A Quick Introduction to Strobe Lighting
There are various types of strobe lighting. Strobe is flash photography and it is the standard in the commercial food world. There are various types of strobes as follows: Speedlites Speedlites are small flash heads that can be mounted onto your camera. We call this on-camera flash. I don’t recommend you shoot food this way […]
Five Food Photography Tips You Should Know About Improving Your Food Photography
Food photography has a steep learning curve. Not only do you have to learn the artistic elements of composition, you also need to get down the technical side–the science of light and all the ins-and-outs of how to get the most out of your camera in manual mode. Every genre of photography has its own […]
Three Lightroom Hacks For Your Food Photography Workflow
Lightroom is the one program that food photographers really need to master. There is a misconception that Lightroom is not as powerful of a photo editor as Photoshop. It’s actually very powerful, but in very different ways. Photoshop is a pixel editor. There are many things you can do in Photoshop that you cannot do […]
My Favourite DIY Food Photography Backgrounds
We all know that your choice of food photography backgrounds can have a BIG impact on your photos. Maybe you’ve purchased expensive professional backgrounds online for this very reason. Whether hobbyist or pro, most of us don’t have endless amounts of money to spend on our food photography, so today I’m going to share with […]
How to Understand Your Camera’s Histogram
In order to properly expose an image, you need to understand how to read a histogram. The LCD screen on the back of your camera doesn’t give you an accurate representation of what your pictures looks like. If you’re shooting tethered to Lightroom or Capture One Pro (and if you are a food photographer, I […]
How to Choose A Camera For Food Photography
Purchasing a new camera can be overwhelming. There is no camera body that is a one-size-fits-all. Features that are crucial for one genre of photography may be completely useless for another. As a food photographer, you typically don’t need a lot of the bells-and-whistles that modern cameras offer. And with so many cameras at so […]
