Are you struggling to create compelling compositions for your food photos? Or maybe you are looking to elevate your food photography to create visually captivating images that engage and delight your viewers. In this class, you'll learn composition techniques that will transform your food images from ordinary to extraordinary.

Hi! My name is Rose. I am a food and product photographer. Most of my work is dedicated to helping small businesses increase sales and online presence through scroll stopping food and product photos. I also do virtual workshops for online sellers who want to DIY their photoshoots and just last year I had the honor and privilege to become one of Skillshare’s top teachers.

Just like you I started as a beginner overwhelmed and clueless of where to put different elements in my scene. I created this class to demystify composition and share what I’ve learned from years of photographing food for personal projects and clients. :)

What you'll learn:

• What is composition and why it's important in food photography.

• Ways to expand your visual references to broaden creative horizons and develop a stronger visual fluency.

• The power of storytelling and how to use it as a great starting point for creating compelling compositions.

• Shooting angles for different storytelling purposes.

• How to choose the best distance to photograph food.

• How to use visual weight to distribute visual elements effectively. 

• Adding depth by incorporating foreground, mid ground and background elements in your composition.

• How to use lines in your composition to guide the viewer’s eye and create visual flow in an image.

• How to use shapes, patterns and repetition to add rhythm and harmony in your composition.

• Using layers to create a sense of depth in your frame, one on top of another or one behind another resulting in captivating compositions that the eye will be irresistibly drawn in. 

• Adding human touch to add a personal and relatable dimension to your compositions.

• Orientation and crop for different purposes and platforms.

• Actual application of composition guides and techniques through a photoshoot demo. 

• Common composition grids to help you get started.