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What Food Styling Is (And Why You Need To Learn It As A Food Photographer)
As a food photographer you are busy working to learn many skills. You’ll need to learn how to use your camera and all of its settings, how to control light, how to stabilize your shot, and most likely how to run a business as well. However, possibly most important of all those skills is food styling. Many food photographers wear multiple hats and play the role of chef, stylist, and photographer. This is very common amongst food bloggers and influencers. What might be surprising to some is that food styling is an occupation in and of itself for some people. You can learn to be a full time food stylist as a career…
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25 Wooden Food Photography Props You Can Get Online
Wood is a beautiful addition to food photography and can go well with many styles of food photos. You can really tell the story of a rustic family recipe or of fresh ingredients with some wooden food photography props. On the other hand, wooden items can be very classy and make your photos look upscale and professinal. Another style wood is perfect for is dark and vintage style photos. There are so many forms of wooden dishes and kitchen items you can use to create artistic food photography. I’ve created this list of ideas to inspire you in the planning process for your next epic food photoshoot. 1. Wooden Serving Trays Serving…
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14 Must Have Food Photography Props for The Holiday Season
The holiday season is one of the most fun times to take photos of food. It’s the time where everyone is in the kitchen baking and cooking up family favorites. There’s gingerbread decorating, soup stewing, and sugar with spice and everything nice. This post is all about different food styling props that are great additions to your holiday photos. Hopefully you find these items inspiring to help tell the story and convey the holiday spirit through your photos. 1. String Lights If there is anything more Christmasy than string lights I don’t know what it is. I absolutely love using string lights in my photos, especially when using my favorite 50mm f/1.8G lens.…
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How Much Does it Cost To Become a Food Photographer?
What is the Cost to Start Making Money as a Food Photographer? The cost to start out as a food photographer can be anywhere between $0 to $10,000. The low end of zero is assuming you have some knowledge and the bare minimum equipment already. The higher end is for more experienced photographers wanting to scale their business quickly. A good average cost to expect is about $1550 for most new photographers based on the estimates in this article. There are many expenses to consider when starting out on a new business venture. This post will go over all of the necessary and unnecessary costs for starting a food photography business. We’ll also…
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How to Start Taking Food Photos for Restaurants
The Intensive Guide to Getting Started as a Professional Restaurant Photographer How YOU Can Get Started Taking Photos for Restaurants Restaurant photography has the potential to be a complete career for those that love it and want to strive for it. For others, it’s a great way to cut their teeth if they want to go onto bigger better things like working with large advertisers or taking photos for the big name food publications. There are many resources online with helpful tips on how to actually take photos inside or outside of a restaurant once you have the job. That’s really helpful and stuff but, like, what if we’re just starting out and…
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Why Food Photography is Difficult
Now that we all live on the internet you’ve probably seen endless amounts of stunning food images online. One day you see a beautiful recipe image and think to yourself “I’ve taken decent photos before, I can totally do that.” The fancy food bloggers make it look so easy, you got this. So you grab your iPhone or camera and you decide you’re going to make the world jealous of your photography skills. All you have to do is post a really great photo of the food you just made. You excitedly take your snapshots imagining how impressed the world will be with your talent……….until you see them. Your photo looks like some…
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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…
