6 Questions For A Professional Food Photographer
Sorry folks, but an Instagram account and unbridled enthusiasm for taking tableside snapshots of lamb carpaccio doesn't make you a pro food photographer. Any expert in this field will tell you it takes training and practice — not to mention the right equipment and a stylist's touch to create truly memorable (even crave-worthy) shots of the things we eat.
We sat down with NYC-based photographer Morgan Ione Yeager for some straight talk on working in this rapidly-expanding industry. Yeager's photos have appeared in Boston Magazine, Edible Manhattan, Food Network magazine and Tasting Table. Read on for her thoughts on aesthetics and trends, the need for food stylists and some tips for taking better shots with your camera phone.
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Sorry folks, but an Instagram account and unbridled enthusiasm for taking tableside snapshots of lamb carpaccio doesn't make you a pro food photographer. Any expert in this field will tell you it takes training and practice — not to mention the right equipment and a stylist's touch to create truly memorable (even crave-worthy) shots of the things we eat.