Tips for Shooting Beverages
As a food photographer, you may often get asked to shoot drinks. But photographing beverages requires a bit of a different skill set from photographing food. Some shooters specialize in this, and they make a lot of money photographing for the big drink labels because of these niche skills. If you’ve tried shooting beverage, you […]
Racing to the Bottom
If you’re shooting as a professional photographer, you might be struggling to make a living. You may be working longer and harder, but are finding yourself unable to increase your income. Or you’ve been shooting for a long time, and you’re making less money than you used to. Although the demand for imagery has never […]
Why It’s a Shitty Time to Be a Photographer (And What You Can Do About It)
In the last newsletter I sent out to my email list, I said it was a shitty time to be a photographer. Does that sound negative? I guess it does. I’ll say it again: it’s a shitty time to be a photographer! Never in history has the demand for photography been so high, but the […]
The Gear You Need for a Food Photography Business
Starting a photography business can be very expensive. Even the most basic equipment adds up to a startling large amount of money. Although it’s difficult to not give into gear envy, start with the basics and add to what you have as you grow your income. Here are my recommendations for the most important equipment to have […]
How I Got Into Commercial Food Photography
How I got into commercial food photography is a long story. When I first decided I wanted to be a photographer, I was a food blogger—and not a very successful one at that. It became clear to me pretty quickly after starting my first blog in 2009 that I wanted to become a professional food […]
What You Need to Know About Pricing Your Food Photography
Pricing your photography services is a complex topic. It’s more than can be addressed in a blog post or two. When I mentor photographers who are trying to break into the field of food photography, we spend a lot of time on pricing. I don’t have all the answers. I don’t know exactly what every […]
