Good dishes are crucial to great food photography. It's worth it to invest in beautiful ceramics that add to a photo without overpowering it. One of my biggest pieces of prop advice is to always go for the nicer, more expensive prop, even if it means you get less....
If you’ve been following along with me on Instagram you know I spent the beginning of the year in a study of minimalist food photography. Even though my study ended and I’ve moved on to another series, I still find myself coming back to minimalist shots on a weekly...
You guys have been asking for it, so it's finally here! The first in a series of posts analyzing the styling, lighting, and composition of one of my images. My Pesto Pasta image won the Instagram poll, so that's what we'll be dissecting today. This was a recipe that I...
Salads can be one of the most difficult food items to style and photograph when you’re new to food photography. It takes a lot of careful layering and styling to make a salad look purposeful yet approachable all at the same time. While we don’t want food to look too...
I remember how badly I wanted to shoot a good pancake pour shot when I started food photography, and how intimidated I was by it. I was even more nervous when I stepped into my first restaurant shoot and had to shoot 4 drink pours. As I went, I realized that movement...
White balance can be incredibly elusive when you're new to food photography. Correct white balance can make or break an image, and knowing how to correctly color adjust can save you a ton of studio and editing time. The problem is that it is subjective to a point, and...
Whenever I ask you guys about photography or editing obstacles I usually get at least 10 people who say that styling and editing brown food is a big challenge for you. Brown food has become one of my favorite things to work with, so I’m excited to dive deeper into it...