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How Many Photos to Give a Food Photography Client
So you’ve spent years learning about how to capture the most beautiful pictures of food. You finally started building connections and reaching outside of your comfort zone to get clients. Now you finally have clients and you’re getting started as a commercial or editorial food photographer……but now what? This is where you’re going to run into all kinds of questions about business, professionalism, contracts, licensing, and so much more. This was me when I first got started. One of the things you may be wondering about is how many photos should you give to your clients per photoshoot? This post is all about how to find out how many photos you should be…
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Is it Bad Etiquette to Take Photos in a Restaurant?
Is it Rude to Take Pictures of Your Food Inside a Restaurant? It’s the digital age and social media runs ours lives. As if that isn’t bad enough, we have to deal with influencers in the wild taking selfies and doing obscure things that are often of questionable legality. Possibly worst of all of these things is the annoyance of trying to enjoy a meal out. Everyone has probably experienced getting completely distracted by a table of social media addicts who have to show everyone they know what they’re eating, right now, at this very moment. As if anyone cares. If you’re really unlucky it’ll be a table of girls all standing on…
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12 Pinterest Worthy Food Photography Prop Storage Ideas
This post is all about Food Photography Prop Storage Ideas photo credit: @sugarhammock This post contains affiliate links for products I love. This means, at no additional cost to you, I will receive a commission for any products you purchase through my link. Thank you so much for supporting this blog. Learn more here How to Store Food Photography Props Every food photographer needs a versatile collection of beautiful dishes and various props for their food photos. If you have an ever growing collection like this you know it can be a bit of a struggle to find ways to contain and organize it. A quick trip to the farmer’s market…
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Should You Become a Freelance Food Photographer or Work for a Company?
Is it better to be an independent photographer doing photos by contract or should you get a job with a business? There are certainly many different ways to use your skills as a food photographer. However, you may be wondering whether you should look for a secure job as an employee for a photography job or if you should do freelance work. Let’s go through a few reasons you may want to choose one over the other. You like being a your own boss and making your own schedule. You already have a part time or full time job and are looking to fit photoshoots in on the side. You get easily bored…
