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Mastering Colour Harmonies: Crafting Vibrant Designs with Colour Theory
Learning about Colour Theory is an exciting journey that will add a vibrant new dimension to your creative toolkit.
Colours are the foundational ingredients of your artistic endeavours, and colour harmonies as the secret sauce that brings them to life. In this post we’ll explore realm where colours come together in ways that not only please the eye but also evoke emotions and tell the stories that are so integral to captivating food photography.
Mastering Color Theory in Food Photography: Elevate Your Images with Impactful Colors
Color is a powerful tool in food photography, capable of evoking emotions, setting the mood, and creating visual impact. As a food photographer, understanding color theory and effectively utilizing color can greatly enhance the quality and appeal of your images. Keep reading to explore the fundamentals of color theory and how you can leverage it to create impactful and visually stunning food photographs.
What Is Your Unique Selling Proposition?
When it comes to building a successful food photography business, having a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is essential, and sets you apart – it’s what makes your clients choose you over your competitors. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what a Unique Selling Proposition is and how food photographers can use it to improve their work and business.
What Does Marketing Your Food Photography Look Like?
Your success as a food photographer is directly proportional to the amount of marketing that you do. If deep down you know this is true but don’t know where to start, keep reading – I’m here to help!
How to Hire Your Food Photography Team
There will come a time when you need to hire your food photography team. When you start out as a food photographer, you may work on your own, and as you gain more experience, you’ll win more complex jobs, which will require you hire people to help you. Keep reading for tips on who to hire, how to hire them, and share a bit about my experiences working with a team on food photography shoots.
Composition Ideas for Your Food Photography
Do you find yourself stuck in a rut when it comes to composing your photos? Keep reading to get some composition ideas for your food photography. >>
How to Work with a Food Stylist
If you’re a food blogger or influencer, chances are you do your own styling. However, there are photographers working today that offer food styling services as well, especially if they shoot commissioned work at home. As a professional food photographer, you definitely need some competency in food styling— Keep reading to find out what I’ve learned over the years about working with food stylists.
The Complete Guide to Layering in Food Photography
Composing for food photography can be a lot more complex than implementing principles like the rule-of-thirds or even the golden ratio. In this post, I’m going to talk about layering, a concept that is used in a variety of design modalities, and can make a powerful visual impact on your photos.
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My Top Tips for Shooting Stunning Beverage Photos
For the longest time, shooting drinks was something that I avoided as much as possible. Managing the reflections in glassware can be one of the biggest challenges that makes photographers shy away from taking beverage photos. However, I found that shooting drinks can in fact be easier and less time consuming than shooting food.
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More Flatlay Tips for Food Photography
Food photography flatlays are incredibly popular – borrowed from the editorial photography world to describe an overhead shot (taken at ninety degrees), often of several elements composed within the frame. Click to learn the best flatlay tips for food photography.
Setting Up a Home Food Photography Studio: Props and Backgrounds
This is the first post in a series about setting up a home food photography studio. I'll be talking about gear and lighting for your home studio in upcoming posts.During this time of the Covid-19...
My Recipe for Stunning Food Photos
There is a saying in the photographic industry that if you can shoot food, you can shoot anything. Food is a notoriously difficult subject, and mastering the art of food photography is a process...