All photographs : courtesy of Ron Goldman Photography
We are so EXCITED about this giveaway! The title says it all…
- Do you want to learn more about food photography?
- Improve your food photography skills for your blog?
- Fill your blog with drooling, beautiful and awe inspiring photographs?
- Or just learn some great techniques and info about photography?
The wonderful and generous folks at The Picture Perfect School of Photography and professional photographers Ron Goldman and Kathleen Clemons are giving away a spot to take their online food photography class- “Art of Food Photography “!
The Picture Perfect School of Photography offers online photography classes ranging from photography in Food, Fashion, Nature, Photojournalism, Pets, Travel and SO MUCH MORE! They’re fabulous array of photography classes and incredible line up of professional instructors show how serious they about teaching YOU to learn and improve your photography skills.
Their list of online courses can be found HERE and reading their mission statement is enough to illustrate their dedication to teaching:
“Our mission is simple enough. No matter how difficult your own personal photographic hurdles may seem, we will NOT let you fail. Here at The Perfect Picture School of Photography, you will find some of the most creative and talented minds in the photographic industry, all of whom remain committed to your success. We will hold nothing back and that includes revealing the secrets used by the ‘pros’.”
Here’s what they say about the “Art of Food Photography ” course:
Are you as passionate about food as you are photography? Do you find yourself looking through culinary magazines and cookbooks, mesmerized by the photographs and wondering how the photographer was able to create such a stunning image? Have you tried to recreate what you’ve seen at home and not achieved the results you had hoped for? Well… you are not alone.
Food contains all of the elements of design that make a striking image. Color, texture, pattern, line, shape, and form are all there, yet it seems almost impossible to correctly capture these elements in a way that makes the viewer NEED to eat what they are seeing.
How many times have you heard “You eat with your eyes first”? It’s true! A beautifully executed food image will make the viewer’s mouth water and their stomach rumble, even if they are not fond of the dish that they are looking at.
It’s our job as food photographers to present images that make people stop, look, and feel like they just can’t go without what they are looking at.
How do we do that? In this class, you will discover that with a minimum amount of equipment, some basic composition and exposure rules, and a large dash of creativity, you too can shoot food images just like those you have admired.
The Course Outline taught by Ron Goldman & Kathleen Clemons:
Lesson 1:
Types of food photography and the equipment we will be using. There are three basic types of food photography: Packaging, Advertising, and Editorial. We will discuss the main differences between these three and then dive in to the equipment we will be using to shoot them. From lens selection, to types of lighting, as well as reflectors, diffusers, and backgrounds.
Lesson 2:
Shooting with natural light. All of the work done in this lesson will be shot with natural light, diffusers, and reflectors. You don’t have to have thousands of dollars in strobes and hot lights to make beautiful, compelling food images.
Lesson 3:
Shooting food with artificial light sources. We will discuss different types of lights, quantity, and the quality of light sources, as well as how to set them up to bring out the texture and shape of the subject. We will also show you how to backlight translucent foods to create beautiful abstract images, rim light your subject, and shoot through liquids.
Lesson 4:
In the final lesson, we will work on styling and composition as well as learn how to keep up with the current trends in food photography.
Giveaway Details:
*This giveaway is open to everyone!! Including International (outside USA)!
The “Art Of Food Photography” class can be taken right in the comfort of your own home and kitchen! How often do we all want to take a class, but can’t find the time to get out of the house to attend a class? Well, this online class is so perfect and easy to take.
One lucky winner will get a spot in the class. It’s open to anyone who has computer, internet service, a Digital SLR camera, some food and desire to improve your photography skills! The giveaway will END at 5pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. The winner will be selected from the Random Number Generator and announced on Wednesday, January 7 by about 9 pm, Western Time.
The class starts on Friday, January 9th! This class is also offered on a monthly basis. Future dates TBA.
Just leave your comment below to enter this amazing class giveaway!
Extra entry! (thx to Jaden’s idea) : Get bonus entry to this giveaway by twittering it or blogging about it ! Just twitter this giveaway or write about it on your blog and comment again with your link to your twitter or post (as proof) and you’ll have a second chance at this drawing!
