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…
Are you still working on a monitor that isn’t calibrated? You need to read this
This is not a sponsored post and I’m not being supported or endorsed by X-Rite. They have great customer support and have helped me with calibrating my systems for years and have also helped with my research for this post. This is something that is so important, but very few people do – calibrate your monitor….
The Downside of Working On Laptops And The Best Monitors For Your Food Photos
This is not a sponsored post and I’m not being supported or endorsed by X-Rite. They have great customer support and have helped me with calibrating my systems for years and have also helped with my research for this post. Originally I was just going to make a post about calibrating your monitor as it’s…
What is a Bogen Super Clamp and Why It’s Awesome
Today’s post is about the unsung hero that’s been around for at least 25 years, the Bogen Super Clamp. No studio is complete without a few of these sets. You hardly hear about it. It’s not sexy and it’s certainly going to test how coordinated you are when you set this up for the first…
Vintage Recipe Cards From the 1970’s- Happy Holidays!
Yep! Fruitcake! Welcome to my first post on vintage recipe cards. It’s December, so there couldn’t be a better time to show the dry, brick-like dessert know as Fruitcake. This image is from the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library from 1971. That’s right, the one we all grew up with in the US, having our…
How To Focus Your Camera Using Focusing Points
Even with our fancy new digital cameras, sometimes getting the image in focus where we want it to be is a challenge. In this post, we’ll talk about how to focus your camera using focusing points. What is a focusing point? The image above is from a Canon camera. Those squares represent the 9 focusing…
What Is The Best Camera When On A Budget For Food Photography?
There are 1000’s of digital cameras now. It’s completely overwhelming when you are trying to figure out what is the best camera to buy for food photography when you are on a budget. The good news is, there are several excellent cameras to choose from in different price ranges. Now, if you go to a camera…
Food Photography Q and A on FB Live Oct 29th 2016
In this first video I cover 30 questions from folks all around the world. I cover equipment, lighting, white balance, restaurant photography, how to get work and what to charge, shooting outside, focus issues, using utensils in our shots, food styling resources, and so much more! In the very beginning the sound was a little…
How To Prepare For Your Food Photo Shoot – Make A Shot List!
When I started teaching food photography classes several years ago I saw that many of my students were completely overwhelmed with how to put a photo shoot together. They would say to me in frustration, “I don’t even know where to start”. Even if you’ve been shooting for a while now, or just starting out,…
Equipment Review – Artificial Light – Are the Cheap Soft Boxes Any Good?
I get equipment questions emailed to me weekly. The most recent was from a reader asking if the cheap soft boxes available on Amazon are any good. (Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means we will earn a commission if you make a purchase. This commission comes at no…
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