Having a beautiful website for your photography business is awesome, but having a beautiful website that actually gets seen is even better. Today I want to share some common mistakes photographers make with their website and what you can do to fix them. Mistakes Photographers Make With Their Website A lot of photographers only focus […]

If you follow my work, you know that I totally gravitate towards a dark and moody stye. I’m always trying to find a connection between food and art and with this style of shooting, I always seem to find it. I think it’s absolutely gorgeous and love the depth created through shadows, texture and contrast. […]

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 and bloggers 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 […]

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: shooting in manual mode, finding 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 and lighting, the […]

Spoiler alert, my friends… there isn’t a best camera for food photography. Photography is 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 the […]

I get a lot of questions asking for my advice on getting started in food photography. I love this question because I remember how I felt back when I was first getting started. I knew absolutely NOTHING. Today I want to share how I got started along with equipment that you may want to consider […]

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 […]

This post contains affiliate links. Read the affiliate disclosure. 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 […]