SF Photo Tours: Food Photography

what: creating photo art by capturing the essence of Japanese sushi

where:  Jimmi-san's Sushi Bistro

address: 1380 9th Ave

(between Irving St & Judah St)

when: 6-8 pm Tuesday evening, June 23rd

what this tour is about: teaching the student the technique and art of food photography. This is a special tour where we will cover: 

    * food product shooting

    * food styling**

    * photo composition**

    * lighting

    * developing your own unique vision through photography

    * working on teams as creative collaboration

    * enjoying the Japanese culinary experience

**These are bonus areas not typically included in our leadoff tours.

what you should get out of this training session: 

    * You will get the experience of creating your own unique food art photography in an authentic restaurant setting

    * You will receive expert instruction from industry professionals 

    * You will have the chance to take photographs in teams, who will assist you in the technical, aesthetical & coordination required to create complete photo compositions

    * You will experience on shoot process flow as it applies to working in small teams

how much: 20. $ --

20. $ for the instruction, use of equipment, sushi restaurant location, 

logistics, logistics, logistics

    * we will provide a couple of pieces of sushi as product models -- any sushi or sake you wish to consume for dinner, is not included in the tour price

         * Feel free to use any food you purchase for consumption as product models. Just be sure that you let us know before the session so we can arrange the studio rotation to include your dishes

    * we encourage students to feel free to enjoy all the food offerings of Jimmi-san's Bistro and to enjoy the class as food experience over all

what to bring:  your DSLR/SLR camera**, a short focal length lens -- best for portraiture & product shooting, a couple of memory cards, enough battery power

    * we will supply the tripod,lighting set-up

** This class is not designed for standard point and shoot cameras. Please bring a DSLR / SLR for this course.

special notes:  the group is all full up. Thanks all for participating and getting into this special event. See you tonight!

cheers,

Paul Mansfield