Professional Food Photography Technique – Episode #1 A long time ago I made a few tutorial videos about various aspects of food photography and then for some reason, I stopped. If you want to check them out, you can visit my Youtube channel see what you think. The other day, I made another video. What…
Stop-Motion Food Photography / Video Animation for Pittsburgh Clients Here’s a new direction for me. I enjoy doing these little stop-motion animations but I need to figure out how to make them a little more dramatic. It’s tough to light something effectively and allow for the movement of of the animation. Sometimes you just need crew….
See the Article on “How to Photograph Ice Cream” Ask any professional food photographer, and he’ll tell you that ice cream is probably the most difficult food to photograph. Most foods can sit in front of the camera for minutes while the photographer makes his adjustments, but ice cream will only last a few seconds. …
How Do Professional Food Photographers Find Clients? It used to be, in the old days, that a professional food photographer would call up a potential client and make an appointment to stop in and show the prospect his printed portfolio. Now-a-days, things are different, and photographers must find new ways of meeting and maintaining clients….
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…
Shooting Food Without a Tripod Traditionally, I have always used a tripod when photographing food. I’ve done it this way over the years, for several reasons… 1. Until recently, I’ve use a view camera, with a digital back, to photograph food. Have you ever tried to hand hold a view camera? It’s impossible. 2. Most…
Menu Photography Shoot I think the key to good commercial food photography is the ability for the food photographer to make the food look as appetizing as possible. That sounds like a “given”, but most food photographers concentrate more on making a “pretty picture”, than on making the food look as good as possible. The…
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…
What’s your normal start and end time for a food shoot? That question is a little deceptive. Your start time, the stylist’s start time, the assistant’s start time and my start time, are probably all different. I like for the client to show up around 9:00, unless they have something the stylist needs to prepare…
