*Update: as of January 2nd this workshop has reached capacity. Please do send me an email if you’d like to be put on the email list for the March workshop on Food Photography & Styling!

We’re doing another one! For those of you that couldn’t make it to the December 5th food photography workshop for food bloggers, you’ve got another chance!

Food & Beverage Photography 101: A Workshop for Food Bloggers! (and other creative types!)

11am-1pm, Saturday January 9th at Irashai Grill in Vancouver, BC

Why is this a perfect workshop for food bloggers?

I continually get asked how to shoot better in restaurants with low lighting, or at home in natural light, and without spending wads of cash on equipment. That is exactly what this workshop is all about:  simple and affordable solutions that will improve your photographs.

Not a food blogger? But love shooting your kitchen creations and want to learn a few techniques? That’s ok - you’re more than welcome too!

To Register

Email Jackie with ‘Register me for Food Photo 101 Workshop‘ in the subject line. I will send you some info immediately, as well as a PayPal link to confirm your spot.

The Details

• Saturday January 9th at Irashai Grill located at 1368 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC

• Workshop is 11am-1pm, followed by Q&A with Jackie over lunch from 1pm - 2pm *cost of lunch not included; lunch prices range from $9-$18

• Guaranteed 1-on-1 time for every student

• I will teach you step-by-step how to set-up your shots using some specific food & beverage examples, while using your camera’s manual settings

• We will shoot in a variety of set-ups including natural light, restaurant lighting, and a commonly used softbox lighting setup

• I will be sending out some refresher notes before-hand, and some workshop notes for you to take away from the session

• Cost for the workshop is $45 (gst included) and  there are only 10 spots available = the most personal attention from me

• All you are required to bring is your camera, it’s manual, a tripod and your appetite!

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Until October 15th there’s a fabulous thing happening at The Roundhouse Art & Recreation Centre called The Sustenance Festival: Feasting on Arts & Culture. Directly from their press release:

” The Roundhouse, Get Local (a partnered project of FarmFolk/CityFolk and the Vancouver Farmers Market) and the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition and Coupon Project are proud to present SUSTENANCE: Feasting on Art & Culture. A first time, unique celebration, SUSTENANCE Festival starts on Thursday, October 1 and culminates on World Food Day: October 16th. SUSTENANCE endeavours to connect the communities of art, culture, and food security. From global to local, from historic to present day, the art and culture of food will be something everyone can feast on.”

photo by Danno

If you head down to The Roundhouse and poke your head in The Exhibition Hall you’ll see the entire space filled with art, including some of mine. And, on a more interactive level, I offered two Food Photography 101 workshops and for a couple of hours we chatted tips, techniques and shot some food. It was a great! I also met a couple of food bloggers, one of which Diane who posted her thoughts on her blog Global Peasant. Here are some more shots from the workshops taken by the best volunteer coordinator (and volunteer!) I’ve ever met; Danno, you’re awesome, thank you. Thanks to all those who came down to give it a shot (no pun intended!); I had a blast and I hope you did to.

photo by Danno

To culminate both workshops, here’s some links to Food Photography 101 posts I guest-wrote for Bakergirl Creations: The Technical, The Creative and The Resources.

And I’m curious to learn if food photography (in a workshop like this) is something all you food bloggers (or any other type of foodie) would want to learn more about. If so, please fire me an email or leave a comment with your thoughts, because we could totally do this again, and more in-depth.

photo by Danno