How to be a Food Blogger

Food Blogger and Food Photographer 

Do you love food? Do you take pictures of all the food you eat? Do you pull out your phone and beg your friends not to take a bite of their meal until after you’ve taken a picture of it? Do you love to cook? Do you search the web for recipes and follow other’s food blogs? I bet you’ve thought, “hey, I could start a food blog of my own!” Well guess what: you’re right! The big question is: How do I go about starting my own food blog? Don’t worry, it’s not as daunting as it might seem. You can do it in just three steps that I can help walk you through.

And if you want to start a blog about something other than food you can still follow all these instructions. All the information about how to set up a blog is the same no matter what the content on your blog will be.

Start a food blog in 3 easy steps:

1.   Choose a domain name (the name of your blog) and sign up for a hosting site. 

2.   Install WordPress 

3.   Customize your blog so that it is as pretty (or handsome) as you!.

10 Tips for Improving Your Food Photography

1.   Find a photo online that you absolutely love and try to re-create it. Paying close attention to the details in other's photography will also help your own. It's much harder than you think! Check out the bottom of the page for a few examples of my attempts.

2.   Buy (or borrow, or rent, or salvage) a copy of the book of food recipes with pictures by any well known Chef, and study it.

3.   Take photos from different angle, and take a lot of them. Change the set up. Play with your camera’s settings. You can always delete the photos that don’t turn out, so take lots.

4.   Never use the flash on your camera! This is true for almost all situations, but especially true for food. Shoot in daylight, preferably close to a big window with a white sheet or curtain to diffuse the light. Increase you ISO if necessary if you need more light. My apartment only gets good light in the morning (and I’m not a morning person) so my camera is often set at Shutter Speed 40, Aperture 2.8, ISO 680.

6.   Get a few props that you like to work with. My favorites are two place mats that look like sun-bleached wood, a white piece of fabric, a flax colored napkin, tiny wooden spoons and white dishes.

7.   Always be on the lookout for new (at least to you) props.

8.   Think bright colors and lots of texture. The most difficult foods to photograph (I think) are those with muted colors or are very white. Starting with an easy subject will help to build your confidence and make you want to take more photos.

9.   I bought few book for myself and learned a lot of useful tips and tricks.

10.   Have fun with your photography!. Keep practicing and remember to enjoy the process.

Be a Happy Foodie...Enjoy :)