Now more than ever, it is perfectly acceptable to have a home photography studio. Clients have become much more comfortable with the idea of shooting remotely, and for many photographers that has opened up new opportunities to them without having the costly expense of a photography studio outside the home. In this post, I will talk about setting up your home photography studio for both working remotely with clients, and working with your clients in your home. In my last post I talked about how to actually create your home photography studio so make sure to check that out as well. The Virtual Or Remote Home Photography Studio This type of photo shoot is where your clients can be anywhere in the world, and you are taking pictures for them in your home photography studio. There are many ways to run a remote photo shoot, so make sure to check out this post where I go in detail ...
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How To Set Up A Home Photography Studio
If the photo bug has bit you hard, you’ve probably been wishing you had a home photography studio. It's an amazing thing to have a space to call your own that isn't temporary. You can leave your camera and set up over night so that you can continue your work another day. Or, if you're like me, you can make a mess in your studio, then simply walk away when the day is over, and no one else gets offended by your mess. It's wonderful. Setting up a home photography studio is actually easier than you think, and it won’t cost you a whole lot to do this either. In this post I’m going to cover how to convert a room in your home into a home photography studio. This is my studio before we moved in. Notice any issues? Yeah, the really bright yellow walls. This would be a huge problem for any home photography studio. Oh, and the rug too. That came with the house, so we put that in ...
Canon R5 Mirrorless Camera Review For Food Photography
I recently got my hands on the Canon R5 mirrorless camera. I was very excited to be able to test this bad boy out. There’s been a lot of talk about the R5 and the R6. I’ll talk about the differences between the two (besides the price) and of course, let you know if I would recommend either of them. Disclosure: I was not paid to write this blog post, and all opinions are my own, but there are affiliate links in this blog post from B & H Photo Video store in New York. Should you purchase any items through my links, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. I used the R5 camera for 3 shoots that are some of the most common ways that professional food photographer’s shoot. These are small sets, no bigger than 4ft x 5ft. I shot a traditional ¾ view beverage image, an overhead food shoot, and I also tested photographing a person who was moving around, like a chef ...
Mirrorless Camera VS DSLR, Which Is Better?
When buying a new camera or upgrading what you are currently using, you now have way more choices than ever before. This plethora of cameras has completely paralyzed many of my students from getting a new (or used) camera because they are overwhelmed with options, and have fears of buying the wrong camera. First, if you are buying a new system these days, there is no such thing as getting the “wrong” camera. Just know that from the start. In this post, I’m going to talk about mirrorless cameras vs DSLRs to answer many of the questions I've been getting about this over the last few months. This post contains my affiliate links from my favorite camera store B&H Photo Video in New York City. I’ve been buying cameras and equipment from them for more than 35 years. They have an enormous selection at great prices, AND they have used gear too. If you do purchase anything from ...
What Is CRI In Lighting And Why It’s Important
Many of my students in the Food Photography Club and my Food Photography Club Facebook group struggle with artificial lighting because they are using really cheap (under $100), bad quality lights they found on Amazon or other market places. There’s a lot of reasons why the quality is bad – but the main reason is the manufacturing of the lamp, or housing is using crappy parts, and using crappy bulbs, and the CRI has a lot to do with this problem. The biggest problem with these cheap bulbs is that they will have a very green light – but the manufacturers don’t tell you that, of course, and you can’t see the color in person with your naked eye, but your camera can. These manufacturers will often use words in their descriptions like “pure white light” that are completely false to make you think the lights are good lights. There's no such thing as "pure white light" because ...
8 Of The Biggest Business Mistakes That Photographers Make
It does take time to figure out how to run a successful business as there are so many moving parts. You can be an awesome photographer but if you don't know how to run a proper business, you won't succeed. I learned a ton about running a business when I was assisting other photographers right after I graduated from college. In a two year period I assisted over 35 different photographers. A few of them were very successful and, sadly, a lot of those photographers were not good at running their business at all. This little two year experiment taught me what to do and just as important, what NOT to do when running a small business. In this post I’m going to list the most common mistakes I see photographers making with their business – and it’s not just those that are starting out that are making these mistakes either. I see a lot of shooters who have been shooting for a long ...
