Category: Food Photography
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Doing Your Portfolio Good
Neel from LearnFoodPhotography.com posed an interesting question to me in email a short time ago. He asked “What advice would you give to someone who is just starting to build…
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Today I… Had a Super Bowl Party
Ah, yes. There was a little something missing. The actual Super Bowl game. Today was a shoot for an upcoming Epicurious feature, so I had all kinds of fun with…
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SLW: Beautiful Mess
I love aftermath shots. Dishes with just the remaining crumbs, sticky spoons with smears of jam, bowls with swipes of chocolate. For this months Still Life With challenge, I’ve chosen…
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Smoothing Chocolate Chips
Chocolate chips aren’t the easiest thing in the world to shoot, particularly if they have been exposed to any temperature shifts (like sitting in a cabinet over the summer). It’s…
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SLW September Remake: Snap to Styled
I’m going to change up the monthly challenges this month. I don’t know if you’ve seen it before, but I love the Restaurant Project from Stephen Hamilton. Each week or…
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Budget “Linen”
If you find yourself drooling over pricey French Linen tablecloths, head over to Home Depot and check out their canvas painter’s drop cloths. A 6′ X 9′ canvas is only…
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SLW July/August Challenge: Matt’s Ultimate Summer Salad
It’s no secret around here that I am a huge fan of Matt Armendariz and Adam Pearson. Both personally and professionally, these guys are some of my favorite people around.…
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Wobbly Plates by atelierBB
Don’t you just love the charming colors and textures of these Wobbly Plates’ biscuit bowls.
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SLW June Challenge: Take a Bite
It has been far too long since I’ve posted a new challenge for you guys! My apologies. I’m hoping that one of the upsides to the blog consolidation project is…
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SLW Photo Remake: Green Salad
Well, I’m quite overdue for our monthly remake… but better late than never. The cookie shot seemed to be a bit intimidating (or perhaps uninteresting) to most of you, so…
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Mailbag: Budget Lighting Options
Back in the good old days of 2007 I started a post series called Mailbag where I posted and tried to answer questions that I get from readers. It was…
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Cheapo Styling Tricks: Color Backgrounds
One of my favorite tricks is to use a simple foam-core board as a background. Set just far enough away from the subject, it will appear as a nice clean…