food photography

Pixiq Expert

5 months ago

GALLERY — 5 Pairs & 1 Pear

The PEAR's shadow shoots dramatically across the counter and out of the frame, creating compositional tension. NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS cacti need to be photographed just after dawn, before the flowers collapse and shrivel in the dry desert climate. Mating [...]

Haje Jan Kamps

Pixiq Expert

9 months ago

The Dirty Tricks of Food Photographers

We’ve all seen the seductive photos of vividly colorful fresh vegetables, sumptuous cherry pies, and golden-brown roasted turkeys. These pictures, often found in glossy cookbooks and magazines, make us believe that if we follow the recipe we, too, can [...]

Haje Jan Kamps

Pixiq Expert

1 year ago

You can't photograph your cake and eat it too...

Image-manipulation and photo touch-up – these are common processes in the world of fashion photography, and generally accepted because the genre itself is one of dreams and fantasy. But food is different. Food is a necessity of life and an ingredient of [...]

Heather Baird

1 year ago

5 Simple Ways to Improve your Food Photography

When I first started my blog a year ago, I had no idea how many jobs came along with being a food blogger. My preconceived notion was that I would create a successful dish, snap a few photos and post them to my blog, lickety-split. I knew [...]

Heather Baird

1 year ago

Down the Rabbit Hole

This past summer I was asked to bake Alice inspired treats for a child’s birthday party. I love all things Alice in Wonderland, and was immediately filled with ideas for curious cookies, cakes and candies. With sketchbook in hand, I worked up [...]

Hannah Doyle

Pixiq Editor

1 year ago

Saturday Shout-Outs: Links We Love

South African-based photographer João Silva, 44, stepped on a mine on October 23, losing both of his legs below the knees. Known for his war coverage, Silva was following American soldiers in Afghanistan for the New York Times when the accident [...]

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