I love shooting all kinds of food photography. But, if you follow my work, you know that I totally gravitate towards a dark and moody style. I’m always trying to find a connection between food and art and with this style of shooting, I always seem to find it. There’s just something about how vibrant […]

I was a natural light food photographer for quite a while before I switched to artificial lighting. And, although I highly recommend artificial lighting now, some professional food photographers prefer to stick with natural light. My reasons for loving natural light were that it’s beautiful, it’s less gear to work with and it was simply […]

When I was first teaching myself food photography, I decided to start a blog. I didn’t really know anything about blogging, but I wanted a place to post my images other than social media. My focus was improving my food photography and I would cook, style and shoot every week. Long story short, my food […]

If I had to pick the biggest game-changers for me as a food photographer, I would tell you three things: learning how to shoot in manual mode, learning my editing style and learning how to shoot with artificial lights. I emphasize control with photography all the time. The more control you have over your camera […]

Spoiler alert, my friends… there isn’t a best camera for food photography. Photography is truly about the artist, not the camera. But, this is definitely a popular topic of discussion amongst food photographers because we like to nerd out from time to time. The truth is there are several great cameras on the market and […]

After I shared My Overhead Setup for Food Photography, I started getting a lot of questions asking for my advice on getting started in food photography. This post shares how I got started, the gear I recommend for now and extra gear for later. Full disclosure, you don’t need a lot of equipment to get […]

Let’s talk about artificial light! I’ve been excited to start this conversation with you, because switching from natural light to artificial light was a huge game-changer for me. I love natural light, but artificial light is all about control, my friend! And, the more control you have with your lighting, the more creative you can […]

The shelter in place law is causing a lot of photo shoots to be put on hold, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I value the importance of the production and miss my team, but we simply can’t work that way right now. It’s time to get creative remotely. I am available to […]

I get A LOT of questions about the equipment I use, so I decided to create a blog post listing my current gear for food photography ranging from my camera and lenses to my studio lights and travel bags. I’ll keep this post updated as I add new “must-have” items to the list. You can […]

Shooting a bottle is a different type of shooting, but it’s also a really cool process to experiment with. Rather than focusing on the bottle as a whole, you focus on shooting parts of the bottle separately. Then, during editing, you composite the different parts of the bottle to create your final image. In a […]