Brooklyn Brainery
Grab Bag with Diana Kuan

Low-light Food Photography

Low-light Food Photography
Photo: Diana Kuan

In this 2-hour workshop, we will work to improve your food shots in tricky lighting situations. Whether you’re a blogger, chef, or anyone else seeking to improve your food photography skills, this class will give the confidence to tackle low-light conditions with ease.

We will:

  • Work with different affordable lighting solutions that you can easily set up 
  • Use different tools to bounce, reflect, and diffuse light
  • Learn how to compose your food scene, with an emphasis on working in small spaces
  • Share resources for finding budget tools you'll need for low-light photography
For the hands-on portion, DSLR or mirrorless cameras are recommended, although phones are also okay.
 
Join us for this fun evening of experimenting and hands-on learning! 
Diana Kuan

About Diana Kuan

Diana Kuan is a food writer and photographer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of Red Hot Kitchen, on cooking with Asian hot sauces, and The Chinese Takeout Cookbook, on Chinese food and culture in America. Her work has also appeared in Food & Wine, Time Out New York, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. In addition to writing and photography, Diana has taught cooking classes for the past 10 years in both Beijing and New York. Her favorite foods are dumplings, ramen, and tacos, usually with hot sauce on the side.