How I Use Layers to Elevate Food and Product Photography
If you want to take your food and product photography to the next level, mastering the art of layering is essential. In this post, I’m sharing real-world food photography tips...
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Mastering Monochromatic Color in Food Photography
Discover how using a monochromatic color palette in your food photography and product photography can elevate your work. Learn when to choose monochromatic color stories, the emotional impact they create,...
Featured Customer: Austin Claire Photography
This is the kickoff of a new series highlighting our AHH-MAAZING customers and, to start things off, I am focusing on a creator whose work keeps popping into my feed...
Working with Restaurants: Tips for Shooting On Location
Shooting food photography in a restaurant setting comes with its own set of challenges—from tricky lighting to branding consistency. In this post, we’ll walk through location photography tips specifically for...
How to Nail Dark and Moody Food Photography (Without Just Making It... Dark)
Learn how to master dark and moody food photography with expert tips on lighting, styling, and choosing the right food photography backdrops and surfaces.
The Photo Collective Membership (and why YOU should be part of it)
Unlock your creative potential with The Photo Collective membership! Get access to expert-led photography classes, bi-monthly Zoom calls for personalized feedback, exclusive discounts on Poppy Bee photo backdrops, and monthly...
Let's chat about DEPTH OF FIELD
If you're a person who shoots everything with your phone or you don't venture beyond the Auto function on your "fancy camera" then depth of field may not be a...
Learning from our mistakes
As photographers, we all know that our mistakes are tools for growth but I think it’s also helpful to learn from OTHER photographer’s mess-ups…which is why I am here today to...
The 5 types of food photography backdrops you should have in your collection
Are you in the process of building your photography surface collection? Actually, that's a rhetorical question because, as photographers, we are ALWAYS working to build a larger and more diverse prop...
3 Tips for Elevating Your Product Photography
I have had a few REALLY fun product shoots lately which have reminded me how inspiring and creative these types of projects can be. Way too often, people resort to photographing their...
4 reasons to embrace shadows in your food and product photography
I want to talk about my very favorite part of food and product photography right now– SHADOWS. The trend in food photography used to be minimizing or eliminating shadows in...
Behind the scenes of a food photography shoot: Tavernier Chocolates
When it comes to planning a food photo shoot with a client, there are multiple conversations that must take place well before the camera starts clicking. I usually start with...
The best food photography backdrops for holiday food photoshoots
It's November and if you are a food blogger, product photographer or food photographer, you know what that means-- time to style your photos for the holidays! While a lot of commercial...
3 inexpensive tools you need for DIY food styling
If you are a food photographer or food blogger, you most likely have to do your own food styling-- at least some of the time. Food styling is a real...
Our new collection of photography surfaces!
We are so, so happy and excited to announce a brand new collection of food photography and product photography backdrops! We based this new collection of 21 new surfaces on all...
5 tips for creating gorgeous ingredient flat lays
Hey, food photographers and food bloggers! Are you ready to take your ingredient flat lays to the next level? Read on for my 5 tips for creating jaw-dropping ingredient shots, perfect for ALL levels of...