Since one of the most important aspects of photography is how to control your lighting, today I’ll be explaining how to perfectly light a scene for a warm, dramatic effect. We’ll be using grids – hard lights that are more controllable – and the subject to be used will be food, because it is usually shot with hard lighting.
Step 1: Items Needed
Dishes:
Find yourself a place setting, that looks good with whatever food you are going to shoot. My girlfriend likes sushi, so that’s what I decided to shoot here. I went to a local market and picked up the place setting in this shot which seemed to work well. I like to keep the dishes simple so they don’t make the shot too busy.
