As a food photographer, you will be asked to shoot a fair number of beverages. I avoided drink photography for a long time because it’s one of the toughest types of shoots to pull off, as it usually involves a lot of glass and reflections. Any sort of reflection can...
My post-processing workflow consists of doing most of my editing in Lightroom and then opening up my file in Photoshop to really clean up the image, or adjust it selectively in ways that Photoshop does better. For example, I rarely use the spot removal tool in...
When you first start out as a food photographer, you need to learn to style food out of necessity to build your portfolio, which will in turn help you start getting work. Once you are a pro and working on sets with a food stylist, you will still need to have some...
I never shoot with a softbox. Okay, sometimes I shoot with a softbox. That headline was meant to catch your attention. But honestly, I shoot with a softbox so seldom, that I can say that I almost never shoot with a softbox—at least, when I’m photographing food. I...
This is a common mistake I see bloggers and new photographers make: you compose the dish that you’re shooting, along with your props and the other elements that make up your scene. You then pick up a your camera and circle your set, like a hawk stalking its prey,...
The other day I was talking to my business coach about my unique selling proposition (yes I have a business coach—in fact more than one–and believe that anyone who is serious about growing their business should too!). In marketing, it is said that you should...
Hi, I'm Darina, a Food Photographer and writer living in Vancouver, Canada. Welcome to Gastrostoria, where I share my creative and technical resources to help you elevate your food photography.
