Category: Food Photography
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Tips on Shooting Cocktails
Maybe it is the economy, but I’ve been picking up more cocktail shooting assignments lately so I’ve been spending quite a bit of time studying cocktail photos. The photo to…
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STW Challenge for January: Complete Protein
Originally, I had planned to make this month’s challenge all about meat. Meat is a challenging subject. Uncooked, it’s colorful, but can be off-putting. Cooked, it is critical to bring…
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STW Flickr Challenge for December: Food for a Cause
I’m so pleased with last month’s challenge! There were some amazing shots and creativity on how to think about black plates… one of my favorites was this shot by the…
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STW Challenge for November: Back to Black
Flip through old food mags from the 1980s, and you’ll find a common food and prop styling trend. Food was fussily styled like art work, with novel visual forms taking…
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Thoughts on Travel Photography
Sorry for the general lack of posts lately… you probably know I’ve been traveling a bunch (in fact, I’m about to head out again) and have been swamped for the…
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STW Challenge September: Dinner for One
Hi all! Thanks for bearing with me while I zipped away on vacation. I had hoped to post a challenge for August, but my Internet connection was unbearably slow. But…
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STW Challenge: Dirty Dishes
I know it’s late, but hopefully this months theme will be pretty straightforward for everyone. You all have dirty dishes, right? I know I do, piling up in my sink…
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Links Galore
I’ve been up to my ears in work, with the exception of a quick jaunt down to visit my favorite food photographer and food stylist in LA… but lots has…
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The Wonderful Food Stylings of Randy Mon
A few weeks ago, I got a lovely piece of mail from a food stylist that I hadn’t known before. Actually, I had known him from his amazingly beautiful stylings…
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STW Challenge for June: Market to Table
Thanks everyone for your patience and help in May, and I hope you enjoyed the little “holiday” from the rules. Somehow, despite the break, June crept up on me all…
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STW Challenge for May: Food Free For All
Clearly, you guys love to post to the Flickr Group. And I love to see your work! But, I am quite behind given the number of photos posted in the…
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Spring Cleaning
Have you ever noticed little bits on your photos? Not the little crumbs from a cookie that help make the photo more real looking. But, little indiscernible dots or smudges…