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David Loftus Photography Masterclass – Styling & Composition


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now Ginny is creating this dish from a

now Ginny is creating this dish from a certain angle and you can see the way

certain angle and you can see the way

certain angle and you can see the way she looks at a dish she’s creating that

she looks at a dish she’s creating that

she looks at a dish she’s creating that with a photo in mind now if she was

with a photo in mind now if she was

with a photo in mind now if she was standing over it like this I’d be

standing over it like this I’d be

standing over it like this I’d be thinking right she’s creating something

thinking right she’s creating something

thinking right she’s creating something graphic that should be shot from above

graphic that should be shot from above

graphic that should be shot from above but I tend to watch the way she’s doing

but I tend to watch the way she’s doing

but I tend to watch the way she’s doing it whether she’s plating up because

it whether she’s plating up because

it whether she’s plating up because she’s looking at it at the best angle I

she’s looking at it at the best angle I

she’s looking at it at the best angle I wouldn’t then shoot it that way because

wouldn’t then shoot it that way because

wouldn’t then shoot it that way because of course you know Ginny’s not looking

of course you know Ginny’s not looking

of course you know Ginny’s not looking at it that way when I’m shooting dishes

at it that way when I’m shooting dishes

at it that way when I’m shooting dishes and you know you you’re very way you

and you know you you’re very way you

and you know you you’re very way you have to get all the angles right and get

have to get all the angles right and get

have to get all the angles right and get everything straight and normal but quite

everything straight and normal but quite

everything straight and normal but quite often if you stick a tall bottle in the

often if you stick a tall bottle in the

often if you stick a tall bottle in the background that you know whether it’s

background that you know whether it’s

background that you know whether it’s wine bottle or a glass bottle because of

wine bottle or a glass bottle because of

wine bottle or a glass bottle because of perspective and the way the way the lens

perspective and the way the way the lens

perspective and the way the way the lens is focused on the food quite often a

is focused on the food quite often a

is focused on the food quite often a bottle will look like it’s shooting out

bottle will look like it’s shooting out

bottle will look like it’s shooting out your picture we’ve got a little little

your picture we’ve got a little little

your picture we’ve got a little little pile of coins in our pocket and you just

pile of coins in our pocket and you just

pile of coins in our pocket and you just slip a couple of coins if something

slip a couple of coins if something

slip a couple of coins if something that’s a bit and it’s always them you

that’s a bit and it’s always them you

that’s a bit and it’s always them you always have to sort of you have to bend

always have to sort of you have to bend

always have to sort of you have to bend it further than you think just by

it further than you think just by

it further than you think just by sticking a couple of coins underneath

sticking a couple of coins underneath

sticking a couple of coins underneath the bottle everything is straight wonky

I’ve taken one of my um my backgrounds

I’ve taken one of my um my backgrounds here and just thought I’m just literally

here and just thought I’m just literally

here and just thought I’m just literally resting it against the stand but I’ve

resting it against the stand but I’ve

resting it against the stand but I’ve just popped it in to create a horizon

just popped it in to create a horizon

just popped it in to create a horizon really within the shot

really within the shot

really within the shot my feeling is with this dish it’s

my feeling is with this dish it’s

my feeling is with this dish it’s floating islands it’s gonna be quite

floating islands it’s gonna be quite

floating islands it’s gonna be quite tall hopefully but have little layers as

tall hopefully but have little layers as

tall hopefully but have little layers as well of custard creams or whatever and

well of custard creams or whatever and

well of custard creams or whatever and and it’s a lot of floating islands of

and it’s a lot of floating islands of

and it’s a lot of floating islands of meringue on top so I thought I probably

meringue on top so I thought I probably

meringue on top so I thought I probably want to be quite low and my brief is to

want to be quite low and my brief is to

want to be quite low and my brief is to keep this very sort of soft and grey and

keep this very sort of soft and grey and

keep this very sort of soft and grey and blue and stuff so all I’ve done is added

blue and stuff so all I’ve done is added

blue and stuff so all I’ve done is added the board to the back to create a little

the board to the back to create a little

the board to the back to create a little horizon within the image so it’s a nice

horizon within the image so it’s a nice

horizon within the image so it’s a nice soft almost theatrical background really

soft almost theatrical background really

soft almost theatrical background really [Music]

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