Food photography

Thumbnail image for Cookbooks You Should Buy Just for the Photos

Cookbooks You Should Buy Just for the Photos

June 1, 2011

I recently recommended Helene Dujardin’s book Plate to Pixel. Not only is it extremely informative, it’s full of gorgeous photos — photos that make you feel like stopping what you’re doing and sitting down to eat. Not in an “I’m starving. What’s for dinner?” kind of way. But in a “It’s summer holidays and I’ve [...]

Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for C Food – Food Photography taken to the next level

C Food – Food Photography taken to the next level

January 5, 2010

A while ago I wrote about some tricks food photographers use to make the final dish more appealing. As you can tell from some of my less than stellar shots, I make the dishes I blog about and try to present it as you’d see it. While this sometimes inadvertently supports my tagline, “Real food. [...]

Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for The Truth About Food Photography

The Truth About Food Photography

August 6, 2009

MC from Calgary recently asked, “Why doesn’t anything turn out as in the cookbook picture??” MC, I think at one time or another we’ve all felt your pain. The cake in the magazine photograph towers three miles high while your looks like a flapjack. The cookbook shows a roast chicken resting on the platter in [...]

Read the full article →