Even when I had a studio for 20 years, I still shot on location a lot locally, and many times in other states. Some months I shot more on location than in my own studio. It can get very stressful and overwhelming very fast when you have to pack up all your stuff to shoot somewhere you are unfamiliar ... VIEW POST
My Food Photography Equipment Checklist For A Location Food Shoot
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 ... VIEW POST
A Photo Shoot with Mendocino Farms Restaurant and a Beautiful Goat Farm
Did you know that goats can smile? It's true. They totally do. At least on this farm they do. This happy critter chomping on premium, lush, green alfalfa hay (trucked in from Utah at $9800 a truckload!) is just one of 331 goats that farmer and veterinarian Dan Drake takes care of.This is the ... VIEW POST
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 ... VIEW POST
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 ... VIEW POST
Behind the Scenes of the “Location” Shoot of a Little Fig Tree
Isn't he cute? My little fig tree? Think it was shot outside? See the lens flare? Gotcha! I shot this in the studio actually.OK, so here's what happened. I pulled this whole shoot together in a few hours. It all started Saturday. Now this is going to sound like I'm rambling here, but trust me, ... VIEW POST
Shooting on Location | Farm Tour California Avocados Direct
Doesn't this look like an enchanted forest? I called it the enchanted avocado forest when I was there. Those are avocado trees - 40 year old ones. I have never seen avocado trees growing like this, until now.My good friend Mimi Holtz is married to an avocado farmer - a 4th ... VIEW POST
How to Edit Images Shot on Location – Before and After in Adobe Lightroom
Shooting on a bright sunny day can be very challenging. The light can be very harsh, the shadows can be way too dark, and basically the amount of light going from your shadows to your highlights can go beyond the range of what your camera's sensor can handle. The sensor is the thing that has ... VIEW POST
Location Shooting – Windrose Farms Spring Tour
I went to this beautiful farm in the beginning of May when I was on the Spring Farm, Food, and Wine Tour with Deb's Kitchen.Windrose is a 50 acre family farm in San Luis Obispo County, owned by Bill and Barbara Spencer. They have vegetables, apples, stone fruit and they also raise sheep. The ... VIEW POST
