A Closer Look at Capturing TEXTURE in Food Photography

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4 жыл бұрын

The goal of photographing texture is emotion, isn't it? But is texture limited to just close up shots of food? Probably. But in this video, I look closer at what it means to capture textures in food and product photography. While demonstrating this, I myself found some textures to be significantly more challenging than others, BUT in going through with it, I realized that the principles of light behavior stayed true. So keeping those principles in mind, in the end, I was able to come up with a result that I was happy with.
Hope it helps! Remember, practice practice and more practice!
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@fellowcreator 4 жыл бұрын

This is the only channel where I surely learn a new thing every time I visit...

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rohit, as always!

@sriparnadebnath4216 4 жыл бұрын

You're giving very detailed information about some very important stuffs which most of the other KZfaq tutors skip. Your videos are greatly helpful. Thanks for these tutorials. I also follow your Instagram since the first time I watched your video, found some really beautiful images. Keep inspiring!

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! 🙏

@thedavidpen 3 жыл бұрын

My product photographer teacher taught me the gradient thing with the same difusion paper for glass materials , it's amazing to find a youtuber that got the same technique, Great video!

@joeblacke99 4 жыл бұрын

Love your Chanel. With glass, you want to light from behind, especially if you want to see the contents of the glass. Glass and liquids are generally translucent so light coming straight toward the camera is used to illuminate the contents and at the same time define the edges. Lighting from the sides shows the reflective qualities of the glass and gradients show it’s texture. But not it’s contents. Side lighting is to show the glass,bottle, container but not the contents. Those will generally stay very dark. Karl Taylor has an excellent video on this as does the slanted lens. Look at their lighting for liquor especially which is semi opaque.

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip! I'll definitely give that's a shot next time around and I will look into the content you suggested, thanks again!

@waimalao 3 жыл бұрын

I'm agree with you!

@matheff71 2 жыл бұрын

Its so much information! And its not puree theory, but with every change to the lighting we can actually see the difference it makes. You have great teaching/tutoring skills. New subscriber here, will probably stay for a while :)

@souadchatta7997 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such tips. Il helps a lot.

@Bishnu_Deb 3 жыл бұрын

Very precise and accurate presentation.

@Notesbymami Жыл бұрын

Would you consider doing tutorials on food videography / how and if light techniques differ for videos? :) thanks for your videos!

@nooh9151 4 жыл бұрын

Your quality is awesome!

@MiguelACoronaDM 4 жыл бұрын

Cool overview! Yes, as I continue my education in still life photography, I've been shooting quite a number of liquor bottles including wine bottles. You're correct that each light set up has been quite different. I've played with one, two, three, and even four light set ups to achieve different effects. Of course, trying to imitate either online images or YT tutorials. It's been fun because I learn a lot about light and how to use it better with each opportunity. Thanks for your contribution to my learning.

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Miguel! I agree, each lighting setup we build is a learning experience with light. Right on. I'm glad my videos help and thank YOU for taking the time to watch them

@muminahsalaam 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative and straight to the point 👏🏽

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@bitestudio4958 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You~! 💯

@KevinMK 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon your video is amzaing good Job ! just a quick question ... What did you put on the profoto A1 which look like a "lens cap" for the A1 ?

@carlos.teixeira 3 жыл бұрын

To light the cup contents, place one light up top the product, slightly forward, without diffusion, narrow beam.

@malackawada 4 жыл бұрын

Best KZfaq channel 👍🏻💯

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

You're awesome 🙏

@sanketk 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video on the texture. I think, in order to expose the middle part of the cup, you can try a flash through a snoot from directly behind the cup, position it in a way that its hiding behind the cup, a little above or beneath the cup. That back light might bring out the details from the liquid, I think!

