Something much better than Photography Gear (Win a FREE Book!!)

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Photography gear is fascinating.

Most people day dream about having a better camera. Or a better lens. Or that fancy filter. No! not you? that awesome sleek tripod perhaps? ok wait… it is perhaps a camera bag?

But I have to tell you that there is something out there that is much better.

It does not scratch or wear with time. It just gets better.

The longer you have it, the better it becomes.

Today, we are giving you some of that stuff. [Read more...]

Debate: Banning Photographing Food in Restaurants

Dinner and Photograph?

Dinner and Photograph?

It’s everywhere. You’ve seen it on twitter. You’ve seen it on facebook. You’ve also seen this in newspapers.

Some of you don’t take food photos while you are out for a meal. There are some of you who review restaurants and take photos of what you eat. [Read more...]

Reader Question: The Only Quality Required to Improve Your Photography

Question Mark

Few days back, we started a discussion on food photography page and asked:

“What is the only thing/quality required to improve your photography?

What do you think? In your opinion, what is one quality that is absolutely needed for improving your photography?

Take a look at some of the answers by going to this post.

Share your opinion in the comments section below.

Group Project: Background Matters

Crackers Triscuits-19-2Recently I posted this photo and shared my food photography process. And Robert Orsa replicated it. His idea was to use same composition, same camera angle, same styling and just change one element – background.

That made me think. What if there was a group project where everyone could participate. Yes! You. The bulb went on.

Vegetable Cutlet: Food Photo Feedback

Vegetable CutletsTime for another food photo feedback. Help a fellow reader improve their photography. How would you improve this photo.

If you’d like to get feedback or critique on your food photos, please email me at neel[at]learnfoodphotography[dot]com

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Avocado Photo: Food Photo Feedback

Avocado PhotoHere’s another feedback request. What do you think about this avocado photo? Continue reading to learn about the goal of this photo and then help a fellow reader by giving a honest and constructive feedback.

If you’d like to get feedback or critique on your food photos, please email me at neel[at]learnfoodphotography[dot]com

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Karahi Chicken Photo: Food Photograph Feedback Request

Karahi Chicken

Time for another feedback request. This is a karahi (or kadhai) chicken photo, a traditional Indian recipe. Read more to learn what was the goal here and tell us how you would improve this photo? What would you do differently?

If you’d like to get feedback or critique on your food photos, please email me at neel[at]learnfoodphotography[dot]com

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Strawberry Rice Pudding: Food Photo Critique Request

Strawberry Dessert in Glass

Feedback is important for growth. If you want to get better at something, it is important to practice and practice and practice. But with that, it is also important to get some feedback. Feedback helps you to understand different perspectives and helps you open your mind to new possibilities.

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How Many Goals Did You Achieve This Year?

Goals This year is almost over. I started reviewing how this year went for me and if I achieved all my goals this year. This year, one of my primary goal was to grow the Food Photography Blog and attain a certain level of readership. We are nearing 10,000 monthly readers on this blog. On the other hand, I was a little short on number of outstanding photos that I should have taken this year.

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Reader Question: What Would You Buy – Darkroom or Camera?

 Nikon D7000 - Lightroom

A reader sent an email with the following question –

Neel, I have a beginner DSLR and would like to upgrade to advanced DSLR. However, I am also thinking of buying a Mac (and Lightroom 3). I don’t have budget to buy both, what would you recommend I should buy first?

Jamie.

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