Digital Food Photography

Lou Manna has over twenty-eight years of experience working with chefs, and photographing food for such publications as Wine Enthusiast, Time Out New York, and The New York Times, where he worked as a photojournalist from 1975 to 1990. Manna's photo studio in Manhattan, which he opened in the early 80's, is equipped with a large, state-of-the-art kitchen. An early adopter of digital technology, he has been shooting digitally for almost ten years. He has done work for public relations and advertising agencies, corporations, magazines, and hotels. Over the years, Manna has worked on location and in his studio with such famous chefs as Michael Lomonaco, Jacque Pepin, Bobby Flay, Lidia Bastianich, and Emeril Lagasse. He has appeared on ABC-TV's "World of Photography," cable TV's Food Network, and he frequently lectures at the French Culinary Institute. Manna's award-winning photos have appeared in over 30 cookbooks including Dessert Circus, Cuisine Rapide, and The Four Star Kitchen, and he recently provided a number of shots for two photographic coffee table books, "America 24/7" and "New York 24/7."Manna, Lou is the author of 'Digital Food Photography', published 2005 under ISBN 9781592008209 and ISBN 1592008208.