I taught a LF food and product photography course as part of an associates degree program I chaired a few years back...doing single to multi light setups with various reflectors/diffusors, plus a light table with curved transluscent surface. Mostly glassware, ceramics, jewelry, and food...with the occasional musical instrument, automotive component, hair care product, etc. etc. For this class I set up, for use alongside an LF camera, a large flatscreen with a digital live feed hooked up to a DSLR...finding this very useful - especially when using instantaneous flash with modeling lights, so students could see in more or less real time how these modeling lights translated to the actual flash image, and how to tweak effectively for desired results.
But perhaps my favorite aspect of this class (I can say this now without fear of being fired), facilitated by its being run from 6pm onwards...is that it eventually morphed into a weekly potluck dinner - with both food items (sometimes accompanied by a responsibly shared bottle of vino) and dinnerware being photographed prior to the weekly feast!
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