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That Photo Makes Me Hungry: Photographing Food for Fun & Profit
Discover insider secrets for mouthwatering photographs Andrew Scrivani, food photographer for the New York Times, is one of the most respected names in the business. He’s also a teacher of the craft, advising #foodporn obsessives, bloggers, photographers ready for the next step, and anyone who loves to shoot and eat, in how Part straight-forward practical advice, part stories from the field, with many of Scrivani’s signature photos, this book will definitely make you hungry. Color photographs throughout
184 pages, Hardcover
Published November 26, 2019
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May 27, 2022
Books on food photography are not published often now (our children will probably be sharing recipes via emoticons), and Andrew Scrivani is a well-known and well-loved figure for food photographers. Over the years, I've tried to watch every course he's produced on various platforms. Of course, it is highly interesting to view his work in the printed format.
I was surprised, though, that many of these shots have such shallow depth of field as to be practically out of focus, or the focus is not where one would expect it to be. Very beautiful and artistic, but, how should I put it, technically imprecise? Probably these photos are relatively old and the standards have changed since.
This is a rather slim book and I was put out by large repetitious quotes occupying whole spreads, as if there was not enough material for a whole book; and yet there's a spread with 24 tiny photos in it - I would have loved to see at least some of them larger, instead of those capitalized quotes. Aren't the pictures worth more than a thousand words?
As for the text, it's mostly very basic and not new to anybody who knows Scrivani's work. But that's not the point, of course. The point is, a lot of these photos do make one hungry :) Or do inspire one to take more food photos, and that's the whole point.
I was surprised, though, that many of these shots have such shallow depth of field as to be practically out of focus, or the focus is not where one would expect it to be. Very beautiful and artistic, but, how should I put it, technically imprecise? Probably these photos are relatively old and the standards have changed since.
This is a rather slim book and I was put out by large repetitious quotes occupying whole spreads, as if there was not enough material for a whole book; and yet there's a spread with 24 tiny photos in it - I would have loved to see at least some of them larger, instead of those capitalized quotes. Aren't the pictures worth more than a thousand words?
As for the text, it's mostly very basic and not new to anybody who knows Scrivani's work. But that's not the point, of course. The point is, a lot of these photos do make one hungry :) Or do inspire one to take more food photos, and that's the whole point.
October 29, 2020
I’ve recently begun an interest in food photography. With a few courses and practice sessions under my belt, I wanted more. This book gave me exactly what I wanted and expected. The images of course are gorgeous, but more than that, Scrivani delivers a common sense approach to the business side of it. Read it. You won’t be disappointed.
December 16, 2019
I have followed Andrew Scrivani's work in the NY Times Food pages and admired his work in Kate McDermott's cookbooks. I have enrolled in his food photography classes on Creative Live. I immediately ordered his new book and am inspired to improve my own food photos and cooking blog!
February 17, 2021
I loved it, it have a lot of good examples and even he explain his experiences with business and how to get your own business out of food photography
August 23, 2022
It didnt reach my expictations ,
Not recomended for beginner photographers who need to >learn< photography..
Exept the last part when he talked about business.
Not recomended for beginner photographers who need to >learn< photography..
Exept the last part when he talked about business.
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