Good luck, comment below, stumble it, twitter it and blog about it, please!
***This giveaway ended at 5 pm. All entries received after 5 pm will not be included. We had 176 entries! Thank you all and we’ll get back to you shortly with the winner!
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does first commenter get an extra entry?
How about Facebooking it?
Totally in.
This sounds like a great idea! I’m keen to learn more. Thanks for the info.
I certainly needs some lessons
Happy New Year!
Well, my photography surely could use help, so I’m in! Happy New year to you both.
This would be perfect for me! I’m a new blogger and am trying to figure the photography aspect. Wish me good luck!
Here’s the link to my site
Fingers are crossed! What a better way to combine the two greatest passions in my life - photography and food.
What a great offer! Happy New Year, everyone!
I hope I win. I hope I win. I hope I win.
What an awesome give-away! Consider it Twitted, blogged & Facebooked.
Oh, & me entered:)
Wow! What a fabulous opportunity.
Wow…what an amazing giveaway!
Just got a digital SLR for Christmas and would love to improve my photo skills…
I would love to learn how to take photos of food, I have tried so many times without great success. Thanks for presenting this opportunity!
ps Here’s my tweet for that bonus ticket!
Want to improve your food photography? @WhiteOnRice has amazing giveaway, an online food photography course!! http://tinyurl.com/9f77l5
This sounds like fun! I am definitely in.
I made a little post about it on my blog photography blog.
http://oncloudydays.blogspot.com/2008/12/giveaway-online-art-of-food-photography.html
totally in, and will be twittering/facebooking this like mad crazy! I want the class, damnit!!!
OH MY! I need this brilliant course, I do I do I do!!!!! Enter me in & don’t worry I will twitter it & even FB it!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I need this! Thank you.
cool idea…. count me in!
I’m all for stealing the souls of food items. Count me in!
And for the bonus: http://twitter.com/foodgoesinmouth/status/1084213483
“win a chance to learn how to take food pictures 292713x better than me: http://tinyurl.com/9f77l5”
Thanks for the rad giveaway guys.
Ooooh! How cool is this? Always looking to improve my photography skills. Thanks.
don’t enter me since i’ve already won some beautiful cinnamon… but that’s one helluva giveaway… good luck to everyone!
What a neat giveaway! I’m in!
This sounds awesome!
That’s the best!! You two never stop inspiring me. Thank you so much!
Oh, I would love that! Thanks for the give away!
Finally, a chance to learn the secrets to those beautiful food photos!
Nate’s normally the photographer in this family but hey, that’s not to say I can’t learn. Hoping one of us wins. I’m facebooking it too!
Count me in. I always love to learn new techniques. I will also twitter and facebook it right now! Thanks for the give away!
Done facebooking! How are you going to know unless you befriend me? Here’s the link anyway:
http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=557471332#/profile.php?id=1080303160&ref=name&pub=2915120374
What an awesome giveaway - count me in!
This sounds fantastic! We’re always looking for opportunities to improve our food photography.
What a generous gift!
dear todd and diane,
here’s wishing you and your loved ones a fulfilling, fantastic 2009.
woo hoo awesome prize!
I just got a DSLR camera for Christmas. I would love to have a chance to attend the lesson and learn to take better pictures!
oooh! my husband & i would LOVE this.
Sounds like a fun class…
What a great giveaway!
Thanks for the opportunity!
What a creative giveaway! And I could certainly use some food photography instruction. Thanks!!
Thanks again…linked to my tumblog here:
http://lisasayslook.tumblr.com/post/67387378/giveaway-online-art-of-food-photography-class
Sounds great. I hope I win!!!!
Also tweeted it: http://twitter.com/sushiday/status/1084951476
Oh wow. What a great opportunity. I so love food photography and would love to take a class to learn how to better photograph food. What better people to learn from.
Thanks for the opportunity. Will be impatiently waiting to hear the results.
yeha cowboy bring it! im awesome at macro but just can’t get my food to look as good as real life.
BONUS ** FB’ing you all day! Tweet Tweet, too!
this is awesome!
