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…
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…
Food Photography of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Scones Just completed another successful food photography shoot with a great client and an awesome crew. The shot at the top of the page is one that offered an interesting photographic challenge. My favorite food photography light is one that casts a very crisp shadow, and when shooting…
Food Photography – texture vs mood Food Photography is all about the details. You want to create shape and texture, but you can’t go so far as to ruin the mood of the image. There is usually a “mood” you’re trying to create. You’re trying to communicate that the food you’re shooting is in a…
Food Photography in RGB vs SRGB I’m not sure if you’re aware of this or not, but the food photos (all photos actually) look better on the web when saved in the SRGB color space. This is all a bit technical for me to explain, and you need to go somewhere else to really understand…
Mixing Light Sources in Food Photography – Q&A When using more than one light how do you deal with the colour differences.? Do you use a colour temperature meter to check the colour temperature of each light or gel by eye ( guess and by God ) ? Or since they are less powerful than…
The difference between Editorial and Advertising Food Photography? As I see it, it’s all about the style of the photo… I remember years ago, I fed-x’ed my portfolio off to the Art Buyer for Bon Apatite Magazine, just to see what would happen. Who knows, maybe I could become famous or something… :o) It didn’t…
We’re so freaking lucky, why not give a little back… Fstoppers interviewed me the other day and wrote an article about professional photographers “giving back” to the community. I thought I’d share it with you. It’s not about food photography, but it’s something I feel strongly about and maybe you can get something out of…
Podcast Interview With Not-So World – Famous Food Photographer, me! :o) ME! I’m famous! Check it out… :o)
Different types of food photography assignments Catalogs are usually among my least favorite types of assignments and the rare food photography catalog isn’t really the exception, but this assignment is a little different. Usually, catalogs are translating some artist’s drawing into a photo, giving the photographer little freedom and less opportunity for creativity. This food…
