Here is a fun idea for a fall shoot, especially with the holidays just around the corner. Arrange a get-together with some of your photography friends, especially if you all like to bake or cook. Everyone brings a plate — perhaps a sweet, a savory, an appetizer, a dessert …
When you photograph what you know and know what you photograph, you make connections with your clients, earn their respect and produce better images. I truly enjoy chocolate. My grandmother makes chocolates as Christmas gifts each year. As a student in High School, I worked at a chocolate factory every
Do you have a photographer in your life and are not sure what to get her or him? No problem, we’re here to help. Here’s some ideas for those of you who are scratching your head trying to figure out what to get. I’ve tried to choose gifts that would
For the past several years, our Thanksgiving has been pretty low-key as a family. We sleep in, watch football and eat turkey. Needless to say, there’s not much activity…unless you’re in the kitchen. And while we’ve all seen tons of cooked turkey photos, I challenge you this Thanksgiving to go
With the Holidays just around the corner, there is usually lots of cooking and baking going on. Capture some of your own festive Holiday cooking cheer with some behind-the-scenes photos. These can make for gorgeous keepsake memories if the kids or grandkids get involved too. No kids? Grab some friends
So often someone will take the time to light the talent to look great but forget to light the background and give the image some depth: One method is to use a Cucoloris. Some will refer to it as a cookie cutter: As you can see in the above image
Farm market season is upon us. I am seeing more and more “opening this week” social media posts in my stream for the local markets. When I got my first DSLR one of the places I took it to just practice with it was one of our local markets. It
When photographing pasta or food in general, adding a utensil in the scene can imply the action of someone getting ready to eat the food. This can “humanize” your photograph and make it more relatable. However, in many cases, it is difficult to handhold the utensil in the frame and
I’ve been photographing food and drink for as long as I can remember. It started shortly after college when I helped to run a local food blog, highlighting restaurants in my area. Then I moved on to a beer blog, and now I regularly photograph food and drinks for a
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today we chat with New York based food photographer Andrew Scrivani about the food photography industry. Get ready to be inspired! All images © copyright Andrew Scrivani We discuss: How Andrew got his
Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level, brought to you by Platypod, Photofocus and Skip Cohen University. Today we chat with commercial advertising photographer Aaron Van! He is a food, beverage, liquid and product specialist, and shares wonderful tips for
When photographing food, the direction of your light is very important. Certain angles will help shape the scene and can also be the difference between a successful image, and one that is just “meh.” In this article, I will be sharing examples of three different types of light: Backlight, front
