CHAPTER 8

Tips and Tricks

Food photography would be a pretty dull pastime if it weren’t for all the clever little tricks that make it so much fun. This chapter is not about pro-grade tricks for creating high-end studio shots, but rather the little gimmicks that make life easier when you are starting out.

Have you run into the same problem several times and you simply can’t solve it? Perhaps the foam on a beer collapsed or the vegetables in a soup have sunk to the bottom of the bowl. If you have ever been frustrated by issues like these, have no fear! Help is at hand. Once you have read through this chapter, the world will seem like a simpler place. Even the most experienced photographers have bad days or ideas that simply don’t work out—that’s ...

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