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 2-4:30 pm. I ended up shooting from 2 - 5:30 pm. We did a ton of shots in a short time period. This … [Read more...]
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 styling kit that I bring with me on location. It aint pretty, but it's extremely handy. This … [Read more...]
Photographing Restaurants – Part 1: The Business Side
When I started writing this series of articles about restaurant photography I was going to show you my behind-the-scenes of a restaurant shoot first. Then I realized I kept referring to the business of photography first as there are so many things that have to happen before you even get a client. In this post, I will explain what's involved with photographing restaurants professionally and what … [Read more...]