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

ah! a snooted light behind the cup! that's the one thing I ddin't try and will definitely try that next time, thanks Sanket! I appreciate the feedback🙏

@vsnphotobox4185 3 жыл бұрын

You place the mug on class top nd give a light from bottom... Then the thing inside the glass will glow... Nd you can control the exposure by adjusting the flash power. Its better to keep flash near as possible... So the flash won't create a highlights on edges. Just try it. I used to this technique to light bottles. And the out was not bad

@HamzaFiazFilms Жыл бұрын

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@powermoon-d5c 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon. I have a few questions. 1. Can you please link to the cinema diffusion materials you're using here? It appears from the video that they have different diffusion properties. 2. For left shot at timestamp 6.17 (backlit orange where you see the flash in the scene). How would you change this so that the light quality is preserved but the flash is not in the scene (and perhaps replace it with a candle or something else) 3. I see you used one octabox and one strip light with honeycomb grid angled against the diffusion materials. Did you find that these produced different quality of light? Was there an intentionality in terms of how and which ones you decided to use? And finally, your content is amazing. I'm finding that I go back to the same video several times on slower playback in order to really absorb all the learnings. Every time I watch a video I am finding something new I missed before.

@GabiVetmed 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@KashanArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Are you try back light ??? Or cutout reflector on the back of glass.. hop it's work.

@cookify6875 4 жыл бұрын

COuld you explain how to get difussed light with specular highlights like Bon appetit´s pictures? I Struggle with tabletop photos, and theirs look awesome! thanks for all your knowledge!

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

I took a look at bon appetit's pictures and I think I know what you're trying to ask. Firstly, when you're dealing with either diffused light or specular light, what you're actually dealing with is reflections: how the light source is reflecting off of the subject. You can have a point light source, for example, as your light but if your subject has a "matte" surface or texture, that light will reflect as a diffused reflection (or what we often understand as diffused light). Therefore, whether the light "looks" diffused or specular depends on the type of food or props you're shooting. So with that said, with looking at their pictures, I would assume that if the dish is very reflective (i.e. soups, sauces, anything oily) they are using a large light source, which gives very soft light, but specular highlights. On the other hand, dishes that aren't very reflective (i.e. waffles, most variations of bread and crackers) I would assume they use a small light source to have that punchy feel, but also add large reflectors to fill in shadows, giving it a more high key, warm sunny day kinda feel. Hope that helps! ps. I saw your food reel on your channel, awesome work!

@cookify6875 4 жыл бұрын

@@figandlight thanks a lot for your insights! Ill try and let you know! :)

@CHIMBOPDOTCOM 4 жыл бұрын

What brand of diffusion paper are you using on those rolls?

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

They're from Rosco

@szkhokhar 4 жыл бұрын

What diffusion material did you use in this video?

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

It's a Rosco Cinelux Tough White diffusion material sheet

@todologic 3 жыл бұрын

Curious. Why do you use a cable for triggering instead of a wireless trigger?

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the cabled wire when I didn't know any better and didn't care enough to upgrade to wireless since then hahah

@todologic 3 жыл бұрын

@@figandlight ok! Thanks. I asked because, for instance, I can not use a wireless mouse. I feel the lag. Just in case there were any similar reason ☺️. I enjoy your content a lot. Thanks!

@HarshvardhanSaboo 3 жыл бұрын

I believe I will now do a series of textures to understand if I can make someone feel how it would feel just by looking at the photo.

@burhan1211 4 жыл бұрын

May I know the size of the godox vertical softbox.

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

Sure! 9" x 35"

@burhan1211 4 жыл бұрын

Tx u Sir

@fromlaylaylay 3 жыл бұрын

A polarizer would have also helped cut down that reflection on the glass.

@avendano1985 4 жыл бұрын

hi, good video.

@figandlight 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rodolfo!

@bnjmnwst 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a total beginner, but I thought that an overlight might've helped light the coffee/milk inside the mug. Now, someone who knows something tell me why that wouldn't work.

@vyomarao2962 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of adding the milk in the centre add the milk to the edge of the cup facing the camera... that'll capture the milk before it gets diluted🤓

@atmosphi 4 жыл бұрын

So informative! I'd like to watch how to manage light with textured materials such as fruits. But for the glass surface that you used to photograph in this video, I remember that someone techniques is slightly different than yours, because of the "double sided" glass that being used as an object. Here's the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNplebuTvpiZZZs.html