Best Food Photography Course Since this website is all about learning the art and craft of food photography, I’ve been looking for resources to help my viewers along that goal. Here is a list of what looks like the best food photography courses that I’ve found online. Of course I haven’t taken all these courses. …
It’s such a kick! I just get such a kick when I’m shopping somewhere, this time for Christmas, and I see some of my food photography. It’s crazy! I’m so blessed. I have fun actually doing the shooting. I have fun with the clients while shooting. and it’s fun walking down the isle at a…
Q&A – Do you have any recommendations regarding marketing and/or finding those first few food photography clients? Wow! That’s really a good question… I can make some suggestions , but because it’s been a while since I looked for my first client, I’d only be guessing. I’m going to make some suggestions and then check…
Marketing Checklist for Professional Food Photographers For most food photographers, marketing is the easiest thing to get swept under the rug and is arguably the most important activity of their business. You can be the greatest photographer in the world, but if no one knows, you may soon be repeating the phrase “you want fries…
Is it possible to become a photo assistant without a formal photography education? The question was this: Is it possible to work in a food studio, be an apprentice (photo assistant), or go-fer, with only my photo’s, no schooling behind them? no formal training in photography? To be honest, I think it would work, but…
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…
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…
