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Course 026 · Lesson 08

Mastering the Art of Food Photography

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Direction of Light, Skimming, and Texture

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The direction from which light arrives at a dish determines, more than any other single variable, whether the photograph succeeds. Front-lighting (light directly behind the camera) is the most common direction for beginner food photographers and the least effective: it eliminates shadows entirely, flattening the subject and removing texture. Side-lighting and back-lighting are the two directions the Dean recommends — both create the gradient of light-to-shadow that communicates depth and dimension.

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