We haven't done a behind the scenes post in a while - so here are the details of this yummy pesto and pasta photo shoot. I love testing with my friends and work colleagues whenever I can. Testing is vital for any and every photographer. I don't get to test as often as I should or want to. Testing means you take photographs just for yourself. Hopefully your testing goes well and then you can use … [Read more...]
Photographing Restaurants – Part 3 – How to Take Good Pictures of Food in a Restaurant
And now for the final part of my Restaurant Photography Series - Part 3 - How to take good pictures of food in a restaurant. I will finally be talking about photographing the food and chefs for restaurants. The shot above was done for Napa Valley Grille in Westwood, CA. I was hired to shoot from 2-4:30 pm. I ended up shooting from 2 - 5:30 pm. We did a ton of shots in a short time period. This … [Read more...]
Photographing Restaurants – Part 2 – My Food Styling Kit
I am not a food stylist. I am a food photographer. Huge difference. Over the years, I have learned several tricks for styling food, so when I am photographing food in restaurants without a food stylist, I will have to help the Chef style the food a lot of the time. I will show you the little food styling kit that I bring with me on location. It aint pretty, but it's extremely handy. This … [Read more...]
Easy Refrigerator Pickle Recipes – and How I Photographed Some of Them
What kind of pickles do you like? I love the tart, vinegary kind - not the sweet ones. A good friend of ours gave my boyfriend a great cookbook for his birthday. It's called, "This is a Cookbook, Recipes for Real Life". That was my inspiration for making pickles. They have some super easy pickle recipes in here (and loads of others too of course), and I have permission to share them with … [Read more...]
What lens should you use to shoot food?
This post was updated April 13th, 2017 I get asked, "What lens should you use to shoot food", all the time. These beautiful little purple carrots are perfect for doing a lens test to show you some different lenses to help you pick your perfect lens. Does your camera have a cropped sensor? I have to mention something about cameras here. This is extremely important. I've learned that most … [Read more...]
Behind the scenes of a food shoot – Angel Meringue Cake
Every month we do what we call "test" shoots for ourselves. These are images that we will use for self promotion, for our websites and well, really - its just a fun day to shoot food where we are the clients and we can do what ever we want! The "we" being Amy (prop stylist extraordinaire), Alise (food stylist extraordinaire) and myself. We figure out what day we are all free and then discuss what … [Read more...]