My Food Photography Process at a Food Photo Shoot
The process of taking a food photo of a subject is always evolving. At times I sketch few ideas in advance, at other times the final image appears organically without preparing for it in advance.
Often we get questions from readers for food photography interviews asking “how many photos do you take for one good one” or “how do you plan for your food photos” or something in these lines. In this post, I share experience from my recent photo shoot and specifically the thought process once creative juices start flowing.
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This past weekend Seattle had something very hot going – International Food Blogger Conference. The big hall became even hotter at around 11:00 am Pacific time on Sunday 29th Sept. That’s when Penny De Los Santos came on the stage to talk about food photography, give some tips and share her mouth-watering food images. Her photos were making the audience drool and some were even slurping air.
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