I interview talents in the food photography industry to help you (and myself) to grow and develop as a food photographer by learning valuable lessons from each ...
On today’s podcast, I talk with Rachel Korinek of Two Loves Studio, an Australian food and still life photographer based in Vancouver. As a photographer, Rachel is known for bright and uplifting visual storytelling. As a teacher, her love for educating has inspired her to share her knowledge with both novice and expert alike through her insightful blog, e-books and courses. Rachel has worked for clients like Nikon, Huff Post, West Elm, Aldi, and many more. In this episode, besides talking about Rachel’s decade-long journey working in the commercial photography industry, we deep dive into the topic of building a great food photography portfolio.Intro (0:00 - 1:10)Rachel’'s Background (1:10 - 2:38)How Rachel got into food photography (2:38 - 4:02)Is food photography still exciting for Rachel after doing it for 10 years? (4:02 - 5:29)How Rachel balances her busy work schedule (5:29 - 9:23)Rachels work with clients and focus on education (9:23 - 10:54)When Rachel moved from Australia to Canada (10:54 - 11:23)How to build a good portfolio (11:23 - 20:22)Why Rachel has a B&W portfolio on her website (20:22 - 24:44)Does Rahcel plan her non-client shoots to fit into her portfolio? (24:44 - 26:08)Does Rachel work with a food stylist on her portfolio work? (26:08 - 26:46)Rachel’s experience working with a prop stylist (26:46 - 29:03)Will Rachel be joining TikTok? (29:03 - 30:33)How and why Rachel started her courses (30:33 - 33:18)The types of courses Rachel offers (33:18 - 38:13)Are Rachel's courses for beginners or more experienced photographers? (38:13 - 42:20)What Rachel finds most fun in her work (42:20 - 44:20)Rachels Recommendations (44:20 - 47:41)Rachels Socials (47:41 - end)
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#20 Heather Barnes - Keep your clients close
On today’s podcast, I talk with Heather Barnes, a Food Photographer and Stylist based out of Austin,Texas. Heather is known for her romantic feeling images and her blog, Mrs. Barnes, where she shares simple, seasonal recipes and how to throw a dinner party as a modern woman. While Heather enjoys working with small local businesses, she has also worked with big names such as Ghirardelli and Bobs Redmill. Today we talk about her journey to becoming a food photographer, the differences between working for small or big clients, and shooting/styling ice cream.Intro (0:00 - 0:53) Heather's Background (0:53 - 4:11) How Heather's background in Fashion Photography has influenced her now (4:11 - 7:19) How Heather transitioned from hobbyist photography to client work (7:19 - 13:15) Heather’s Client workflow (13:15 - 19:23) Pre-work deposit and the troubles with licensing (19:23 - 24:37) Why Heather prefers her clients to be on set (24:37 - 26:11) Does Heather make a selection with or without her clients present (26:11 - 31:03)Heather’s experience with photographing ice cream (31:03 - 36:02) Heather’s experience with working with big clients like Ghirardelli (36:02 - 40:22) Heather’s current work on an unusual foraging cookbook (40:22 - 44:59) What Heather finds fun in her work (44:59 - 47:15) Heather’s go-to recommendations (47:15 - 51:07) Heathers advice for a beginning food photographer (51:07 - 54:10) Heather’s Socials (54:10 - end)
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#19 Donna Crous - Getting an ambassadorship, working with an agent, and meeting client expectations
On today’s podcast, I talk with Donna Crous, an award winning blogger and food photographer based out of Surrey, UK. Donna has been a Pink Lady “Food Photographer of the Year” Finalist for four years in a row, from 2017 to 2020, along with many other accolades throughout the recent years. Donna is best known for her food photography, styling, and recipe development from a broad range of health food magazines to cookbooks. Donna plans to soon release her own cookbook A Healthier Family For Life, which is expected to release in late 2021. Donna also works closely with Nikon as a Nikon Europe Ambassador. Her clientele base is widespread throughout the UK, the United States, and South Africa. Today we talk about her Nikon Ambassadorship, working with an agent, and the varying expectations of clients when