If you’re a photographer working with clients, you need to have a contract or otherwise put the parameters of the job in writing. When photo jobs go sideways, it’s often due to a lack of communication. A contract protects not only you, but also your client in the...
As a food photographer, you can shoot with natural or artificial light. One light source is all that you need to produce beautiful images for a variety of applications. However, if you want to shoot commercially, you need to use artificial light—often several of them....
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? Or maybe you’ve been considering making the switch to Capture One but are on the fence about...
In a previous post, I wrote about some flatlay tips. Here are a few more. To recap, the food photography flatlay has been incredibly popular in the last few years. The term “flatlay” is a term borrowed from the editorial photography world to describe an overhead shot...
Do you think of texture as an element of composition? Texture is usually thought of in terms of the sense of touch, but it also has a visual component that has the power to elevate your food photography. Although photography is primarily a visual medium, our senses...
One of the biggest challenges in learning artificial light for food photography is using multiple lights in a scene. You can get away with shooting editorial style food photos with one light— or even natural light—but a lot of commercial work necessitates the use of...
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.
