The concept of visual weight often gets overlooked for more familiar principles like rule-of-thirds, yet it’s one of the most basic and fundamental concepts in photography. But what about when we’re talking food photography? Keep reading to find out!
The concept of visual weight often gets overlooked for more familiar principles like rule-of-thirds, yet it’s one of the most basic and fundamental concepts in photography. But what about when we’re talking food photography? Keep reading to find out!
When it comes to business, making mistakes in inevitable. If you’re floundering in your photography business, keep reading to find out the five biggest mistakes I've made in my photography business, and how you can avoid them.
The concept of visual weight often gets overlooked for more familiar principles like rule-of-thirds, yet it’s one of the most basic and fundamental concepts in photography. But what about when we’re talking food photography? Keep reading to find out!
Whether you’re working with clients or shooting for your blog, you need to back up your computer. When it comes to hard drives, it’s not a matter of if they
With the rise of digital photography so few people see their images in print anymore. This is true even for photographers.
With the rise of digital photography so few people see their images in print anymore. This is true even for photographers.
Pricing your food photos is definitely tricky and involves so many different factors. How you price your photos depends on your skill set and experience, your target market, where you live, and even your business model. One thing that I have noticed is that most photographers undercharge, and often by a lot.
Whether you’re working with clients or shooting for your blog, you need to back up your computer. When it comes to hard drives, it’s not a matter of if they
This is the first post in a series about setting up a home food photography studio. I'll be talking about gear and lighting for your home studio in upcoming
As a food photographer, you can shoot with natural or artificial light. If you want to shoot commercially, you need to use artificial light—often several of them. Keep reading to find out how to control and manipulate light so you can predict what your light is going to do.
By consciously considering texture when composing our food photos, we allow the viewer to experience our photos more directly. Texture can trigger the perception of cutting into a flaky apple pie or licking a creamy, drippy ice cream cone. Keep reading to find out more about this key principle of composition.
Learn more about the woman behind Gastrostoria.
Composition overlays are used extensively in the world of commercial food photography. If you’ve ever shot a magazine cover, or worked on a product packaging shoot, you’ve likely worked with an overlay provided to you by the client or an art director. If you haven’t, you may be wondering what is a composition overlay? Keep reading to find out…
With the rise of digital photography so few people see their images in print anymore. This is true even for photographers.
As a food photographer, you can shoot with natural or artificial light. If you want to shoot commercially, you need to use artificial light—often several of them. Keep reading to find out how to control and manipulate light so you can predict what your light is going to do.
Do you struggle to find your food photography style?
A while back, I wrote this post about switching from Lightroom to Capture One.
There is a saying in the photographic industry that if you can shoot food, you can shoot anything. Food is a notoriously difficult subject, and mastering the
A while back, I wrote this post about switching from Lightroom to Capture One.
Lightroom is the one program that food photographers really need to master. There is a misconception that Lightroom is not as powerful of a photo editor as Photoshop. It’s actually very powerful, but
Composition overlays are used extensively in the world of commercial food photography. If you’ve ever shot a magazine cover, or worked on a product packaging shoot, you’ve likely worked with an overlay provided to you by the client or an art director. If you haven’t, you may be wondering what is a composition overlay? Keep reading to find out…
By consciously considering texture when composing our food photos, we allow the viewer to experience our photos more directly. Texture can trigger the perception of cutting into a flaky apple pie or licking a creamy, drippy ice cream cone. Keep reading to find out more about this key principle of composition.
You don’t need a lot of gear—or even expensive gear—to produce great food photography. The reality is your skill in using the equipment you have is what’s important. Keep reading to find out what will hold you back…
With the rise of digital photography so few people see their images in print anymore. This is true even for photographers.
Are you curious about what Capture One can offer you as a food photographer? Are you a Lightroom user who loves the program but are unsatisfied with the tethering performance? Well, read on about some of the key features of Capture One Pro. >>
Pricing your food photos is definitely tricky and involves so many different factors. How you price your photos depends on your skill set and experience, your target market, where you live, and even your business model. One thing that I have noticed is that most photographers undercharge, and often by a lot.
As a food photographer, you can shoot with natural or artificial light. If you want to shoot commercially, you need to use artificial light—often several of them. Keep reading to find out how to control and manipulate light so you can predict what your light is going to do.
Pricing is something that every photographer struggles with on some level, but pricing for food photographers can be extra challenging. Even experienced photographers make mistakes with pricing - Click here to find out how you can avoid these pricing errors!
Pricing is something that every photographer struggles with on some level, but pricing for food photographers can be extra challenging. Even experienced photographers make mistakes with pricing - Click here to find out how you can avoid these pricing errors!
One of the biggest challenges in learning artificial light for food photography is using multiple lights in a scene. Shooting food with multiple lights is kind of the last frontier of learning flash. Keep reading for the basics you need to know to get started.
Food photography flatlays are incredibly popular – borrowed from the editorial photography world to describe an overhead shot (taken at ninety degrees), often of several elements composed within the frame. Click to learn the best flatlay tips for food photography.
When it comes to business, making mistakes in inevitable. If you’re floundering in your photography business, keep reading to find out the five biggest mistakes I've made in my photography business, and how you can avoid them.
One of the biggest challenges in learning artificial light for food photography is using multiple lights in a scene. Shooting food with multiple lights is kind of the last frontier of learning flash. Keep reading for the basics you need to know to get started.
One of the biggest challenges in learning artificial light for food photography is using multiple lights in a scene. Shooting food with multiple lights is kind of the last frontier of learning flash. Keep reading for the basics you need to know to get started.
Pricing is something that every photographer struggles with on some level, but pricing for food photographers can be extra challenging. Even experienced photographers make mistakes with pricing - Click here to find out how you can avoid these pricing errors!
Do you struggle to find your food photography style?
One of the questions that I often get asked is should I go to photography school?
Do you struggle to find your food photography style?
One of the questions that I often get asked is should I go to photography school?
Learn more about the woman behind Gastrostoria.
A while back, I wrote this post about switching from Lightroom to Capture One.
The best thing about working with artificial light—especially with flash—is how much control it gives you. You can work at any time of day or night and achieve consistent light from frame to frame. You can craft whatever light you want to tell the story of your food. Find out How >>
