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Remarkable Food Photography Article

Remarkable Food Photography Article

Remarkable Food Photography Article I’ve written an article on how to improve your food photography by making each element of your  photo more “remarkable”.  In the 2000 word article, I analyze the above photo and talk about its strengths and weaknesses.  My theory is that a photo can be thought of in terms of its…

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Food Photographer’s Style

Food Photographer’s Style

Food Photographer’s Style If you examine food photography as closely as I tend to, you immediately become aware that different photographers had distinct styles of shooting food.  I’ve often wondered just how styles become apparent in those food photos.  What is it specifically that make a photographer’s images look similar to constitute a “style”.  Here’s…

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Food Photography for Joy Cone Company

Food Photography for Joy Cone Company

Food Photography for Joy Cone Company I’m right in the middle of a six day shoot for Joy Cone Company. We’re shooting for their packaging, both the front and back of the box.  Heck, I think we’re shooting for the sides of the box too.  On the front, we’re photographing all the different cones that…

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Nine Things That Make a Food Photo Look Natural

Nine things that make a food photo look natural I’ve studied food photography for a long time now and I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out just what it was that made a food photo look natural or look fake. It seems like I can tell a mile away which photos were…

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A Unique Way to Market Your Food Photography Services

A Unique Way to Market Your Food Photography Services

A Unique Way to Market Your Food Photography Services I’ve been really busy this week.  I was out of town on a multi-day shoot and then when I got back, I had two solid days of shooting after than.   And then, yesterday (Saturday), I started to finalize the details on a redesign of a Directory…

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List of most used food photography props

List of most used food photography props As part of the food photography book project that I’m working on, I’m spending a lot of time outlining and that’s time that I usually spend blogging. Anyway, that’s my excuse for this sorry attempt at a blog post. This has been a crazy week at work, and…

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Three Ways Food Photographers “blow out the background”

Three Ways Food Photographers “blow out the background”

 Three ways food photographers blow out the backgrounds, giving their food photos that “light and airy” feel One question that I get asked all the time is “how do you get that “light & airy” background” look? I’m assuming that all food photographers have their own individual ways of doing things, but let me give…

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8 Reasons a Food Photographer Needs To Test Shoot

8 Reasons a Food Photographer Needs To Test Shoot

8 Reasons EVERY food photographer needs to test shoot. If you think portfolio development is something only new food photographers go through, you’re totally wrong.  It’s a never-ending process, and to tell you the truth, I wouldn’t have it any other way.  I love testing.  Yes, it’s a bitch to find the time, but once…

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Blog to Book (Advanced Food Photography)

Blog to Book (Advanced Food Photography)

Blog to Book (Advanced Food Photography) I have about an hour commute and I try to go walking at the local community center for an hour, three or four times a week.  I’ve been trying to put all this “dead time” to use listening to audio books and more recently, podcasts.  Ever since Nigel asked…

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