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Florence

Business, Studio Art and Liberal Arts - Winter 1 2010
Food Photography II

90
Language Level: Taught In English
Food Photography II [CP FC FP 420]
Language of Instruction: English
Course taken with: International Students
Florence University of the Arts and Apicius International School of Hospitality (Florence, Italy)

Course Description

Area of Study

College of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts > Photography

Hours & Credits

90

Hours of Instruction

6

Semester Credit Units

9

Quarter Credit Units

Notes regarding credits...

3credits*
*No credit granted for this course for those obtaining a USD transcript.

45 lecture hours + 45 studio hours

Prerequisites and Language Level

Taught In English
There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Food Photography I or Equivalent.

Requirements: a digital camera - 5,0 megapixels minimum with an optical zoom lens at least 3X or a 35mm reflex camera with a zoom lens, or a wide angle + 50 + a telephoto lens. a lab fee is also required for this course.

Overview

This course will enable the student to master at a professional level all aspects connected to food photography, acquiring the technical and visual skills that are necessary to create a fine food photograph for book or magazine publication. Students will enrich their visual and practical skills through the most advanced and state of the art techniques, such as advanced lighting for digital and analog photography, photographing food in existing and natural light, advanced special
effects and tricks/props for food photography, mastering advanced scanning and digital imaging/graphic software. Students will use up-to-date computers/software/peripherals and digital cameras and lighting units and will have use of a kitchen classroom for setting up and preparing the dishes/recipes to be photographed.