RECAP: LONDON FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, FOOD STYLING & VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2024

 
London workshop: Dark and moody scene showing hands laying pastry into baking tin
 

As food photographers, food bloggers and food content creators now is the time to broaden your skill set, explore creativity beyond photography and take videography seriously! That’s because, not only has the social media landscape changed dramatically since the pandemic requiring you to post more versatile content on your own channels, but brands now also want and need food photos and short form video content when working with food content creators like you. The good news is that this means that more collaboration opportunities for those who can deliver on all fronts, await!

So with this in mind and having seen our own client requests for content expand, my co-teacher Silvia and I knew we wanted to once again share our knowledge about how to create better and more engaging food content in our 2-day in-person London food styling, food photography and short form videography workshop!

Silvia and I wanted to teach our workshop attendees different content creation styles that would allow them to work with clients at varying price points, tap into trends when required, whilst also developing an elevated, stand out style all of their own. Moreover, our aim was to remove the overwhelm, share content creation systems that work and empower attendees to walk away with the confidence and practical knowledge to break through the feeling of content creation overwhelm!

The two workshop days were action packed; we explored all aspects of food content creation, short form video, creativity and styling at Silvia’s gorgeous London home studio. You can find some outtakes from the days below…..

 
London workshop: Dark and moody scene showing a glass of macha latte with ice, flowers around the background and a small ceramic dish with matcha powder in front
London workshop: Dark and moody scene showing a hand pour cream into a ceramic bowl. Spring flowers are in a pot and strewn over the wooden table.

Students had the chance to use an array of ceramics by Dante Ceramics, as show here.

 

DAY 1 - LONDON FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, FOOD STYLING AND VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Silvia and I wanted to give our talented workshop attendees the chance to…

  • learn the foundation of videography

  • develop their creativity and explore hands on food styling

  • understand how to create engaging, eye catching short form video

  • learn the art of transitions in short form video content and explore GIF creation

  • build a food photography portfolio

  • understand key short form video trends

  • edit short form video using mobile phone editing apps

We covered A LOT on day 1, and workshop attendees were able to film, photograph and style 5 separate, complete Reels/TikToks.

 
London workshop: Image showing attendees all looking and pointing their cameras to something out of frame
London workshop: Light and airy image of a vintage style kitchen sink and marble worktop with cake a flowers on it
 
 
London workshop: Image showing someone holding a pretty plate with a salad garnished with figs and berries
London workshop: A beautifully styled salad with purple leaves, radishes, berries and figs

A student creation following the food styling lesson on day one. Shot on a backdrop by Blueberry Backdrops.

 

DAY 2 - LONDON FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, FOOD STYLING AND VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Building on the learning from day 1, Silvia and I slowed the pace down and focused not on the principle of creating more (great) content in less time, but instead on the principle of capturing intricate and elevated video and photography content. So, this meant that on day 2, workshop attendees had the chance to…

  • create a cinemagraphic recipe reel - we taught this focusing on dark, moody and romantic visual story telling

  • get to grips with editing in Premier Pro - students also received handouts and a screen recording so that they can revisit their learning at home.

 
London workshop: Dark and moody scene showing hands laying pastry into baking tin
London workshop: Image of hands holding a camera, the display screen turned towards us. A pie is visible through the screen.
 
 
London workshop: Image showing a rhubarb tart, hands touching the sides of the dish, placed on a wooden surface
 
 
London workshop: Image showing attendees all looking and pointing their cameras and tripods to something out of frame
London workshop: Image showing a plate of cooked rhubarb on a wooden surface, hands holding the sides
 
 
London workshop: A baking tin with a rhubarb tart on a wooden table. Around it are small ceramic dishes with flaked almonds and a bunch of fresh rhubarb.
 
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for the wonderful workshop. I loved my two days, and learned a lot. ”
— Anne, workshop attendee
 

Before I thank our generous workshop partners, I wanted to say a loud and resounding THANK YOU to our amazing workshop attendees who joined us from near and far. I hope from the bottom of my heart, this workshop will provide you with creative tools for years to come and want to wish you all SO MUCH SUCCESS!

Andrea - Anne - Erin - Marina - Nicolette

I also want to thank my INCREDIBLE co-teacher and baker behind the delicious cake you see in these shots, Silvia. You ruled this workshop!

And also a big thank you to our workshop assistant Alicja, who did all the cooking and tea making behind the scenes. So grateful for you!

London workshop: Dark and moody scene showing a glass of macha latte with ice, flowers in the background and a small ceramic dish with matcha powder in front. A hand is sprinkling flower petals over the top.

Outtake from day 1 with ceramics by Dante ceramics

 

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES OUT TO OUR FOOD STYLING WORKSHOP PARTNERS

Thank you all so much for gifting us and our attendees your beautiful (and delicious) goodies. This workshop could never have been what it was without your input.

  • DANTE CERAMICS - your ceramics are STUNNING and made an exceptionally gorgeous addition to the styling session and student goodie bags!

  • BLUEBERRY BACKDROPS - So colourful and fun! The styling sessions could not have been as effective without your backdrops and the attendees couldn’t believe their luck that their goodie bags included one!

  • OVO THINGS CANDLES - Your candles made our cake scenes EXTRA! Attendees were over the moon to find them inside their goodie bags! Thanks so, so much!

  • TWO AND ONE OLIVE OIL - Everything we made in the workshop, from the salads we styled, to the olive oil lemon cake we filmed, included your beautiful olive oil. I know attendees will cook with it for weeks to come!

WANT TO ATTEND ONE OF MY FOOD STYLING, FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY and VIDEOGRAPHY WORKSHOPs?

Then please feel free to check out my food photography and styling workshop and retreat page HERE and see if anything tickles your fancy. Alternatively, if you can’t find what you’re looking for or you have a question about upcoming workshops, please complete the contact form below. I can't wait to hear from you.   

 
London workshop: Dark and moody scene of a small cake on a ceramic cake stand, natural candles on top still smoking. At the side a vase of flowers and a small dish with lemons.
London workshop: Dark and moody scene of a small cake on a ceramic cake stand, natural candles on top still smoking. At the side a vase of flowers, a small dish with lemons and a box of vintage-style matches.

Candles by OVO Things

 
 
London workshop: Close up view of a rhubarb tart with flaked almonds on top
 
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