From the course: Learning Food and Drink Photography
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Finding creative backgrounds
From the course: Learning Food and Drink Photography
Finding creative backgrounds
Even in the simplest of setups, the background is a key element. The background helps set the stage and also is a way for us as photographers to express our individual styles and tastes. Backgrounds can come in from all types of materials: paper, wood, plastic, metal, even dirt. Here are some that I brought in today. From a skateboard deck, torn paper bag, a piece of old metal, and a piece of found wood. All of these have the advantage of being cheap. In advertising, backgrounds have a tendency to be more clean and proper, while in editorial work we can be a little bit more adventurous. We can break backgrounds down into three general categories. First, environmental. An example would be shooting in a restaurant where we see part of the environment out of focus in the background, and it helps tell the story. Second, stylistic: a setting that you most likely would not find in our everyday life. For our studio example, I brought in a torn piece of bag, put that underneath a plate that…
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