Today, I want to take you behind the scenes of a photo shoot I did for a client who owns a frozen dim sum shop. They are a small mom and pop company who has been catering to the Vancouver hotels and restaurants for many decades. Recently, they wanted to start a website and try to expand to a new market. With the new website in the works, they needed to showcase photos of their products.
Read MoreA lifestyle flat is not so rigid and has very free form aspects which makes it less monotonous to style, but can be tricky to get balance and movement right. Needless to say, if you are working with a lot of organic shaped objects, a lifestyle flat lay will feel more natural to style.
Read MoreWhen I first started photo styling, I worked with food almost exclusively. It was such an easy medium to style! Food doesn't move, there's lots of prop opportunity (prop-ortunity! ha!), and you gotta eat so why not just style and photograph the food before eating, right? If you're looking to improve your food styling with some good props, here is a list to get you started in the right direction.
Read MoreA traditional flat lay is where all objects are placed at right angles in a grid format. Have a look at this video I made that quickly shows how I put together a traditional flat lay. Then I'll break down my process afterward.
Read MoreEvery stylist will add their own special tools to this kit depending on which field they specialize in, but there are some basic ones that you'll find in every tool kit no matter the specialty. So, what is defined as a tool? It is an instrument you have or need to make your photo props shine. It's the stuff you don't see behind the finished photo.
Read MoreHaving a solid brand has really taken the stress out of all the work for me. Now I know what my colors are, what my fonts are, and how my graphics should look. As a result, my branded photos look like a collection that belong together, not disjointed. My journey to get here was long and arduous, but very satisfying. Here is how I developed my brand photography process.
Read MoreI've rounded up all the options I could think of that you could use as a plain white background. There are some I love more than others, but you might have different thoughts. I've compared the pros and cons for each option so you can be the judge of which plain white background best suits your needs.
Read MorePhoto booths are all the rage, aren't they? Whether it's a set up with a fabric backdrop on a wall and a photographer manning the camera or an actual box where you draw the curtain and take some goofy photos by looking at yourself on a screen, it's hard to deny how much fun they are. I want to share with you a few fun ideas for photo booth props that you can use at your wedding or next big soiree.
Read MoreThis no sew bunting took very little time. It also cost nothing to make as I used scraps of fabric leftover from my other DIY wedding projects. It was such an easy DIY that I had to share with you how I made it! Just to make it EVEN easier for you, I've shared with you my own personal template I use.
Read MorePart of my passion for photo styling comes from the smoke and mirrors aspect of making things appear to look perfect for camera. You get a beautiful product in the photograph, but the viewer never sees all the magic that happened behind the scenes. Today, I'm going to walk you through how I used some interior styling tricks to turn a ho-hum space into a picture-perfect bedroom scene.
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