Category: Food Photography
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Best of Both Worlds: Compositing Images
Sometimes, I have a set image in my head when I’m stooting… I know exactly where I want the negative space, how I want the focus and blur to appear,…
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Summer Sale at Crate & Barrel
Just a quick post here, but Crate & Barrel is having an amazing summer sale right now… if you have one in your area, you should definitely stop in (and…
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July Still Life With Flickr Theme: Sugar
Lots of new folks joining us in this pool! Welcome all! And thanks for your great photos. Food in Black & White definitely created some stir… I think most of…
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Lemonade from Lemons: Photoshop Help for Low Light Photos
Maki, over at I was just really very hungry posted her tips for taking better photos in restaurants and indoor markets, including the golden rule (never use your built in…
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Plating & Presentation Class: Session 3
Last week’s session of food presentation was delicious and beautiful, but a little less focused on presentation than the previous two classes. We split up to work on our own…
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Rentglass Lenses by Mail
This is cool. RentGlass. com lets you rent lenses for your SLRs so before you plop down thousands of dollars on a lens you may end up hating, you can…
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Plating & Presentation Class: Session 2
My class continued last week, after a Monday off for Memorial Day, with more beautiful food, this time focused on presentation of a buffet table. We focused on summery dishes……
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Food Styling on the Food Network: The Secret Life of…
Set your Tivos! June 19th (and again on the 24th), the Food Network will be showing The Secret Life of Food Stylists. Jim O’Connor hosts, and it looks like there…
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Matt's Food Secrets
You must check out this impressive feet of food-styling trickery over at Matt Bites… Technorati Tags: Food, Food Styling, Photography
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Plating & Presentation Class: Session 1
Imagine a cooking class that is like piling into the kitchen with 8 or 10 of your close friends, each choosing a part of the meal to prepare guided by…
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June Flickr Challenge: Black & White
Last month’s theme was definitely a challenge! And there were some fantastic entries, all of which were an improvement over the original NYT photo… not only in terms of the…
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Lighting Positioning: Shooting in the Kitchen
I think that one of the most common questions I get is how do I position my lights to get my food shots. There are simple answers, but they aren’t…