A few tricks and tips to jumpstart your way to photography stardom… Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Food Photography. I don’t feel completely worthy to write this post. I’m a small fish plankton in a very large pond. There are food photographers out there that are so much, much more talented than I. People I look up…
An Introduction To Food Photography
Does your brain hurt? It probably will in a second. If you’re here, most likely you are just starting out in the world of food blogging. Heck maybe you even want to know how to start a food blog. When I was first starting out, reading about the technical aspects of food photography made my…
The Best WordPress Plugins for Food Bloggers
There are a lot of food blog plugins out there. Unfortunately, a lot of them just aren’t that good. After a couple years of experimenting and learning, here’s a look at my favorite and what I consider to be the best wordpress plugins for food bloggers. Let’s face it. I’m not a programmer. The…
How To Make Your Own Food Photography Backdrops
Taking photos of your food on the same surface over and over again gets boring. Trust me, I know. You get bored with it, and your readers get bored with seeing that same countertop day in and day out. I’m actually at the point now when I need to expand my backdrop repertoire, since I’m…
Getting the Most Traffic out of Photo Sharing Websites
In follow-up to my post on the Top Photo Sharing Sites for Food Bloggers, here are some tips and tricks you may find useful to help optimize that referral traffic. Getting your photo posted and accepted is one thing, but getting people to actually click and come to your website is a completely different beast. From my…
Top Photo Sharing Sites for Food Bloggers
Your blog is up and running. You have killer recipes with mouth-watering photos. Now all you need to do is spread the word and get people to come to your site. The answer? Or more accurately, one of the answers: photo sharing websites. Photo sharing sites have been a great source of referral traffic for…
Taking Pictures Of Your Food In Restaurants: What Chefs Really Think
My brother tweeted me an article last week from the N.Y. Times which said many upscale restaurants are turning a cold shoulder to cameras. A couple days later, a bunch of other mainstream media sources reported in on the topic as well. You’ve all seen it. Heck, most of you have probably done it: You’re at a nice restaurant….
DIY Food Magnets
Want a fun way to hold on to the memory of all those awesome restaurants, eateries, food trucks, bakeries, and other food establishments you’ve visited? Want a way to display where you’ve been and what you’ve eaten? Make business card magnets! They are super cheap, loads of fun, and really easy to make. And best…
