Day 10: Add Variety in Your Food Photography Portfolio by Breaking the Pattern– 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

formula for a perfect pictureFormula for Perfect Photograph

What is your favorite camera angle? Is it top down? or is it 45 degree? Do you take photos in vertical frame mostly? or do you use horizontals more?

This post is about getting out of a rut.

Day 9: Get Inspiration to Feed Your Brain – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Inspiration Food Photography Inspiration changes things. It moves you to do great things and embraced further, it motivates you to do greater things.

Today, inspire yourself.

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Day 8: Add These 6 Elements to Your Next Food Photo – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Asparagus LinesGreen Lines

As photographers and stylists we create an art from a subject that others overlook. We form our vision and then express it in a way that moves a viewer.

In this post, let’s look at some very basic elements of art and why we need to start looking at our subjects as these elements.

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07 2011

Day 7: Catch Up Day is Here

Food Photography TipsIt’s already 7th day of this 31 day series. Many of you have joined us on our facebook page and have given us great feedback and suggestions about this series.

One of the suggestion has been to add a catch up day. And here it is – the catch up day.

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07 2011

Day 6: Learn to Read – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Reading a Photo If you want to take great photos, you need to learn the language of photography. While you speak this language with your tools, you should also learn how to read photography.

In this post, we discuss how to read food photos and improve your photography.

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07 2011

Day 5: Do the Compositional Dance with Your Next Food Photo – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Do the Dance BhangraDo the Dance

You may have the best camera and the best lens and the coolest post processing tools, but the art of photography comes down to just one word – composition. In this post, we look at composition and share recommendations on doing the compositional dance.

Day 4: Ask One Question Before Pressing Shutter – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Question Mark A great food photo can only be made, it cannot be taken. For a photograph to move the viewers, it needs to communicate and move them. A photo is not created in 1/125 seconds, it takes a lot of thought and plan.

In this post, we look at a seemingly simple approach to creating images that will move your audience. 

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07 2011

Day 3: Read Your Camera Manual – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Read the Manual Have you read your camera manual? Doesn’t matter if you have a DSLR or a point and shoot. Did you ever read your manual?

Boring?

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07 2011

Day 2: Create Depth in Your Food Photos – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Ginger Ale by AranGoyoagacopyright Aran Goyoaga

Deep photos engage viewers. These powerful photos draw you in and create an unusual experience by giving your eyes room to explore. In this post, we talk about creating depth in food photographs.

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Day 1: Use Exposure Triangle and Turn off Auto Mode – 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Exposure TriangleExposure is fundamental to making photographs. Understanding the concept of exposure triangle will make you a better photographer. This simple concept has been talked about a lot of times but rarely do you find a photographer, experimenting and analyzing results based on this triangle.

In this post, we do just that. Whatever you do, don’t skip the assignment.

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07 2011

Announcing 31 Days of Food Photography Tips

Food Photography Tips Today we are very excited to announce a 31-Day series on this food photography blog to improve your food photos. We are calling it “31 Days of Food Photography Tips” or 31DFTP.

Starting July 1st, we will post a food photography lesson every day with a simple assignment for the next 31 days. So what is it going to be like?

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06 2011

How to Create Better Food Photos and Write Better in 3 Days – With Plate to Page Team

Plate to Page Instructors Plate to Page Team – From Left: Jeanne, Ilva, Jamie and Meeta

Food Photography and writing are both essential for a great food blog. In this interview, Plate to Page team shares their knowledge on how to take better food photos and how to write better.

They also give away an exercise that you can use to improve your food blogging and food photography skills. Don’t miss this interview.

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06 2011

Photographing Macarons and Chef Portraits: A Food Photographer’s Diary #8

Food Photographers Diary

This is a guest post series by photographer Evi Abeler. If you would like to write about food photography on learn food photography, visit guest post page to learn more.

In this post of food photographer’s diary, Evi shares a story of macaron photography. As a food photographer, there are instances when you may have to shoot portraits as well. Let’s hear from Evi, how she took macaron photos and portraits for chef.

7 Tips to Practice Food Photography Without Cooking Food

Sushi Photos Food photography is an art of photographing food. But what if you don’t have any food to photograph? What if you don’t like to cook or don’t want to cook? Is that what’s stopping you from practicing food photography?

In this post we talk about 7 tips on how to practice food photography even if you don’t have cooked food.

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06 2011

A Must-Have Food Photography Book: Plate to Pixel Review

plate to pixelFew weeks ago, I received Pixel to Page book from the publisher for review. This book, on food photography is written by Helene Dujardin, a pastry chef turned food blogger. Helene is an accomplished food blogger and has photographed for many cookbooks. She regularly teaches food photography in food photography workshops.

First Impressions

When I opened the package and looked at the book, my first impression was that there is lot of content in the book. Looking at the table of content, Helene packaged a lot of information in this 288-page book.

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