I’ve taken photography classes from Ron and Kathleen. They’re awesome! Count me in! Great giveaway. Thanks!
awesome contest =D
ooo me me me please!! this is such an amazing opportunity! thank you!
Thank you for this great giveaway! Please enter me
Wow! What a fantastic opportunity! I totally agree with the fact that you eat with your eyes first, imagine a blog post without pictures - it’s just not the same! I have my fingers crossed
awesome! count me in
Oh my heavens! ?? Please… oh please let it be me! =)
As one who needs help to make her food photography more appetizing, this would be great. Thanks for offering it to us.
Oh yea I love shooting food and could use the much help…LOL
This is awesome. THANKS!
Very cool! Thanks for putting this together. Count me in!
Please inclede me in this great offer!
What a wonderful giveaway…count me in please
I could definitely use some pointers. Nice giveaway!
I can always use help with my photos! Thanks guys!
How amazing! Thanks for having such an awesome giveaway!
I would LOVE to take this class! Thanks for the great idea!
What an awesome giveaway! You are both so funny, excellent cooks, cute as can be and now generous to boot? The rest of us mere mortals just can’t measure up! Count me in! =)
http://twitter.com/dayna/statuses/1084042899
my two favorite things combined!
This is the perfect ingredient to blend phood and photography together. Thanks for the opportunity.
I sure could use the help. The online classes are a great idea.
Considering food styling is my dream career, I would love to win!
I would love to win this!
Wow! i could really use some lessons in this…. and it will give me a reason to cook again!
Sounds like a fun class!
Well I came over to wish you both a Happy New Year and found this giveaway—count me in! I’d be thrilled to start 2009 with an online photography class. That said, Happy New Year you two! May your 2009 be filled with all things good and plentiful.
I could definitely use help with this - please count me in!
Happy New Year and best wishes to all! May the winner take off with this very exciting offer!!!!
Sounds like an excellent opportunity - I’m in. Thanks!
Been exploring food photography lately. Would love to learn more.
What a fantastic opportunity!
great giveaway! i hope i win
happy new year!
Wow I could definitely use this !! Happy New Year !!
Hook me up!
Todd
I’m in!
Throwing my hat into the ring…
What a great idea. I’m in.
Awesome!
What a lovely prize! I went on a bidding frenzy (including Matt’s course) already and maxed out my donation budget. But here’s hoping for the bonus prize!
Best give away ever. Making the world a better place, one food photo at a time!
I could definitely use some guidance in this area!
These classes would indeed be a New Year’s dream come true…!
Wow
How kind toeven offer such a prize for a drawing.
I am a beginner in food work and would love some professional assist
to improve my food images in this New Year.
Lara steered me to your wonderful blog.
Even if I do not win, it was worth just finding your blog.
Une bonne nouvelle année…!
I could certainly use a lesson in food photography. Thanks for the giveaway. I know the class will be useful to whoever wins.
i love learning new things…part of me is forever a student.
yes please!
proof of tweet for my second entry woo hoo:
http://twitter.com/jconnellyphoto/status/1089532612
What a great opportunity; count me in. Thank you for an enjoyable year of photos, recipes, and updates about your garden. Happy New Year.
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, I hope I’m selected! And happy new year to you.
Pick me!
Count me in…! It’s awesome! I hope I got selected.
Pick me! Pick me! I don’t really make NY resolutions but one of my “hopes” for 2009 is to improve my food photography skills and I bet this class would jump start that! Awesome giveaway! I hope I win!
/Clara
I tweeted about it here!
/Clara
I so love to get this prize….. Happy New Year to ya!
Online classes are perfect! This sounds like it would be a great way to learn the ropes.
This sounds like a great class!
Oh….pick me! pick me! Please, pretty please?
This would be amazing!
Dream comes true to have a spot in this class
That’s such a fantastic idea ! Of course I’m in !
I would love to win. I definitely need to improve my food photograpy, just look at my blog and you will see how desperately I need to win. Have mercy!
wow, i would love to take this class. my husband and i just got a shiny new dslr and have been taking photos of food nonstop!
And I blogged about it as well !!!
http://www.foodpost.blogspot.com
Super.
