NoVa Food Photography Gets Up Close and Personal
Image: Dan Currier
Foto Week D.C. (Nov. 7-14) kicks off this Saturday and the Art Institute of Washington in Arlington is celebrating by featuring a photography exhibit of fine food art captured on cellulouid by professional and student photographers. The exhibit at the institute’s Gallery 1820 opens Thursday November 12 and the public can come to an opening reception from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. that day.
If you’re a foodie and a photographer you’ll definitely be interested in a coinciding workshop the Art Institute is conducting with faculty member Dan Currier on food photography. Participants can geek out on nifty insider tips like how to make those dew droplets behave so well on set with fruits and vegetables, and capture that elusive splash in a glass.
“The workshop talks about some of the tricks of the trade,” and is for “basically anyone interested in photography,” says Dan. His class will be hands on and focuses on using lighting and point of view to achieve a stunning still image.
“When we eat food we look at it for a brief second,” he says. The point of food photography is to “show the audience a different point of view,” than the usual looking-over-the-plate perch we see when we eat and “enhance the experience of the viewer.”
After all, taste is just one of the five senses.
Tags: Amy Loeffler, Art Institute of Washington, Gut Check, Photography