Lindsay and Bjork from Pinch of Yum created an ebook called Tasty Food Photography.
It’s been such a hit that they expanded it and have recently relaunched it.
For anyone who needs help, guidance, advice, tutorials, practical, and real-life suggestions for improving your food photography, it’s such a great resource.
That’s pretty much everyone, right? Myself included.
I have a Photography page on my site, which includes what camera and lenses I use, my general approach to food photography, as well as links to resources, books, recommendations, and so forth.
Inside Tasty Food Photography, here’s what you’ll find:
There’s Technical Tips, like understanding your camera and what all those dials do, and what happens when you turn a dial a certain direction.
Suggestions about Composition
Real life Editing examples that help illustrate that white balance and brightness are not the same thing. Nor are exposure and brightness.
When I was first learning about photography, it all blurred together, and I wish I would have had an ebook like this to reference.
Aside from the book, Lindsay recently posted, Ten Household Items That Can Improve Your Food Photography, and it’s one of my favorite posts she’s ever written.
It’s extremely informative, practical, nothing hard to find or expensive. I love that she and Bjork are sensitive to those things.
If you want to buy Tasty Food Photography, Lindsay and Bjork have extended a coupon for 25% off the normal price of $19. So the ebook will be less that $15 bucks. What a deal.
Enter code ac25 at checkout. Coupon expires 8/2/13.
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P.S. For the Peanut Butter fans, check out my cookbook, Peanut Butter Comfort
Because my camera is a point and shoot digital, the struggle I have I the lightly and depth of field. I also don’t have a good setup at all. Wish for a good lighting in a designated room.
I have the hardest time with two things, one lighting! I know I am under exposed. Also food styling/composition. I just not sure how to do it. I need some serious help! :)
My greatest challenge would be… I don’t even own a DSLR. Which is pretty sad. But no matter! All the best to everyone else :-)
As much as I like to pretend I know I how photograph food, it’st mostly guesswork and me getting lucky! I’d love to read this to know a bit more about what goes on when I change my settings, haha
i can never seem to set enough natural lighting
Lighting is the hardest for me, it makes or breaks any photo. I have a hard time with white balance too. I’m not sure how to get rid of that blueish color? I really could use some help from this book!
This looks like fantastic information. It has great explanations along with many photos. I will get LOTS of help from this ebook. P.S. The peanut butter cookbook looks really good too.
I don’t have an SLR yet, but I’m looking forward to getting one & using all of the tips & tricks I learn!
Hi Averie
I’m making the peanut butter cupcakes from your book for my 5 year old niece’s birthday sunday, I made the cupcakes today, some of my cupcakes sunk in the middle, any idea what went wrong? Anyway I will be frosting them tomorrow so the buttercream will hide it. I tasted the batter before puting them in the oven, delicious, taste just like peanut butter. I know my niece will enjoy these cupcakes, she loves peanut butter.
Hi Jackie thanks for trying the cupcakes. Usually sinking cupcakes is a sign that they were not quite baked long enough. Any cake or bread that sinks in the middle is usually a sign that the internal temp never quite reached where it was supposed to and although they may look okay while in the oven, they’ll sink as they cool. That is my suspicion that they needed to bake just a tiny bit longer. That said, if you are certain they were baked long enough; I would then checking baking powder freshness. 6 mos, that’s it. After that, no matter what the box says, buy new. If that’s okay, then, I would up the amt of baking powder to 2 to 2 1/2 tsp. That will guarantee (or should) more puffiness. You could also add up to 1/4 cup more flour. All kinds of little tricks to thicken up the batter and give it more structure. With baking, sometimes just the SLIGHTEST little things, like 1-2 mins in the oven, 1 extra tbsp flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, etc. can do the trick. Please LMK what you try, what works, and most of all hope your 5 yr old niece is happy! I have a 6 y.o. little girl, too :)
i’m completely starting from scratch – i have no camera skills whatsoever. i feel like this book would be the perfect starting point!
I struggle the most with lighting still – but want more suggestions and ideas for everything!
Such a great giveaway! I’d love to read through the props and set up tips.
I’m about to upgrade to a dslr in a few months and would love to learn how to use it! This would be a great resource.
the only photography i ever do is instagram, haha. i’m not the best photographer, but i would love to learn how to take pretty pictures of my food!
i want to get better at dealing with light. i do not have good light in my apartment so i need to learn how to manage it better.
What I *struggle* with in photography is having my camera ready and in-hand for candid, everyday life shots! I know, terrible ;-)
I have thought about getting this e-book before, and so I would love to win it now!