Advertising Food Photography Here’s a recent Advertising Food Photo I did for a local grocery store chain. I really like this shot and wanted to share it with you. The Art Director’s name is Matt and he is amazing. I love his style of directing. He points you in a direction and then diplomatically keeps…
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…
Photography of Seafood Dips Here’s a photo from today’s food photography shoot of seafood dips. The photograph is for a double page spread in a direct mail piece for a local grocery store chain. The interesting thing about this image is the way the focus is handled. The picture was taken with a tilt shift…
Parfait Food Photography Critique I shot this food photography of this Parfait just this last week. While I have to say that I’m very happy with the overall results, I usually find it useful to critique my own photo after the fact, and think of what I might of done differently. Here’s what I cam…
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 Photographer’s Shot #1 I had a food shoot last week with a great client and a fun crew. A food photographer’s job is shooting pretty much any type of food, but when he gets to play around a little with environmental shots, he’s especially happy! This shot has actually been cropped in the computer…
Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate Here’s a recent food photo I did of strawberries, dipped in chocolate. The food stylist did a really good job and the texture of the chocolate is perfect. I love the was the light wraps about each berry and the way the light side of one contrasts so beautifully with the…
Yogurt Food Photography Critique and Behind the Scenes I tried to put together another image critique and I had some behind the scenes photos too, so I included them. I would think that a novice food photographer would be curious to see what a food shoot looks like and to see a little of what…
Food Photography Critique Video #1 – Apple Cider I thought I’d try something new here. I’ve put together this food photography image critique, via a screen capture program, thinking that I could use the cursor to point out exactly what it was that I was talking about. I think it worked. The reason that I…
Food Photographer Critique – Ham Photo I thought it would be interesting and informative to novice food photographers to hear what a professional food photographer thought about a particular food photo, especially if that food photo was one of his own. Composition The overall composition of this photo is quite strong, at least in my…
