Why I have Lego and makeup sponges in my food photography styling kit

Today 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…

stylingFran Flynn17 July 2018best, lenses, food, photography, canon, styling kit, dulling spray, glycerine, food photography styling tipsComment

What are the best lenses for food photography?

This 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!

equipmentFran Flynn30 June 2018best, lenses, food, photography, canon, nikon, tamron, sigma, 2nd Level Comments

Food Photography - Digital SLR versus iphone/smartphone

You'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....