It’s Here! : Vegan Weight Loss Manifesto
Shortly before Christmas, I finally received my copy of Vegan Weight Loss Manifesto: An 8-Week Plan to Change Your Mindset, Lose Weight and Thrive by Zuzana Fajkusova and Nikki Lefler. I had shot the book last autumn–more than a year before it was launched on December 16, 2017 by Page Street Publishing in the US. […]
How to Shoot For Restaurants – Part II
In my last post, I talked about how to approach shooting for restaurants. In this post, I will outline some of the things to be aware of on the business side. Besides technical and artistic considerations, and working in collaboration with a client and chef, shooting for restaurants also involves business issues such as liability […]
How to Shoot for Restaurants: Part I
HOW TO SHOOT FOR RESTAURANTS: PART I Whether you are a blogger or Instagrammer, or a photographer starting your own food photography business, you may be approached to shoot for a restaurant. Shooting for restaurants is often how food photographers start their careers. As their budgets tend to be on the lower side, restaurants are […]
All About Food Stock Photography
A couple of months ago I gave an online talk about stock photography for Kim Klassen’s Studio Online course. There was a lot of interest and questions from Studio participants about submitting to stock agencies, so I thought I’d write a blog post for my readers about some of the information I covered there. There […]
Pricing Your Food Photography: How Do You Differentiate Yourself?
Last week I was asked to speak on a panel hosted by CAPIC Vancouver–The Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators. I was joined by two other photographers, and the talk was led by Lisa Kaulback of Kaulback Productions. We had a great turnout and it was an exciting evening, with a lot of energy around […]
Tips on Focusing For Food Photography
In still life photography, some photographers prefer to use manual focus. Others prefer autofocus. I use autofocus whenever I can, because my vision in not what it used to be. Sometimes, however, I do need to put on my glasses and switch to manual focus. There is no right or wrong way to focus–just the […]
