Professional Food Photography Technique – Video Episode #1
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Professional Food Photography Technique – Episode #1 A long time ago I made a few tutorial videos about various aspects of food photography and then for some reason, I stopped. If you want to check them out, you can visit my Youtube channel see what you think. The other day, I made another video. What I’ve done in this video is take you through a typical food photo shoot and show you all the images that led up to the final shot. I talk about all the changes I made in lighting, composition, camera angle, and all the other decisions involved in a food shoot. If you’re really intere ..read more
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Stop-Motion Food Photography
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Stop-Motion Food Photography / Video Animation for Pittsburgh Clients Here’s a new direction for me.  I enjoy doing these little stop-motion animations but I need to figure out how to make them a little more dramatic.  It’s tough to light something effectively and allow for the movement of of the animation. Shooting Hero Food Shooting the “hero” food photography is no problem.  I do that all the time, but knowing, and planning out, all the places shadows will affect is another matter.  It’s challenging to figure out in advance how the lighting will react to al ..read more
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Advertising Food
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Advertising Food Photography Here’s a recent Advertising Food Photo I did for a local grocery store chain.  I really like this shot and wanted to share it with you.  The Art Director’s name is Matt and he is amazing.  I love his style of directing.  He points you in a direction and then diplomatically keeps you on track if you stray too far from what he wants.  Food Photography, especially Advertising Food Photography, is a team sport.  The Art Director, the Food Stylist, the Prop Stylist, and the Food Photographer all work together to come up with ..read more
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How to Photograph Ice Cream
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - See the Article on “How to Photograph Ice Cream” Ask any professional food photographer, and he’ll tell you that ice cream is probably the most difficult food to photograph. Most foods can sit in front of the camera for minutes while the photographer makes his adjustments, but ice cream will only last a few seconds.  For years now, I’ve been working with several ice cream companies and have come to learn many of the ins and outs of what is necessary to create quality photos of ice cream scoops, cones, Sundays, and cakes.  This article will give you the tips and tricks n ..read more
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How do Pro Food Photographers find Clients?
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - How Do Professional Food Photographers Find Clients? It used to be, in the old days, that a professional food photographer would call up a potential client and make an appointment to stop in and show the prospect his printed portfolio. Now-a-days, things are different, and photographers must find new ways of meeting and maintaining clients. In fact, many photographers, including myself, don’t even have a printed portfolio anymore. It’s all about having an amazing website and getting potential clients to see it. Read the rest of this article   The post How do Pro Food ..read more
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Remarkable Food Photography Article
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Remarkable Food Photography Article I’ve written an article on how to improve your food photography by making each element of your  photo more “remarkable”.  In the 2000 word article, I analyze the above photo and talk about its strengths and weaknesses.  My theory is that a photo can be thought of in terms of its eight basic components and by improving each component, a food photographer can make a food photo truly “remarkable”.  Take a look and let me know what you think… “Remarkable” Food Photography Article   The post Remarkable Food Photograp ..read more
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Cutting Boards
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Food Photography Props – Cutting Boards I’ve just added a new feature to the website.  It’s a photo gallery the studio’s collection of Cutting Boards.  In the future, I hope to add additional galleries of food photography props, but for now, this is it!   The post Cutting Boards appeared first on Pittsburgh Food Photographer ..read more
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Photography of SeafoodDips
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Photography of Seafood Dips Here’s a photo from today’s food photography shoot of seafood dips.  The photograph is for a double page spread in a direct mail piece for a local grocery store chain.  The interesting thing about this image is the way the focus is handled.  The picture was taken with a tilt shift lens and the focus is positioned so that only the three main subjects are sharply in focus and the less important items are given less attention by appearing soft.  I also like the composition and the way that some of the items overlap one another. Camera ..read more
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Photographing Food Without a Tripod
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Shooting Food Without a Tripod Traditionally, I have always used a tripod when photographing food.  I’ve done it this way over the years, for several reasons… 1. Until recently, I’ve use a view camera, with a digital back, to photograph food.  Have you ever tried to hand hold a view camera?  It’s impossible. 2. Most non food photographer don’t realize this, but food photography is a refinement process.  It’s not like you see on TV, with a fashion photography shoot.  Unless you have syrup or something like that, there really are no moving parts to most fo ..read more
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Menu Photography Shoot
Michael Ray Photography | Pittsburgh Food Photography
by Michael Ray
3y ago
New Content - Menu Photography Shoot I think the key to good commercial food photography is the ability for the food photographer to make the food look as appetizing as possible.  That sounds like a “given”, but most food photographers concentrate more on making a “pretty picture”, than on making the food look as good as possible. The way for a food photographer to make the food look as good as possible is to create: 1. shape 2. texture 3. pretty picture.  Yes, I’m saying that, especially when making menu-type food photographs, the photographer needs to worry less about making prett ..read more
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