I have been quiet in this space lately. But not quiet overall. When I haven’t been doing client work, I’ve been busy doing a lot of writing. Far more than I usually do. I spent most of January working on a 31 Day Clean Up Your Blog series over at Food Bloggers of Canada along with my charming chum and FBC partner in crime, Ethan
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 try stuff and nobody got carried away by oompah loompahs
Before & After Monday: Food Photo Post Processing Raspberries
I thought I’d try something new here on the ol’ blog. I take a lot of photos. I actually take a lot of food photos that never make it here because they’re not attached to a recipe. And let’s all be honest, readers want recipes. If traffic is your game, then it’s scary to do a post without a recipe (although, to be honest, 4
Blueberries and a Basic Food Photography Post Processing Tutorial
Today I thought I’d spend some time introducing you to the very basics of post processing food photographs. I think it’s very important, especially for beginners, to know that very, very few of the food photographs you see in magazines and on droolworthy blogs came out of the camera looking that way. Very few. I’d venture to say none. When you’re first starting out, you
Post Processing Tips for Food Photography
When I first started the food photography Tips and Tricks posts I wanted to do them in a specific order so each post built on the previous ones. What I noticed, however, was I’d get ideas for topics while looking at my photos from that day’s shoot. I’d save them for the right time and never use them because I didn’t think they fit just