Time for part 3 of the restaurant food photography series. We covered off etiquette in part 1, and getting the most out of dining with family and friends in part 2. So part 3 is all about tips and tricks for getting your best photos when you’re not in control of your surroundings. The good [...]
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Restaurant Food Photography – Part 2: Dining With Friends & Family
This is part 2 in my three part series on restaurant food photography. In part 1 I covered etiquette when photographing in restaurants. In part 3 I’ll cover tips and tricks to make the most of conditions you can’t control. But, today, we’re going to look at dining with friends and family. I don’t [...]
Restaurant Food Photography – Part 1: Etiquette
Today is the start of a three part series on restaurant food photography. I’ve been asked a few times to offer up some tips on how to take solid photos in restaurants where it feels like you have very little control over the surroundings, lights and food presentetion. It’s something I’ve wanted to write about [...]
Coconut Key Lime Squares
Citrus is such a January thing. Which is good – because citrus fruits are light, fresh, cheerful, juicy and refreshing – all the things January desperately needs. And, they go well with vodka. If nothing else, vodka with a splash of lime or orange will definitely improve January. Not that I’m encouraging drinking to evade [...]
Pomegranate Persimmon With Honeyed Yoghurt
When January arrives I crave white, bright, and clean lines. I can’t get enough. I want to dive into an Ikea catalogue and live there. I want everything streamlined and free of clutter and “things”. I don’t know why. I think maybe it is, in part, to battle the eternal grey of Vancouver in the [...]
Before & After Monday – Lightroom’s Graduated Filter for Food Photography
Alright… it’s been a while since we’ve had a Before & After Monday so let’s talk about something so super simple that you can do in Adobe Lightroom that can make a dramatic difference to your photos: the Graduated Filter tool. And when I say super simple, I mean super simple. This little gem of [...]
Cocoa Nymph and Photographing Chocolate
Last week Sean and I had the opportunity to visit Cocoa Nymph Chocolates and Confections, here in Vancouver, and have a behind the scenes look with owner and head chocolatiere, Rachel Sawatsky. It was, in a word, awesome. Like getting a golden ticket. Except, it was just the two of us, and we got to [...]
Becoming a Professional Food Photographer is Scary
Y’all know that I talk a lot about figuring out photography around here. It’s a maddening hobby, dontchya think? I think what keeps us all going is every now and then you take a photo and are stunned with how well it turned out. It gives you a little adrenaline shot doesn’t it? I tend [...]
Cocoa Candy Chocolate Chipper Cookies
Okie dokie. The weather, is lousy. I’m bored of dark moody photos when it’s dark and moody enough outside. It’s not Thanksgiving in Canada so I’m not much fussed about pumpkin, turkey, cranberry or mashed potato recipes (been there, done that – sorry folks). I’m not ready to do Christmas baking soooo… Let’s make cookies! [...]
Blackberry Pear Galette with Honeyed Goat Cheese
Blackberries. They’re the berry that signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The days are still hot but with a slight haze surrounding the sun that let’s you know you better slow down and savour those last few golden days while you can. They’re also the carefree berry. The one that you [...]
