Final Workshop Post Photo.png — CreatingYOU.®

Workshops for creativity in food styling and photography.

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“Absolutely loved this workshop. So many tips and tricks to take amazing photos. Loved the group of women in the class. Lori orchestrated an amazing experience with her insight, attention to details, and organization. Thank you so much!”

— Kelley Hansen, owner of Ciderhouse Foods in Springville, Calif.

“The workshop was great! Super helpful! I learned new techniques and feel much more confident. ”

— Melissa, owner of HoneyBee Pottery in Visalia, Calif.

“I absolutely loved Lori’s CreatingYOU workshop. I’ve been shooting food for over five years and found the workshop so helpful (and so approachable). Her tips were all spot on (for beginners and more advanced photographers). And the hands-on practice time was immensely helpful. Lori helped me get the look I wanted and show me (more than once!) what I was doing in my normal setup that prevented me from getting the shots I wanted. I recommend it whether you’re just starting out with shooting photos on your phone or you’re trying to take your photography to the next level!”

— Luci Petlack, PhD., owner of the fashion & lifestyle blog, Luci's Morsels in Los Angeles, Calif.

Check back for upcoming workshops and retreats! Questions? Please email Lori at lori@loririce.com.

Our first in-person, half-day CreatingYOU. workshop took place on May 9th in Ivanhoe, California and it was a huge success.

Here’s the recap:

CreatingYOU. was a half-day workshop by food photographer and writer, Lori Rice, focused on creativity in food styling to help entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives produce food and product images that tell their stories and reflect their brands. The day began with an overview of general topics to improve photos such as controlling natural lighting, surfaces, and props. Attendees were then given the task of selecting food, a surface, and props and challenging Lori to style it all for a photo. Through this lesson it was emphasized that a DSLR is not required to create beautiful images for web promotion, this is reflected in comparing a DSLR shot lightly edited in Lightroom and an iPhone 8 image lightly edited in the app, Snapseed.

For the rest of the workshop, attendees were given time to style and photograph multiple images while asking questions and enlisting assistance from Lori which enabled them to put their creativity to use and troubleshoot with one-on-one support. Attendees included shop owners, food bloggers, food producers, and ceramic artists from the Visalia area, to Springville, to LA.