In 2024, the photography world is set to witness a monumental shift, with Artificial Intelligence emerging as a game-changing force in the industry. Saddle up - it might be a bumpy ride! Here are my top 7 2024 predictions on AI for commercial photographers…
Read MoreShooting 'tethered' can seem like a giant leap for an amateur food photographer. The large majority of professional photographers shoot tethered, and for good reason. The concept may be daunting, because it is an inherently different way of approaching your photography. Once you get past the psychological intimidation it is surprisingly easy to implement.
Read MoreRegardless of whether it’s a poster, a menu, or an entire cook book — at some stage you’re going to want to print your food images — but printing doesn’t always go to plan. Once you delve into the Pandora's box of colour management you'll never see the world in the same light again! To achieve best result you need to know a bit about how printing works and how colour is rendered both onscreen and in print...
Read MoreThere are two core reasons why you might like to take photos of food in a restaurant environment;
1) you're visiting the restaurant as a customer and you want to share the shots of the food on your social media, or 2) you have been employed by the restaurant or a 3rd party (e.g. meal delivery service) to capture shots of the food. Both scenarios offer their own set of unique challenges.
One of the most significant and frequently overlooked aspects of food photography is fashion. Yes, fashion! You might not possess an awareness of how significant an impact fashion has on food photography because you're looking at images every day. However, if we take a look back, the impact of fashion becomes ultra-obvious.
Read MoreIf like me, you love to use Pinterest for inspiration when you are conceptualising your photo shoot, it is likely that you would also like to print the boards that you’ve created sometimes. Here is a quick step-by-step guide that makes it quick and easy.
Read MoreThis is a topic that baffles my students all the time. It tends to rear its ugly head around about the time that students are starting to gain some sense of confidence and knowledge, and then the 'spots' get in front of their eyes and spoil everything. So let's clear the mud, and make some sense of spot focusing versus spot metering.
Read MorePhotographic styling is often a misunderstood art. For those of us working as professional photographers, particularly for high-end clients, stylists represent an essential part of the team, that fulfils a key role in making us (the photographers) look good.
Read MoreIt can take some time to be convinced of the value of using a tripod for food photography, but once you start to work with one you will never look back. Finding the best tripod to suit your workflow and budget will become a top priority and the options can be overwhelming. This guide will help you to make the best choices.
Read MoreFor a long time, I had pretty much considered a lens hood to be a superfluous decorative piece of plastic that hung around on the end of my lens. Several years ago when I was out on a location shoot, I discovered that they can actually have a much greater purpose than they were originally designed for. Then just the other day, I was reminded of its value again.
Read MoreOn the surface, selling stock images seems like an attractive, quick and easy way to make an extra few bucks. Who hasn’t thought of digging through their backup system, uploading a few images and making a bit of regular extra cash. Can it really be that easy?
Read MoreToday is your lucky day! Not only am I going to let you in on my 'secret' for having Lego and makeup sponges in my styling kit, I’m also going to share details of my entire food styling 'bag of tricks'. This could save you hours of ‘wishing you had thought of it earlier' moments…
Read MoreThis is THE question I get asked every time I teach a workshop. It’s a hot topic for anyone that has struggled with food photography and I often think it stems from the hope that buying a fancy lens is going to make everything look good!
Read MoreLightroom has become a bit of an industry standard for photographic post-production. But one often overlooked software, which is actually bundled for free with Adobe Photoshop, is almost identical in many ways...
Read MoreYou'll often see advertisers triumphantly proclaim that the SLR is dead and the latest awe-inspring smartphone or iphone will render SLRs obsolete, and become the holy grail for food photography. I tend to disagree....
Read MoreBackgrounds are the make or break of a good food shot. Every food photographer or stylist has their own approach to sourcing or producing great backgrounds. Here are my top nine suggestions...
Read MoreMost new photographers rush out to their nearest photo store, and spend a small fortune on everything they think they need to get started. In fact your home likely already has most of the things you need to get started, no spending necessary....
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