How to Back Up Your Photos When Shooting Tethered
Whether you’re working with clients or shooting for your blog, you need to back up your computer. When it comes to hard drives, it’s not a matter of if they will fail, but when they will fail. Working with image files requires a lot of power and is very taxing for your computer. This increases the chance of […]
How to Find Your Food Photography Style
Do you struggle to find your food photography style? One day you’re all about dark and moody, the next day hard light is your game. Or maybe you’ve used a lot of props to create a strong sense of narrative in your photos, only to find that minimalism and really focusing on the food is […]
Focusing for Better Food Photos
Do you prefer autofocus mode or manual focus? Every food photographer has his or her preference, and some may use a combination of both. There are pros and cons to each type of focus technique. Nailing your focus is crucial in still life photography. In a portraiture, only the eyes need to really be in […]
Why You Should Consider LED Continuous Lights
If you’ve been wanting to make the transition from shooting food with natural light to artificial light, you should consider continuous lights. Shooting with flash is very different from shooting with a continuous light source like the sun or an LED light. The exposure is controlled by the aperture and power of the light unit, […]
How to Use Mood Boards for Your Food Photography
Have you ever found that you and your client weren’t speaking the same language when talking about a shoot? Maybe they told you that wanted a “light and airy” look but the sample images they showed you were more along the lines of “bright and bold”, with highly saturated colors. Or maybe their idea of […]
My Top Tips for Working with Flash
Learning to use flash for food photography can be challenging but very rewarding. After a couple of years of shooting in natural light, I made the switch to flash when I knew I wanted to work commercially with clients. I’ve never looked back. Now I’d say I use flash for about 90% of my work. […]
