Did you ever wonder how people get those beautiful endless finishes in their photos? White and bright shots of their products? This is how (or, at least it is an inexpensive diy substitute). By taking photos inside a box that diffuses natural light from all sides, you can remove shadows and give a white, magazine-like […]

At some point in you blogging career, you will do some sort of post that will need photos taken by you. Whether it's to show off that yummy dish from the recipe you plan on sharing, product shot of some new items for your shop, to show off your amazing craft skills with you step by step tutorial, etc. What ever it may be, at some point you should plan on taking pictures. Bet you didn't think you would add photographer to your skill set when starting a blog. Now I wont get super technical…

DIY light tents are fantastic for capturing product photos, still lifes, and more. But how can you make one at home?

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Peter Georgakopoulos of souvlakiforthesoul.com shows us how he goes about achieving those darker, moodier food photos.

A gal from Oriental Stamp Art asked me how I photograph my cards and artwork, she was curious about the handmade setup I had. Well I thought I would share it with everyone here on my blog. To kill …

The art of composition is the ability to effectively arrange the various elements of an image in such a way that the resulting photograph expresses what you want to communicate. Learning the principles of design may help you to better understand how to communicate with your audience and create the image you are after.

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The object of product photography is to show details of an object clearly. Lighting an object well brings out details and provides pleasing highlights. One method for uniformly lighting small objec…

A professional prop stylist with more than 20 years experience styling, Paula Walters shares her basic approach to choosing props for food photography.

Using organic sugar, butter and vanilla we make a rich and crispy toffee that has a rich buttery flavour. Then we cover it in 71% dark chocolate and spread organic pistachios that have been roasted in fleur de sel over both sides of the toffee. The combination of the sweet toffee, slightly bitter dark chocolate and the salted pistachios is one that is very addictive! This toffee is great on it's own, but how about crushed over ice cream? The toffee comes in 150g bags. Ingredients: organic…

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Once you've tried this toffee, you'll be hooked! Mixed with crushed almonds, topped with milk chocolate and more crushed almonds, this toffee starts out just crunchy enough and slowly transforms into a melt-in-your-mouth toasty buttery decadence. Perfect for all occasions: Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Mother's and Father's Day, holiday parties, hostess gifts, or your own personal stash. All goodies are made to order and in small batches, so please allow 3-5 days before…

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.