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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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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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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…
