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.
Using Rafflecopter, enter to win a copy of the ebook by completing the first three tasks and any optional ways you’d like to enter.
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P.S. For the Peanut Butter fans, check out my cookbook, Peanut Butter Comfort
I definitely have a problem with lighting. I have tried natural light and a light box and my photos are never what I want them to be.
I need help to improve my angles and lighting.
What a great book!
I struggle with all of it! Especially props and setting it up to look good and interesting. I’m basically a newbie and could use all the information I can to help!
I could totally use a ton of help! Such a great idea to have a book about it
I’ve learned a lot as a home photographer, but to be honest, there is SO much I simply don’t know! I’d love to learn more about exposure and lighting. Thanks for a sweet giveaway :)
I am wanting to start my own blog and this would be helpful
Right up my alley! Love uncomplicated information!
I struggle with lighting and would appreciate help/advice with this problem!
I need to shoot from more angles – kind of in a rut. I think this book is definitely worth buying.
With my food photography, I struggle the most with the set-up and use of props in a shot. I guess the right word is ‘plating’. I can never get it to look as good as my favourite bloggers. I have been pining after this book for so long and I would love to win it! Not only a refresher on camera basics would come in handy, but all of the other great content as well!
For me, I guess I struggle with inspiration for new composition. Or plating. Sometimes, delicious food is just not so pretty on a plate =P I’m always looking for new ways to plate something.
I would love to win this e-book becase I love Lindsay and her photography and and its really interesting to see how other bloggers work behind the scenes!
I always struggle with lighting!
This would be such a treat for me. Loads of info. :)
I love to win this. It looks like a lot of great information!
I’d love to win this giveaway because I really struggle with aspect. You know, like having something out of focus in the background that gives the image depth. I also would really love to learn how to arrange my food in more appealing ways. ^_^ Thanks for the giveaway!