Making food look yummy

June 7th, 2006

Picture-3.jpgI know we’ve featured Still Life With… once before, but they deserve another mention, for being so damn good. This time, they’ve made a fabulous little guide to how you can make food look good, by using creative lighting techniques.

The great thing is that the tips and lessons learned from this post don’t just apply to food - it works excellently for all sorts of stills photography in a studio setting. Read the rest of the article »

Full photo studio for $77

April 10th, 2006

Another of my avid readers dropped me an email to tip me off about an article in Design In-Flight, on how they recommend you outfit a studio. They go to great detail explaining the hows and the wherefores, and even have a shopping list at the end of the article. The price tag for the whole studio? $77!

(as an aside: Do you know of any articles that deserve being featured on Photocritic? Drop me an e-mail!) Read the rest of the article »

Cheap studio outfitting

March 31st, 2006

Well, just when I thought we had seen all the tutorials possible on studio lighting, Michael Quack comes along and proves me wrong. In his DIY guide to cheap studio lighting, he attacks the whole process of outfitting a complete studio with gusto. Read the rest of the article »