Most Recent Blog Posts
The Art of Color in Food Photography: How Colors Evoke Emotions
Colors aren’t just visual elements; they hold immense power in evoking emotions, setting moods, and enhancing storytelling in food photography. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the world of color psychology, keep reading to find out how different hues can infuse your food photography compositions with captivating narratives and deeper audience connections.
How to Deal with Difficult Clients
Difficult clients. We’ve all had them. Clients that don’t respect you or your work. Who don’t value your time. Clients who have wild expectations and are a headache to deal with. This is the nature of business, keep reading to find out what you can do to ensure that the clients you shoot for will be those that value your work and time. >>
How to Accelerate Your Growth as a Food Photographer
Have you been shooting for years but feel stuck in a creative rut when it comes to your food photography? Or maybe you’re a beginner and are endlessly frustrated that your images don’t live up to those you envision in your head. If it feels like you’re not growing – keep reading to find out how to accelerate your growth as a food photographer! >>
How I Shoot in Restaurants
As a food photographer, I shoot in restaurants from time to time. My work is studio-focused, but I sometimes get hired by chains or high-end restaurants —particularly those found in hotels. Keep reading to find out more about the gear and workflow I use when shooting for restaurant clients.
The Complete Guide to Layering in Food Photography
Composing for food photography can be a lot more complex than implementing principles like the rule-of-thirds or even the golden ratio. In this post, I’m going to talk about layering, a concept that is used in a variety of design modalities, and can make a powerful visual impact on your photos.
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My Top Tips for Shooting Stunning Beverage Photos
For the longest time, shooting drinks was something that I avoided as much as possible. Managing the reflections in glassware can be one of the biggest challenges that makes photographers shy away from taking beverage photos. However, I found that shooting drinks can in fact be easier and less time consuming than shooting food.
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Four Ways to Use Contrast in Your Food Photography
Contrast is an important principle in composition. When you look at the work of master artists, you’ll notice that a common practice is to place the most relevant subject or element on or near the greatest area of contrast, in order to give it priority. Keep reading to find out 4 ways you can use contrast in your food photography.
The 5 Things I Did Right in My Photography Business
Making mistakes is important and unavoidable aspect of the learning curve. It’s impossible not to make them, and mistakes give us new information about how to go forward so we can succeed.Your mindset it key when experiencing failure. In the spirit of positivity, this post will focus on the five things that I did right in my food photography business in the hopes that it will give you some ideas and inspiration for your own.
Do You Need a Photo Rep?
Since I began working with a photo rep in 2018, I’ve often been asked what it’s like to work with one, and if you really need a photo rep to help you get jobs in food photography. Many photographers dream of being represented by an agent. Someone who’ll take care of the business side of things and bring in the dream clients while they focus on being creative. It’s the brass ring that so many food photographers are reaching for. In this post, I’ll talk about what photo reps do, about my experience working with one, and how to know if you’re ready to start looking for a rep to take you on.
How to Get Started with Promos for Your Food Photography
When it comes to the world of commercial photography, print is not dead. Although your website is a key tool to promote your photography, you need to make printed promotional pieces, known in the industry as “promos” in order to get noticed by agencies and other buyers of photography, There are a lot of ways you can approach promotions – keep reading for tips on creating your photography promotions and sending them out into the world!
The Color Tools in Capture One Pro
One of the primary defining features of Capture One is the color management architecture. Capture One uses a different color engine than does Adobe, and many photographers claim that it is the superior one. This is an arguable point, but there is no denying that Capture One offers robust tools for enhancing color in your food photography.
How to Use Composition Overlays for Food Photography
Have you ever been asked to use a composition overlay by a food photography client? If you’ve ever shot a magazine cover or worked on a product packaging gig, then chances are you have. If not, you may be wondering, what is a composition overlay? Read on and find out all about this awesome tool and how it can help you take your food photography to the next level.
Why You Should Shoot Tethered for Food Photography
If you’re working professionally as a food photographer, you need to shoot tethered. Tethering is the single best way to improve your images, speed up your workflow, and make sure that you deliver the client what they want. Keep reading to find out more about shooting tethered >>