Happy New Year!
Fingers Crossed! And toes too!
Will this affect my diet?
If I won, the timing would be perfect–I’ve just started taking food photos, and know I have so much more to learn.
Here’s hoping!
me please me please!!!
I’m in! Thanks!
Fun, fun. Thanks!
What an opportunity. Thank you! Keeping fingers and toes crossed.
Great idea…I really need this…thanks, Erma
great idea.. I have to look into this class even if I don’t win.. but winning is better, as cash is in short supply these days.
Count me in….thanks!
Finally bought myself a DSLR - I’d love the chance to really learn how to use it to photograph food.
My current blog is mainly about gardening and growing my own food, but I cook a lot and would like to start taking more food pictures.
this would be awesome! hope i win…
I’d love this!! *crosses fingers*
I would love to win this!
Awesome. I am interested.
I definitely need help in this department! I would love to improve my food photography.
What a fantastic idea. I think I’ll put in a blog entry as well.
What a wonderful opportunity! Thank you!
I have spent the last six weeks planning my new website. This is all so new to me. Having found the many fantastic food blogs that I seem to spent an age reading, I just wanted to share with all of this wonderful people my experiences and dreams.
I am most grateful to have the opportunity to entry for this photographic course.
Thanks
John
This is an awesome giveaway and lord knows I could use it, lol! Very in for this
And happy new year to both of you!
Zippidedoda!! Sounds fabulous! You’re offering incredible classes, and the description for this one sounds right up my alley. I’m a food stylist in Southern California and eager to learn more about the photography angle since I’m always working with photographers.
My fingers are crossed! Thanks for the generous offer!
I need this class! …..and geez, I’m only the 140th to enter. I got a chance.
I’m a newbie, could really use this class
Thanks so much for this opportunity. Please count me in. Thanks!GodBless!!
It seems the perfect food photo course,a fantastic idea!!!
Happy new year! I need this course tooo!!
Sounds like a great way to start 2009, fingers crossed!
Great news! I would definitely like to participate! Count me in!
I would absolutely, love, love, LOVE to be in this class!
What a great opportunity! Thank you for posting this!
Oh, what a great way to start the New Year - new ambitions, new challenges, new opportunities. What a superb idea!
Yay!! Food photography classes! I’m so excited!
Sounds like something worth trying for!
WOW! I’m really interested to learn.. Love both food and photography
Boy, oh boy - do I ever want/need to learn about food photography. Exciting possibility! Thank you!
I certainly need help!!
sounds great! I want to participate!
I’d LOVE to win! count me in. :}
ooooooohhh….would LOVE it!
Thank you for selecting me! oh wait, I thought I heard my name
Thanks for offering this prize.
* BONUS * Twitter & Facebooking ……
Oh, I need this!! 
What a fabulous idea! I so wish I understood my camera better!
What a fabulous prize!
Great giveaway! I could definitely use some help!
Tweeted too, http://twitter.com/FoodieTot/status/1099636020
this sounds fantastic-thanks!
yoink–this class is as good as mine!
I would love to study the art of photographing food. Thank you for the opportunity.
This is natalie from perú, i´m always looking images that inspire me, a class would be more than great!
oh man I have been so busy I almost missed your giveaway. like I tell friends your chances of winning the lotto improved when you buy a ticket.
Oh, a food photography class would help me so much at work!!!
I need this class because Denise’s pictures are better then mine. *BONUS* I am Facebooking and Twittering this!
When are we going to do another spring roll session? Maybe we can combine a spring roll Josh road trip? Gas is cheap again!
Laudalino
is it too late to get in the drawing? hope not. I could really use the class.
twittered it. http://tinyurl.com/77shps
This would help me out beyond belief!
This is great SEO juice for White on Rice, but good thinking! I’m in!
What a generous offer. My fingers are crossed!
Hope I’m not too late!! How exciting.
Hey everyone. Just wanted to say thanks for participating! Good luck in the drawing tonight.
If anyone has questions about this class or any of the others at PPSOP, just let me know.
You can reach me at info@rongoldmanphotography.com
Ron
Is it too late to join now?