography
This Natural Food Styling & Photography Workshop is for anyone interested in learning the basics of food styling and photography for editorial purposes. We will focus on simple plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will also cover creative lighting techniques using natural light. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera setting. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
Thursday, May 13, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109165
Low Light Food Photography
This evening photography workshop is for anyone interested in learning how to deal with low light situations when photographing food. We will focus primarily on using off camera speedlights to replicate a natural, daylight look for food, but also cover a few tricks for getting the best results from alternative light sources such as inexpensive work lamps. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera settings. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
Monday, May 17, 5pm to 9pm
Upcoming Food Styling & Photography Workshops
I’m happy to announce the first of what I hope becomes many food styling and photography workshops that I’ll be teaching in Spare Room! The classes are small, so if you are interested, you’ll want to get your tickets soon before they fill up!
You can purchase tickets on Brown Paper Tickets: Sorry! All of these classes are now sold out. If you’d like to be added to the waiting list, please email me and let me know which dates.
Natural Food Styling & Photography
This 1/2 day Natural Food Styling & Photography Workshop is for anyone interested in learning the basics of food styling and photography for editorial purposes. We will focus on simple plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will also cover creative lighting techniques using natural light. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera setting. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
April 17, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/104299
Natural Food Styling & Photography
This 1/2 day Natural Food Styling & Photography Workshop is for anyone interested in learning the basics of food styling and photography for editorial purposes. We will focus on simple plating and propping of food for the most appealing photos without resorting to tricks that render the food inedible. We will also cover creative lighting techniques using natural light. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera setting. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
April 28, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/104302
Low Light Food Photography
This evening photography workshop is for anyone interested in learning how to deal with low light situations when photographing food. We will focus primarily on using off camera speedlights to replicate a natural, daylight look for food, but also cover a few tricks for getting the best results from alternative light sources such as candle light. Students should have a working knowledge of their camera setting. This class is limited to 6 people.
Cost: $99 (plus ticket fees)
May 3, 5pm to 9pm