5 Reasons Food and Product Photographers Need a Grip Cart

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I have been a commercial photographer for 11 years. When I started my career I did not have a lot of stuff to haul around. I had 1 camera, a few lenses, and a flash. As I have grown in my career I have accumulated a lot of gear. With all of that gear I was having to take more and more trips back to the car. I was tired before I even started my shoot. So I started looking for a grip cart. I looked at tons of carts before I finally settled on one. Below are my top 5 reasons that you need to get a grip cart. Check it out!

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Carl Spies Product Photography

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rowing up as an only child could be pretty boring. I got really good at making friends at a young age. But for those time where I did not have friends around I spent a lot of time playing board games with my parents. I played a lot of Monopoly, Risk, and Battleship. When I was growing up I always tried to play board games in the car, but it really just never worked out. Recently I was introduced to the best car game ever Carl Spies. It is like a modern twist on Eye Spy and the cards in the deck are really well designed and just flat out awesome. I did some product photography on white for the Carl Spies e-commerce website. Check it out!

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Nashville Lifestyles Best Pizza

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I always get behind in writing these things up. Back in September I photographed some of the best pizza in Nashville for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine. I photographed pizza at Pastaria and Moto Nashville. Both restaurants do amazing wood fired pizza. The assignment here was straight forward and to the point capture one signature pizza at each restaurant with vertical and horizontal photos. Check it out the resulting photos below!

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5 Ways To Take Sharper Photos

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I have been teaching photography courses for the last two years and before that, I helped to train new digital tech, and Jr. photographers at my previous job. I have found that one of the biggest problems that new photographers have is getting sharp photos. Whether you are a food photographer, a product photographer or a lifestyle photographer these tips are for you.

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Really Right Stuff BH 55 Review for Food and Product Photographers

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In August of 2010, I ordered a Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ball Head (you can order yours at www.reallyrightstuff.com). I have had the Really Right Stuff BH55 for 8 years now. I think it is now safe for me to do a little review of this ball head. The BH55 is the biggest, beefiest, and most expensive ball head that Really Right Stuff offers. In the configuration that I have this ball head runs $489. So the big question, is a ball head worth $489 for a food and product photographer?

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