My 7 AI Photography Predictions for 2024
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  In 2024, the photography world is set to witness a monumental shift, with Artificial Intelligence emerging as a game-changing force in the industry. Saddle up - it might be a bumpy ride! Here are my top 7 2024 predictions on AI for commercial photographers. Prediction #1: Photographers will start to embrace AI. Initially, there was healthy resistance mixed with a decent measure of fear. Now however, AI is starting to become a vital component in the modern photographer's tool kit. Apprehension is fading, and an interest in adopting AI as a Photoshop-esque tool is emerging. Let's look a ..read more
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How (and why) you need to shoot tethered
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  Photo © Tether Tools Shooting 'tethered' can seem like a giant leap for an amateur photographer. The concept may be daunting, because it is an inherently different way of approaching your photography. Once you get past the psychological intimidation it is surprisingly easy to implement, and you will end up wondering how you ever did without it.The large majority of professional food photographers shoot tethered, and with good reason. So what exactly is shooting tethered? To be 'tethered' literally means to be tied, and in this case, tethering means 'tying' your camera to a computer via ..read more
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8 Top Tips for Printing Food Photos
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  Recipe from PAIRED: Champagne & Sparking Wine by Fran Flynn & David Stevens-Castro. High quality hardback print production. Regardless of whether it’s a poster, a menu, or an entire cook book — at some stage you’re going to want to print your food images — but printing doesn’t always go to plan. Once you delve into the Pandora's box of colour management you'll never see the world in the same light again! To achieve the best result you need to know a bit about how printing works and how colour is rendered both onscreen and in print... 1) Appreciate that comparing your screen ima ..read more
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How to photograph food in a restaurant
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  © Fran Flynn for Allure Restaurant There are two core reasons why you might like to take photos of food in a restaurant environment; 1) you're visiting the restaurant as a customer and you want to share the shots of the food on your social media, or 2) you have been employed by the restaurant or a 3rd party (e.g. meal delivery service) to capture shots of the food. Both scenarios offer their own set of unique challenges. 1) Shooting food in a restaurant for your own social media It is notoriously challenging to take good photographs of food, particularly in a restaurant where you have ..read more
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The Fashion of Food Photography
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  Image ©Fran Flynn for Balthazar Wine & Dine One of the most significant and frequently overlooked aspects of food photography is fashion. Yes, fashion! You might not possess an awareness of how significant an impact fashion has on food photography because you're looking at images every day. Naturally, as styles evolve your mind 're-sets' to suit. However, if you look back at the kind of shots that were considered 'on-point' a couple of decades ago, the impact of fashion becomes ultra-obvious. For me, the 70s represent an era in fashion that really stood out in terms of fashion. The ..read more
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How to print out a Pinterest board
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
 If like me, you love using Pinterest for inspiration when you are conceptualising your photo shoot, it is likely that you also want to print the boards that you’ve created. The problem with Pinterest is that there isn’t an obvious and easy way to collate and print the images without the text below them. It’s also tricky to present the images at the scale, and in the order that you’d like them to appear. I have a solution for you! I’ve also recorded this as a short video above, so that you can see the whole process live. If you’d prefer you can keep reading and see the process through a s ..read more
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Spot focusing versus spot metering (and how use them)
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  ©Photography Fran Flynn for Allure Restaurant There is no better motivation for an article than to clear up confusion. This is a topic that baffles my students all the time. It tends to rear its ugly head around about the time that students are starting to gain some sense of confidence and knowledge, and then the 'spots' get in front of their eyes and spoil everything. So let's clear the mud, and make some sense of spot focusing versus spot metering. Spot focusing is taking your camera off auto-focus mode, and choosing just one of the focus dots that you can see in your viewfinder (the ..read more
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What exactly is a stylist anyway? (And how can I become one?)
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  Photo © Fran Flynn. Styling by Sarah deNardi Photographic styling is often a misunderstood art. For those of us working as professional photographers, particularly for high-end clients, stylists represent an essential part of the team, that fulfil a key role in making us (the photographers) look good. If you take a cursory look around Instagram, it seems that pretty much everyone with an artistic leaning considers themselves a ‘stylist’ now. It's comparative to how everyone that owns an SLR camera considers themselves a photographer also. Of course, anyone can take a photo. It is valid ..read more
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How to choose a tripod for food photography
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  It can take some time to be convinced of the value of using a tripod for food photography, but once you get to grips with it, you will never look back. Finding the best tripod to suit your workflow and budget will become a top priority and the options can be overwhelming. This guide will help you to make the best choices. First, a little disclaimer. I’m currently not contracted as an ambassador of any equipment brands, so my opinion is unbiased. Having said that my knowledge of available options is not exhaustive and I can only share recommendations based on what I’ve personally used. I ..read more
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Why a $50 lens hood has saved me thousands of dollars - twice!
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by Fran Flynn
1M ago
  For a long time, I had pretty much considered a lens hood to be a superfluous decorative piece of plastic that hung around on the end of my lens and sometimes even got in the way. Several years ago when I was at on a location shoot, I discovered that they can actually have a much greater purpose than they were originally designed for. The other day I was reminded of this again. The whole idea behind a lens hood is to shield the lens from direct light coming into the lens because it can cause lens flare. In practice, I am rarely in a setting where the light source is aimed directly into ..read more
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