The document provides tips and information for food bloggers, including profiles of several food bloggers, tools and supplies for food and prop styling, different camera modes, examples of home photo studios, and helpful tools for creating video content. Advice is given on lighting, shutter speed, aperture, manual camera settings, sourcing props, using colors and textures effectively, and telling a story through styling. Recommendations are also made for free music sources and video editing software.

1. The World
Through Your
Lens
Irvin Lin – Eat the Love
Carla Cardello – Chocolate Moosey
Renee Dobbs – Magnolia Days
Cheri Alberts – The Watering Mouth

2. Irvin Lin
@eatthelove

3. Renee Dobbs
@reneedobbs

4. Food Styling Tools
Tweezers
Water spray bottle
Oil and brush or non-stick
cooking spray (Pam)
Paper towels
Toothpicks
Makeup wedges
Q-Tips
Syringe
Squeeze bottle
Frosting spreader
Chopsticks

5. Where to Get Props
Everywhere
Marshalls/TJ
Maxx/HomeGoods
Ross
Flea Markets
Yard/Garage/Estate
Sales
Pier 1 or other retail with
home items
Family and Friends
Fabric Stores
Hobby Stores
Etsy

6. Food/Photo Styling
Color wheel
Ethnic cuisines – style to
fit ethnicity
Smaller plates and
bowls
Use white plates/bowls
when in doubt
Colorful linens
Textured linens (such as
burlap)
Textured surfaces and
backgrounds
Tell story (ex. Breakfast
scene)
Set a mood – bright/dark
Use best and freshest
available
Garnish, garnish,
garnish
Pile high (pastas,

7. Color Wheel

15. Carla Cardello
@ChocolateMoosey

16. Different Camera Modes
• Program (P)
– A step above auto. Camera controls aperture and
shutter speed
• Aperture Priority (Av or A mode)
– You control aperture. Camera controls shutter
speed
• Shutter Speed Priority (Tv or S mode)
– You control shutter speed. Camera controls
aperture.
• Manual (M)
– You control all of the settings.

17. Manual Settings To Know:
ISO
The image sensor’s sensitivity to light
Lots of light – low ISO number
The higher the ISO number, the grainier the picture will
be

18. Aperture
The opening in the lens which light travels through
Controlling the size of the opening controls the amount of
light used (think of pulling back curtains in the morning)
The smaller the number, the wider the opening
The lower the F number, the blurrier the background will
be
F 1.8 is blurrier than F 5.6

19. Shutter Speed
The amount of time the shutter uses to take a picture
Measured in seconds (1/125thof a second, 1 second)
Action shots – pouring on syrup, stirring a pot
Lighting – the longer the shutter stays open, the more
light is let in
Shutter: 1/250; Aperture: 4; ISO: 1600 Aperture: 8; ISO:

20. Shutter Speed
The amount of time the shutter uses to take a picture
Measured in seconds (1/125thof a second, 1 second)
Action shots – pouring on syrup, stirring a pot
Lighting – the longer the shutter stays open, the more
light is let in
Shutter: 1/250; Aperture: 4; ISO: 1600 Aperture: 8; ISO:

21. Shutter: 0.4; Aperture: F 5.6; ISO: 100

22. Shutter: 1/8; Aperture: F 8.0; ISO: 100

23. left 2009, right 2012
left 2009, right 2012
left June 5, 2011,
right June 7, 2012

24. TheWateringMouth.com

25. Examples of Blogger
Home Photo Setups

28. TheLittleKitchen.net

31. WhiteOnRiceCouple.com

33. SteamyKitchen.com

34. Helpful Tools for Video
iPhone
iPhone tripod mount
(“Glif”, “Gorillapod”)
Tripod (quality)
External Microphone
Voiceover Microphone (“Blue
Snowball”, “Blue Yeti”)
Monopod
Music
FreePlayMusic.com
TripleScoopMusic.com
WithEtiquette.com
Images
iStock.com
BigStock.com
Sxc.hu
Morguefile.com
Software for Editing
Mac: iMovie, Final Cut
Express
PC: Vegas
Studio, Pinnacle, Adobe
Premiere Pro