making a cookbook.Intro (0:00 - 0:51)Donna’s Background (0:51 - 2:27)What type of clients Donna works with & Her personal workflow (2:27 - 3:51)Donna's work on cook books, and how she prevents a burnout (3:51 - 14:48)How is it working with an agent (14:48 - 15:56)Donna's Nikon Ambassadorship (15:56 - 22:59)Donna's Advice for an aspiring food photographer (22:59 - 24:44)Donna's Unique Style(24:44 - 26:23)Instagram - the online portfolio (26:23 - 31:31)Donna's biggest milestones in her food photography career (31:31 - 34:19)Donna's Recipe Book: A Healthier Family For Life (34:19 - 37:09)What Donna finds fun in her work (37:09 - 38:49)Donna’s go-to recommendations (38:49 - 41:24)Donna’s Socials (41:24 - end)
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# 18 Joanie Simon - Running a successful YouTube channel
On today’s podcast, I talk with Joanie Simon, a commercial food photographer, stylist, and educator in food photography based in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with working for a wide variety of clients including cookbooks and digital marketing content, she is also known as The Bite Shot, an educational food photography tutorial youtube channel with almost 280k followers, and Instagram of the same name with 105K followers where she shares the behind the scenes of her work. Joanie has also recently released her book, Picture Perfect Food: Master the Art of Food Photography in 52 bite-sized tutorials. Today she shares with us how she started her successful youtube channel, what it takes to shoot for a cookbook, and her new book.Intro (0:00 - 1:45)Joanie’s Background (1:45 - 7:32)What made Joanie decide to teach Food Photography & The beginning of her youtube channel, The Bite Shot (7:32 - 11:32)Tips and tricks for starting a youtube channel & how the bite shot grew so fast (11:32 - 21:36)What gear Joanie uses for her content (21:36 - 25:52)Joanie's client work today (25:52 - 27:57)Joanie's ideal client (27:57 - 30:54)How Joanie determines pricing per assignment (30:54 - 34:36)What it takes to shoot for a cookbook (34:36 - 36:50)Joanie’s Book - Picture Perfect Food (36:50 - 43:15)How Joanie keeps her spirits up while making youtube videos (43:15 - 45:21)Entrepreneurial books that inspire Joanie (45:21 - 49:23)Where Joanie suggests beginners to start with artificial light (49:23 - 52:34)What Joanie finds fun in her work (52:34 - 55:12)Joanie's food photography book recommendations (55:12 - 59:12)Joanie’s Socials (59:12 - end)
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#17 Kimberly Espinel (The Little Plantation) - Growing your Instagram audience organically in 2021
On today’s podcast, I talk with Kimberly Espinel, known as The Little Plantation, an award winning Editorial and commercial food photographer, educator and podcaster. Kimberly has a following of 106K followers on Instagram,, and has recently released her Amazon best-selling book Creative Food Photography: How to capture exceptional images of food. You may know her from her Food Photography Podcast and Instagram challenge Eat, Capture, Share. Kimberly has worked with many big clients such as Waitrose, Kitchenaid UK, Sony, Tefal, Tate & Lyle Sugars and more. Kimberly shares with us tips on how to grow your Instagram with a highly engaged audience. Intro (0:00 - 0:59)Kimberly’s Background (0:59 - 3:5)How having a following helps your business (3:58 - 5:36)Why a mailing list can be helpful (5:36 - 6:32)How to continue growing your following (6:32 - 11:27)Why Kimberly doesn't host multiple challenges a year (11:27 - 13:30)What is the Eat Capture Share Challenge? (13:30 - 18:39)Are Hashtags still helpful anymore? (18:39 - 23:59)Tips and tricks for Instagram Live (23:59 - 31:26)The making of and release of Kimberly's book- Creative Food Photography (31:26 - 44:27)What does Kimberly find most fun in her work (44:27 - 45:13)Advice and recommendations for beginners in food photography (45:13 - 48:00)Kimberly’s exciting upcoming projects (48:00 - 48:44)Kimberly’s Socials (48:44 - end)
I interview talents in the food photography industry to help you (and myself) to grow and develop as a food photographer by learning valuable lessons from each conversation.
The podcast is for everyone aspiring to improve their food photography career and learn more about the business.
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