by Rebecca Portsmouth | Oct 31, 2017 | Photography
One of the key things for food photography – if not all photography – is great light. So what is great light for food photos and how do you get it when you’re taking food photos in your home using window light? In one word: diffusion. It’s so good that...
by Rebecca Portsmouth | Sep 21, 2017 | Photography
Stories are the way that we humans connect and remember things, so knowing how to shoot food stories is an essential skill for food photography. There are three key elements in how to shoot food stories: 1. Time 2. Place 3. Transformation How we put these three...
by Rebecca Portsmouth | Aug 17, 2017 | Photography
To go manual with your food photography seems to be an area avoided by many food bloggers. But the truth is that because you’re shooting in controlled conditions, using manual is actually easier. No, really. The auto settings on your camera are AMAZING. If you’re...
by Rebecca Portsmouth | Aug 1, 2017 | Photography
Do your food photos seem a bit blue or yellow? Are your whites not white? Let’s look at how to fix blue photos in LightRoom and prevent it from happening again. HOW TO FIX BLUE OR YELLOW PHOTO CASTS It’s easy to fix photos with a yellow or blue cast on them in...
by Rebecca Portsmouth | Jul 21, 2017 | Photography
Sharpness is one of the things that food bloggers regularly want to improve in their photography. Sharpness is also a blanket term for several issues, so let’s have a look at those and help you get sharp food photos. SHUTTER SPEED / CAMERA SHAKE One of the first...
by Rebecca Portsmouth | Jul 4, 2017 | Photography
One of the challenges of taking great food photos is creating a distinctive look or style. So today we’re going to look at painting your own food photography backgrounds. Many of the food photography backgrounds you might buy are either vinyl or wooden planks,...
