The biggest complaint from anyone just starting out in photography is the shock when they realize how much money all this equipment is. The struggle is real people, and this adds up very fast. If you are just starting out, buying used gear can be a great option for you. If you are trying to decide if you want to take your photography hobby and turn it into your career, buying used gear can save … [Read more...]
Pinterest Account Clean Up | Fixing My Dead Pinterest Account
Full disclosure here, I have never been a fan of social media. At all. I know it's a necessary evil. I've decided the time has finally come that I need to devote some time to my Pinterest account. This post is about how I am going to resurrect my abandoned Pinterest account for the Blog. Here's the deal, I am not the expert here, clearly, and I am actively taking Pinterest courses. From what I … [Read more...]
Easy Artificial Backlighting For Your Food Photos
Think that looks like natural light? Well it's not. It's totally fake. This is something that a lot of students struggle with, but once they get it, it will totally change how they see light. This is easy artificial backlighting for your food photos. I've never shared my signature lighting style before. I've had photographers pretend they were photo assistants just to get into my studio to see … [Read more...]
What Is The Best Paint Color For Photography Studio Walls?
This question came up in my Food Photography Club. Any Club member can ask any questions they have in our private user forum. One of my students is painting her office walls and will be using her office for her food photography studio. She was wondering what color her walls should be. Right out of school, I worked for as many photographers as I could in a two year period. I worked for over … [Read more...]
How To Clean Your Lens Properly
Here's a little mini post for you. I've been getting questions about this quite a bit recently. This is something that we all need to do, and there is a right and wrong way to clean your lens. Our lenses actually have coatings on them. These coatings help with creating good looking images. The problem though, is that these coatings are quite delicate and need to be handled with great … [Read more...]
Dark And Moody Food Photography With Natural Light
Doing dark and moody food photography with natural light is very challenging for a lot of folks. I'll show you how I did this shot and give you some tips on how to do this at home. There are always several challenges using natural light in the first place for any shot. The sun is constantly moving, so your exposure will change as a result of that. Then, if you are in an area like I am near the … [Read more...]
How To Learn Food Photography; Stop The Overwhelm
I emailed all of you recently and asked you to tell me what you would like me to write about on the blog. There were several common themes, and I'm excited to write about them all actually. Thank you so much for your feedback. I literally read each and every email from hundreds of you. It took a while, and I wasn't able to respond to all of you, but please know ALL of your emails are now in an … [Read more...]
Shooting Tethered With Capture One Pro
Most of you have heard of shooting tethered with Adobe Lightroom. Any of you that are doing that, also know what a pain it can be with all the stalling and crashing that happens during every single shoot. You actually have an alternative. It's called Capture One Pro. In this post, I'm going to be talking about shooting tethered with Capture One Pro. What is shooting tethered and why it’s so … [Read more...]
Your Images Got Stolen – How To Do A DMCA Takedown Notice
In our last post I shared about all the images of mine that have been stolen over the years, and showed you some examples. In this post, I will talk about one option you have if this happens to you. I'll cover how to do a DMCA takedown request. DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY. THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. IF YOU FIND THAT YOUR IMAGES HAVE BEEN STOLEN, PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF A COPYRIGHT … [Read more...]
Someone Stole My Pictures Online, Now What? Here Are Some Options
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY. THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. THIS IS SIMPLY MY EXPERIENCE THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IN HOPES THAT IT MIGHT HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. By now, if you have shared any images online, chances are someone else is using at least one of them for something without your permission. It's just a sad, sad reality that copyright infringement is rampant all over the world. … [Read more...]
What Is A Color Checker And How To Use It
There’s been several posts about white balance here on the blog recently. Having a proper white balance is critical for the color in your photos. If you struggle with this, you are not alone. When people are first starting out, this is definitely one of the camera settings that does take time to learn. So just remember to be patient with yourself while you work on your food photography. It's a … [Read more...]
How To Properly Set Up A Tripod
Tripods sound simple, but actually they have a lot of hidden bells and whistles on them that are not obvious to find, at all. Here are some simple instructions for how to properly set up a tripod. Tip: Do not put your camera on you tripod until you have fully set it up first. #1 – How Tall Does It Need To Be? First thing to do is to figure out roughly how tall your tripod needs to be to … [Read more...]
What Are The Camera White Balance Settings And How To Use Them
In my last post, I talked about what white balance is and how crucial it is. In this post, I am going to go over each white balance setting, what they mean, and when to use each one. All professional DSLR cameras have these settings. Some of the consumer models won’t have all these settings, or with some cameras, if you are in certain shooting modes, the cameras will not let you change your … [Read more...]
What is White Balance, Color Temperature, and Kelvin?
One of the most important but less understood camera settings is the White Balance, also known as color temperature, or color balance. White Balance is extremely important for our images. The purpose of the White Balance setting in the camera is to tell the camera what kind of light you are using, or what light is in your scene. Different types of light actually have very different … [Read more...]
What Is An F-Stop and Why Is It So Important And How To Use It
To a lot of students starting out, F‐stops are very mysterious and take a little bit of time to understand. So what is an F-stop? The F-Stop controls two things. First is how much light is allowed to enter the lens to take your picture - your exposure. The second thing it controls is your Depth of Field. #1 – Using F-stop for exposure The F‐Stop is the actual opening of the lens. The aperture … [Read more...]
The Perfect DIY Napkins For Food Photography – No Sewing Involved!
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...]
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