Three Lightroom Hacks For Your Food Photography Workflow

Three LR Hacks-Darina Kopcok-Gastrostoria

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 in very different ways. Photoshop is a pixel editor. There are many things you can do in Photoshop that you cannot do […]

My Favourite DIY Food Photography Backgrounds

DIY Food Photography Backgrounds-Gastrostoria

We all know that your choice of food photography backgrounds can have a BIG impact on your photos. Maybe you’ve purchased expensive professional backgrounds online for this very reason. Whether hobbyist or pro, most of us don’t have endless amounts of money to spend on our food photography, so today I’m going to share with […]

How to Understand Your Camera’s Histogram

How to Read a Histogram by Darina Kopcok

In order to properly expose an image, you need to understand how to read a histogram. The LCD screen on the back of your camera doesn’t give you an accurate representation of what your pictures looks like. If you’re shooting tethered to Lightroom or Capture One Pro (and if you are a food photographer, I […]

How to Choose A Camera For Food Photography

How to Choose A Camera for Food Photography by Darina Kopcok

Purchasing a new camera can be overwhelming. There is no camera body that is a one-size-fits-all. Features that are crucial for one genre of photography may be completely useless for another. As a food photographer, you typically don’t need a lot of the bells-and-whistles that modern cameras offer. And with so many cameras at so […]

Pricing Your Food Photography: How Do You Differentiate Yourself?

Pricing Your Food Photography by Darina Kopcok

Last week I was asked to speak on a panel hosted by CAPIC Vancouver–The Canadian Association of  Professional Image Creators. I was joined by two other photographers, and the talk was led by Lisa Kaulback of Kaulback Productions. We had a great turnout and it was an exciting evening, with a lot of energy around […]

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