Christmas season is the best time to enjoy the time with family and have attended some great get together. To add more fun and joy to it, we were invited by Canon Singapore to their newly setup office and training centre at Galaxis, One North.
Welcome to Canon Imaging academy!
Even though it was on a weekday evening but everyone still made it and enjoyed. We had started with a quick tour of Canon Imaging Academy and are you eyes rolling to camera in the background like me.
Do you want to have a glimpse of their photo studio?
We got to know that apart from attending the classes (photo clicking and video), if you are keen in photography or you are a photographer you can actually rent their Studio at the Canon office for just $25 per hour.
Well! I tried to squeeze all the photos displayed into one frame as they were really beautiful and full of colours. My photo is not doing justice to it.
We moved to another level in the office where we met Nugene Chiang, Canon resident instructor who has shared the wonderful tips of styling our food and capturing them with the right settings. Initially, we had a session where he has displayed some of his work slides to gave us an idea how to make food look appealing.
To give us a hands on experience we had a series of Canon camera on display to try them that evening.
We had a scrumptious buffet waiting for us and rather it was more killing as a food blogger when you know you can’t eat it without getting a right click..!!
Nugene demonstrated some practical tips of clicking the food.
– At Buffet don’t click the whole thing on table, try to focus on best few.
– Always click under the best natural light or if in evening use your phone light to enhance the natural light while clicking a photo.
– Add garnishing to enhance it
– Always try to click one or two closer photos
– You can use oil for glazing and extra shine on your food.
**This is clicked from my own Canon camera.
I tried my hands on Canon EOS 1200D that day to see how much I can explore using it. Some of the shots I have tried with same food different angle.
Just place a couple of pieces on your plate as colour is so beautiful and I have placed a piece of pineapple on it to use as a garnish.
Yummy salad – I tried clicking it on my plate but it was not looking nice as it looks in a big bowl but taste heavenly.
In this fruit platter, I feel strawberries are the best to give most vibrant feel.
Since it was a Christmas gathering, how can we forget the Christmas log cake.My share of cake with some props.
While we were busy learning the skills, kids were enjoying their Christmas decoration.
Our very own personalized photo frames for Christmas – all handmade! Good job daddy and kids.
Masterpiece!
My little model for the day!
Don’t get confused with the food photos not my work!
Thanks Canon team for inviting us and we got to learn many more new tips. Aayan & Kaira wants to say “Thank You” to all friends from whom they have received the Christmas present.
Thanks for the food photo tips! They are very useful 😀
nice tips! now i know how to take prettier photos!
thats really useful workshop to take better photos 🙂 I hope canon has similar party in malaysia
this is definitely such an interesting work shop.. now if only Nikon or Canon or other camera company can hold one of these here too in Malaysia
OH wow ! This workshop is great. Wished they did it here in Malaysia as well. Thanks for the tips
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Great workshop by Canon. Really useful for food bloggers
I wish Canon Indonesia made this one too!
A really good tips for food styling! It was definitely a great class to learn more about photography skills =D
Awww this is such a fun and learning event. I wish learn how to do food styling and photo shooting as well.
Those food pictures of yours are not that bad 🙂 I was even tempted to make a food platter, I got hungry while looking at it. Thanks for the tips!
oooooh I didn't know they rent studio out for such an affordable price and it's so near my place. Do they provide the camera too?
Is the camera quality is good? I plan to get a new one.
Great tips for food styling. You know what people say? Before food bloggers can eat, their camera lens eat first!! 😀 hahah!!!
Cool! Awesome tips! Thanks for sharing! It'll come in really handy when I go for my food review sessions in future hehe
It looks like a great learning session! You finally got your hands on food styling! I still remember you said you are interested to attend one!
Thanks for the food photo tips! They are very useful.
This is such a great experience, to learn from the Pros. Those photos look amazing and I can't wait to learn a thing or two about basic photography to achieve great photos for my blog. 🙂
Awesome pics.. clearity of this canon camera looks great.. i m planning to get one soon.
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Salman Noorani
Canon always comes up with these unique concepts. I would try and attend this course too. I think they have something coming up in Feb. great post!
It's really nice to attend seminars/conference/training about foodtogtaphy. BTW, we called FOOD STYLING or FOOD PICTURES as FOODTOGRAPHY. An art wherein you learn how to get nice angle in taking pictures, especially with food.
Photography is one of my hobbies. I love the beautiful colours thrown around in the photos. A simple close-up from the correct angle adds loads of flavours in the mind!
Oh, how I'd love to attend a workshop from Canon! Using phone light… yes, we often do that when we are in a restaurant. 🙂
looks like such a fun event! and the shot of that photographer using light from a handphone to light up the food to take photo. haha! that's what we always do during food tasting! cover the light with a thin ply of tissue to disperse the harsh light too!
Great photos here. I love the cameras. Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
What a fun event to attend! Photography will always interest me. Thanks for sharing your experience, no doubt you had a great time. Those are all beautiful food shots.
I love this kind of event. Its not easy to take good shots even if you have the most expensive camera. Its about camera focus and best lighting
I really really love how much substance Canon's events are! Would love to attend one someday 😀
This would really be a fun and educational event for photography lovers and enthusiasts. You also came out with really creative personalized frames.
So nice! Makes the food look so much better. I wish there was a way to do this quality of photos with cellphones only next time. We can't always have an SLR camera every time we eat, can we? 🙂
I love Canon! The quality of the photos you took are so good!
It will take loads of practise to get nice photos. Thanks for sharing these tips.. It will be nice be able to learn from these experts one day!
Absolutely gorgeous food shots! I own a Canon too!
They rent their studio at $25 per hour??? That's so affordable!!!
This is so cool, I wish to learn about food styling as well. Thumbs up to the organizer.
I am a Cannon fan (I have a DSLR camera :D. I'd love to participate in such an event! And their prices are indeed affordable! Oh, and the food looks good too!
Your way to enlighten everything on this blog is actually pleasant, everyone manage to efficiently be familiar with it, Thanks a great deal. ohbabyaustin
Thanks for sharing the tips you learned. I'll be using those advice.
I am loving the food tips since I photograph my own food. I prefer close ups and use a light source when its dark.
The event was nice because you guys got to try out their recent offerings, and also spend time with your kids! Ilove the DIY frame activity, perfect to keep your photos in!
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