Food Photography Information

Join award-winning photographer Penny De Los Santos for this 15-hour course. When you think about food photography, it’s not just about what’s on the plate. It’s about everything around it. The details, the scenes, the people, the culture, the history, the geography, and especially the moments. Food connects all of us. Food photography is the crossroad, where culture, food, and people come together.

What You’ll Learn In Food Photography?

DAY 1

• Introduction: Point Of Departure
• Audience Q & A
• Interview: James Oseland, Editor Of Saveur Magazine
• Principles
• Critique With Larry Nighswander Of Saveur Magazine
• Business
• HOMEWORK: Day 1 Assignment

DAY 2

• Shoot 1: Citrus Still Life
• Shoot 2: Grilled Lamb Kebobs With Citrus Salad
• Shoot 3: Bacon And Grits
• Shoot 4: Mussels And Frites
• Shoot 5: Asian Noodle Soup
• Students Shoot

DAY 3

• Beyond The Plate: Culture, People And Place
• Shoot: Oyster Roast
• Shoot: Food Truck (Skillet)
• Image Critique
• Shoot: Farm Table Dinner
• Final Assignment

About Author

Penny De Los Santos began photographing as a way to understand her own diverse cultural background and identity.

Born in Germany to an American military family that eventually settled in small town Texas, with generations of family history tied to the Texas-Mexico border, Penny’s background no doubt inspired curiosity about culture.

From the historical all-male dining clubs of the Basque Country to Jerusalem’s most suicide bomber besieged markets, photographing culture has been at the heart of Penny’s work. It has influenced the subject she picks and the way she makes photographs.

She has been fortunate enough to travel extensively throughout the US and to over 40 countries on assignment for various clients making her photographs.

Penny trained the first 10 years of her career with National Geographic Magazine. Her photographs have received numerous grants, fellowships, and awards, including: The National Geographic Photography Grant, Recipient of the Prestigious World Press Joop Stewart Master class, College Photographer of the Year, Eastman Kodak Photography Grant, Canon USA Photography Grant, The Eddie Adams Photography Grant, California New Media Award, Ohio University School of Visual Communication Photography Grant and The Parson’s School of Design Marty Fortier Fellowship.

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