FOOD STYLING FOR INSTAGRAM ONLINE COURSE
I’ve got some super exciting news to share, my brand new FOOD STYLING FOR INSTAGRAM online course launched this week! It’s a short course I created in collaboration with DOMESTIKA all about how to style, photograph, and edit delicious food photos for Instagram, using just your mobile phone!
In this blog post, I wanted to share a little bit more about this online food styling course with you, talk about why and who I created it for and give you a little behind the scenes look at the course’s creation. Are you ready to get stuck in?
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE FOOD STYLING ONLINE SHORT COURSE ABOUT?
In this online food styling course, I’ll take you through the step-by-step process of styling, photographing, and editing delicious Instagram-worthy mobile phone food photos. My aim is to help you uncover your personal style whilst capturing the beauty of your favourite dishes.
In this DOMESTIKA course, you’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about the principles of food styling, colour theory and how you can use both to take powerful food photographs that make people stop and take note. Furthermore, I’ll outline the dos and don’ts of food styling to ensure you create gorgeous shots every single time!
I’ll demonstrate how I style 3 very different dishes, starting with pancakes, and will outline how to use props, choose your backdrops and more! Then we move on to style a light and bright soup together. Finally, we style and photograph a dark, moody hummus bowl, experimenting with different angles and moody lighting.
Next, I’ll explain the ins and outs of editing in Lightroom and as well as share my top Instagram tips to ensure your food photos achieve maximum exposure .
WHO IS THIS FOOD STYLING SHORT COURSE FOR?
This course was created for beginners who are passionate about food and want to start creating striking food photos for Instagram. It’s also a short course ideal for photographers with some more experience, who struggle with food styling and are eager make their food images look Insta-worthy!
The course was designed for those on a budget, who aren’t ready to commit to deep study with me, but still wish to receive some powerful food styling tips and tricks!
This food styling course isn’t right for you if you’re an intermediate or advanced food blogger or food photographer with at least 1-2 years experience working, styling and photographing food.
HOW IS THIS SHORT COURSE DIFFERENT FROM MY SIGNATURE E-COURSE OR FOUNDATION E-COURSE?
The DOMESTIKA course is a 3 hour short course and in it I share just a snippet of what I share in my signature or foundation food photography e-course.
Furthermore, the DOMESTIKA course is aimed mainly at beginners and focuses predominantly on food styling, whilst highlighting how you can create gorgeous shots, just by using your mobile phone camera.
My signature e-course in turn is exclusively for intermediate and advanced students who create content using their DSLR or mirrorless cameras and my foundation e-course is for creatives who wish to develop the skills to confidently shoot with a professional camera.
Both my courses give a much more comprehensive overview of all facets of food photography and food styling compared to the DOMESTIKA short course, but the DOMESTIKA course is great if you want to learn more about food styling and love sharing your work on Instagram.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THIS FOOD STYLING COURSE?
No previous knowledge is required to take this course.
You will need crockery, as well as the ingredients to make your dishes. You will also need a smartphone with a camera and a photo editing app like Lightroom.
Behind the scenes of filming my food styling course with DOMESTIKA. Image by DOMESTIKA.
BEHIND THE SCENES OF MY FOOD STYLING COURSE
In early 2021, I asked my audience what they wanted to learn more about and FOOD STYLING was at the top of everyone’s agenda. A big request was also to create a course that was affordable and accessible. Just as I was brain storming ideas, I received an e-mail from DOMESTIKA, (thank you UNIVERSE!) asking if I’d be interested in collaborating with them and if so, what course I’d like to teach.
My initial response was NO! In fact, I’d been approached by other course platforms before and it just never felt right to me, plus, I totally dislike being in front of the camera. However, DOMESTIKA was persistent and so I agreed to a preliminary discussion. Once I realised that I could create a course I liked, that included merely a snippet of what I normally teach, whilst still providing so much value to YOU at a super affordable price, I agreed to take the plunge.
What followed were hours of thinking through content ideas, planning and creating an outline for the food styling course, practicing different food styling set ups and so on. Once the online course outline was firmed up, I spent the whole of July and August 2021 meeting weekly with my DOMESTIKA course coordinator, Catherine. She helped me fine tune my lesson plans to ensure the online course would allow YOU to learn the foundations of good food styling, editing and Instagram strategies.
Once the course outline was created, it was studio time!
Behind the scenes of filming my food styling course with DOMESTIKA. Image by DOMESTIKA.
Over 4 very longggg 12-hour days at the height of summer, I worked with Danny, Chris and Andrea the film makers, Catherine, the course coordinator, a photographer and numerous set designers to create the 3-hour short online course!
Now, I wish I could say it was glamorous, but the truth is the room we were filming in was dark (to allow the artificial light to work its magic), stuffy (windows had to be closed to ensure optimal sound insulation) and well, the entire experience was really exhausting! BUT, I’m over the moon with the outcome and hope this food styling e-course will enable you to take your first firm steps towards food styling to perfection.
A SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY ONLINE COURSE OFFER JUST FOR YOU!
To celebrate the launch of my food styling course, DOMESTIKA is offering 50% off!!! for a limited time only!
You can grab your online seat and learn all about food styling for Instagram right HERE. I hope you enjoy the course!
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On a custom made set at DOMESTIKA, London
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