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Lighting Recipe: A Breakfast Pizza
What is a lighting recipe you wonder? It is a short, behind the scenes look at how I lit a shot. Here is today’s final image. This shot was taken for an editorial assignment at a restaurant. Inside the...
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Food Styling Tools: Tweezer Tongs
When styling the perfect final “hero” shot, there are many tools that a food stylist will use. From funnels to paint brushes, a stylist’s kit is filled with little devices that will help them on set....
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Lighting Recipe: BLT Salad
In this week’s lighting recipe, the dish is a BLT Salad. For this final recipe shot, I wanted a nice, soft, diffused light. How do you think this was lit? If you guessed natural light, you are...
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Issue 7- Backgrounds
Issue 7 is now available! This issue is all about backgrounds! What you shoot your food on is just as important as the subject you are shooting. A well chosen background can tell a story, complement...
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Quick Tips For Photographing A Pizza
Have you ever tried shooting a pizza? Were you confused on where to begin? Here are three quick tips that may help! Tip 1 SHOOT FROM AN OVERHEAD ANGLE If your pizza has a lot of ingredients and you...
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Issue 8- Modifying Light
Welcome to issue 8 of photographing FOOD! This issue is all about modifying the artificial light that you learned to create in Issue 3. Throughout these 37 pages you will learn what lighting modifiers...
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Introducing Volume 2 Styling and Coposition Series
I hope that you have enjoyed issues 1-8 of photographing FOOD! There is now a new series that focuses on styling and composition! Here are the first 3 issues of Volume 2. Click on the picture to...
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Food Photography Tips: 5 Questions to Ask Before Taking Pictures At A Restaurant
If your food photography consists of editorial assignments, you will at some point be assigned to shoot at a restaurant. While every restaurant will have its own unique look and menu, there are 5...
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Food Photography Tips: Multi Location Features
Do you shoot editorial work? If so, you might have encountered the multi-location feature. The name may sound strange, but if you have ever picked up a magazine and seen a food story like, “Best BBQ...
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Is your food photography hurting your business?
”Why do I need great food photography?“ Have you ever asked yourself this question? If you work in the food industry, neglecting your food photography will hurt your business. The reason is simple....
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Food Styling of A Strawberry Shortcake Stack
If someone asked you to take a picture of strawberry shortcake, what would you do? On Taylor Takes A Taste, I work with a recipe developer, Sally James Mathis, who asked me to take a picture of a...
View ArticleHow To Write A Shot List
Last week, I was in Asheville, NC, shooting a cookbook. Over a two day period, I conceptualized and shot 45 recipes. Yes 45! Thankfully, I didn’t have to make the food for these 45 shots, but I was...
View ArticleFinding Inspiration For Your Photography: Watermelon
Where do you find inspiration for a shot? I like to find my inspiration at the grocery store. I was in the store the other day and saw this giant box of watermelons. Watermelons are an iconic summer...
View ArticleHow To Start A Photography Blog
In this post, I am going to show you everything that you need to know to create your very own photography blog. To start off, you maybe wondering. Why should I have a photography blog? In 2010, I...
View ArticleShooting in RAW is better than JPEG
Do you shoot in RAW? If you don’t you are missing out! No literally, you are missing out on pixels and information that your camera’s sensor captures. In the above video, you will see why you should...
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A simple way to backup your RAW files
What would you do if your computer’s hard drive crashed? Would all of your images be gone forever? If this is a thought that has kept you up at night, don’t worry! You’re not alone! The scariest part...
View ArticleCreativeLive Photoshop Week 2016
Woo hoo! It’s here! Photoshop Week at Creative Live begins tomorrow (Monday, February 22nd, 2016). If you are interested in improving your Lightroom and Photoshop skills, this week is the best week of...
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Why artificial light is better than natural light
What I’m about to say may come across as blasphemy, but I’m going to say it anyway. Artificial light is better for food photography than natural light. I sound crazy, right? I bet that everything you...
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Not All Artificial Light Is Created Equally
In my last post, I showed you why Artificial Light Is Better Than Natural Light. This is true, but unfortunately, not all artificial light is created equally. Let’s take a look at two images of the...
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