154: 5 Tips to Improve Your Food Photography with Rachel Korinek

Episode • Jun 12, 2018 • 46m

The subtleties of still life photography, the importance of textures, and how to layer with Rachel Korinek.

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Welcome to episode 154 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork chat with Rachel Korinek from Two Loves Studio about improving your food photography with five powerful tips.

5 Tips to Improve Your Food Photography

Spend five seconds on Rachel’s photography site, Two Loves Studio, and you’ll know that she knows photography.

Rachel understands the important role food photography plays in the growth of any kind of food-based business. The saying, “Eat with your eyes” is much more true when your colors look real-to-life, your composition is authentic, and your prop choices make sense.

From lighting to editing to color theory, Rachel explains these principles in detail on her blog, and she’s here today to share five important tips that can improve your food photography.

In this episode, Rachel shares:

Why still life photography is difficult
What a food stylist does
Why it’s helpful to work with a team
Why textured backgrounds are helpful
How to capture shadows
What negative fill is and how to work with diffused light
Why layering is important in still life photography
What color theory is
The tools she recommends to have on hand

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If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.

Thanks to our Reviewer of the Week, Julie from Julie’s Eats and Treats! If you’d like to be featured, leave a review for us on iTunes and include your name and blog name in the review.

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