I don’t know about you, but for me, one of the hardest things to place into my compositions is a napkin. I fiddle with it over and over, and it can get so frustrating. I’ll lay a napkin into the set, and literally take about 15 pics of it in various places till I get it right, or feel it’s just OK. I think one of the reasons this seems to be so hard is that usually napkins are made of a thicker … [Read more...]
The Top Posts On Food Photography Blog – The Best Food Photography Tips And Tricks
I started Food Photography Blog 6 years ago to give you all kinds of food photography tips and tricks. With your help, I use your comments and emails to create new content for you. This post is a roundup of the top 10 blog posts - the most popular blog posts that are on this blog as of this year, based on total page views for each post. #1 The Best Equipment and Software for … [Read more...]
The Best Little Prop Rental House In Los Angeles And The Beautiful Photo Studio It’s In
What Is A Prop Rental House? This particular prop rental house is a special collection of fabulous plates, glasses, bakeware, flatware, ephemera, linens, serving piece, surfaces, and backgrounds that are rented out for film, tv, and photo food shoots, that are in great condition. We are talking about The Surface Library. It is run by my good friend and prop stylist, Amy Paliwoda and Alicia … [Read more...]
How to Pick the Perfect Plate for Your Food Photos: Five Tips from a Prop Stylist
A note from Christina: Those of you that read this blog have heard me talk about my good friend and prop stylist, Amy Paliwoda. Amy is also the owner of The Surface Library, (this is not a sponsored post) where you can rent all kinds of beautiful props and backgrounds for your shoots. Amy's post is in response to a poll I did on the blog asking what kind of info you would like me to write … [Read more...]
How to Find Amazing Props for Your Food Photos
Props are just as important as the food in a food photograph. In this post I'm going to talk about how you need to become a little prop hunter to take your food photos to the next level. The props in the image above belong to my good friend and prop stylist Amy Paliwoda. Amy and I teach classes together and she has an amazing collection of props and backgrounds for shooting. She has soooo many … [Read more...]
How To Use Props to Tell Your Story
Sometimes just one prop will inspire me to do a photo shoot. That's what happened here. I was on a great food and wine tour in Cambria, CA that a friend of mine was giving (future post), and one of the places we toured was an olive oil company. I found this beautiful olive oil dish in their tasting room/shop. The dish is from Mary Judge Designs. As soon as I saw this I just had to have it. She … [Read more...]