Private Workshops - are available at $100 per hour with a 2 hour minimum at anytime.

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Hourly Fee:

One Hour $100.00Two Hours $200.00Three Hours $300.00Four Hours $400.00Five Hours $500.00Six Hours $600.00Seven Hours $700.00Eight Hours $800.00

Photo Tips Via Skype - at the rate of $50 for 30 Minutes and $90 for one hour of advice and consultation available anywhere in the world! 

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30 Minute Fees:

30 Minutes $50.0060 Minutes $90.0090 Minutes $140.00120 Minutes $180.00150 Minutes $230.00180 Minutes $270.00210 Minutes $320.00240 Minutes $360.00

One day - Beginner/Intermediate Workshops are held on 9/13 and monthly thereafter at my studio on Fifth Ave. and 18th Street.

Two and a half days - Intermediate Hands on Workshops on 9/12, 14 & 15 in NYC at Calumet Photo.

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*** Please be sure to scroll down to view these 3 different group workshops offered and much more information:

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Digital Food Photography: The Basics…

Dates: September 13th  and  monthly thereafter

Time:   10AM – 5PM

Location:  Lou Manna studio, located at 126 5^th Avenue (btw. 17^th and 18^th St), 10^th Fl.

Cost: $250

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Lou Manna, an award-winning Olympus Visionary photographer, educator, and author of Digital Food Photography, will lead this workshop for photographers.  After working for the New York Times as a photojournalist for fifteen years, Lou established his own Fifth Avenue studio for over sixteen years.  His work has appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines, and more than forty cookbooks.   

Agenda:

In the morning, Lou will meet with attendees and review each participant’s website or blog and/or photographs, offering individual advice with constructive critique. Following that he will use a Power Point presentation to provide an overview of the basics of digital food photography and tricks of the trade.  He will review the different features found on most digital cameras, highlighting how they can be used correctly to photograph in any situation. The afternoon will be dedicated to hands-on practice.  Lou will demonstrate how to work with light sources, how to use mirrors, diffusers and small white cards to create mouth-watering photographs even with a simple point and shoot camera.  Participants will utilize new skills learned in the workshop to shoot each set up while Lou offers individual guidance to optimize their photographic techniques.

Lunch will be provided.    

Participants are required to bring their own camera and shoot in the afternoon. 

This workshop is recommended for Beginner/Intermediate photographers.    

Note: This Workshop is limited to 10 participants. 

Register: To register, please call Joan O’Brien (Studio Manager) at (212) 727-2505.For more information about Lou Manna, please see www.loumanna.com and www.digitalfoodphotos.com, where you can order a copy of his book, Digital Food Photography, which he would be happy to sign at the workshop.  

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Digital Food Photography:

Creating Delectable Images with Lou Manna

Dates:  Sunday, Oct. 18th,  Sunday, Nov. 15th

Time:  10AM – 5PM

Location:  Lou Manna’s Studio at 126 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District, one block from Adorama on 18^th St.

Cost:  $275

Course Description:   Are you hungry for a new set of photographic skills?  Creating images of food that ‘look good enough to eat’ is Lou Manna’s forte, and in this Workshop he will teach you the fundamentals of food photography, including metering, lighting, styling, composing, propping, and choosing backgrounds that will make your work distinctive.  This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business, as he shares his approaches, techniques, and special tricks for photographing different types of food.   Additional topics to be discussed are lighting set ups for shooting food on location vs. the studio and importance of modifying your style depending on your client.  You will be working in Lou’s studio, which is equipped with a full commercial kitchen and complete shooting space, using different lights, reflectors and mirrors.   During the shoot, your images will be viewed on a 40” Hi Definition Monitor and there will be instant feedback given.  

Requirements:   Familiarity with your digital SLR; bring a DSLR with a close-focusing or macro lens and the wire to connect to a composite RCA video input.  Please bring a selection of photographs that you’ve shot.  Additionally, bring items for note-taking in this hands-on workshop. 

Level:   Advanced Beginner, intermediate, Aspiring Pro.  Note:  This Workshop is limited to 10 participants.

Register: To register for this workshop go to: http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=WS_LouManna_101809

Biography:   Lou Manna’s award-winning photographs have appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines and over forty cookbooks.  While working as a photojournalist for the New York Times, Lou developed a passion for food photography as he was creating appealing images to accompany reviews by noted food critic and cookbook author, Craig Claiborne.  Lou went on to establish his own studio on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan where he has produced thousands of digital images while working with a wide range of major advertising, corporate and restaurant clients including Barilla, Kraft Foods, Marriott, Starbucks, Kellogg’s and Coca Cola.  Honored to be one of an elite group of Olympus Visionary photographers, Lou recently authored Digital Food Photography, which is the only book on the art of food photography devoted exclusively to digital techniques: www.digitalfoodphotos.com 

You can learn more about Lou at www.loumanna.com

And on his blog at www.digitalfoodphotos.com/blog

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Digital Food Photography Two and a Half Day Workshop

NYC Dates:  Sat. Sept. 12(1PM-4PM), Mon. Sept. 14 and Tues. Sept. 15(10AM-5PM)

Location:  Calumet Photographic at 22 West 22^nd St.(btw. 5^th & 6^th Ave.), 2^nd Floor theater and photographic studios

Cost:  $479 

Lou Manna, an award-winning Olympus Visionary photographer, educator, and author of Digital Food Photography, will lead this workshop. After working for the New York Times as a photojournalist for fifteen years, Lou established his own Fifth Avenue studio. His work has appeared in national ad campaigns, major magazines, and more than forty cookbooks.  In this workshop, Lou, along with his professional colleagues, will teach you the fundamentals of food photography, including lighting, metering, styling, composing, propping, and choosing backgrounds that will make your work distinctive. This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business, as he shares his approaches, techniques, and special tricks for photographing different types of food.   

Agenda:  Day 1:  Lou will meet with attendees and review participants’ portfolios, offering advice with constructive critique. Lou will then present his own portfolio, providing an overview of digital food photography from practical theory to the behind the scenes of professional lighting. In the afternoon, two professionals will demonstrate the intricacies of their craft.  Veteran food stylist, Diane Vezza, will show how to style a delicious-looking plate and reveal several tricks of the trade. Prop stylist, Deb Donahue, will show the importance of props, their color, size, style, and shape in evoking the mood and overall feel of your photograph. They will both discuss the importance of having a good working relationship with a photographer to create wonderful results. 

Day 2:  Lou Manna will discuss the essentials of lighting through a Power Point presentation. He will demonstrate the various lighting techniques he uses to create mouth-watering food photographs.  The remainder of the workshop will be dedicated to hands-on shooting in Calumet’s studio. Technical representatives from Olympus,

Calumet lighting professionals, Lou Manna, and his associates will be on hand to help participants put into practice what they’ve learned through the workshop. Students will practice shooting with various light sources, diffusers, reflectors and mirrors. Attendees can use their own camera or one provided byOlympus.  

A gourmet-catered lunch will be included for both days.   

This workshop is recommended for Intermediate and Advanced Photographers. 

To register for this workshop go to www.calumetphoto.com 

For more information about Lou Manna, please see www.loumanna.com and www.digitalfoodphotos.com/blog, where you can order a copy of his book, Digital Food Photography, which he would be happy to sign at the workshop.