Perfect gift for food bloggers: mini photo studio

by Nicole Weston, Posted Dec 16th 2006 @ 12:02PM

There are many food bloggers out there who take stunning, professional-quality photographs of food for their websites. There are an equal number who seem to suffer a bit from poor lighting and blurry images, though. Photographers will get better with practice, but it helps to have a good eye for composition and the ability to hold the camera steady when you're trying to take pictures - especially ones of food, which tend to be from close up and trying to capture a lot of detail. It's safe to say that there are three major elements that will really help anyone looking to improve their photography: a quality camera, good lighting and a tripod or stand,

You're on your own for the camera, but the Photo Studio in a Box offers the other two in a neat little package. It includes an adjustable camera stand, soft light box and backgrounds, two high output table-top lights (to eliminate unflattering shadows and highlight the details of your subject) and a nylon diffuser screen. It also comes with a custom carrier so you can use the studio when traveling, although restaurants probably won't be thrilled if you try to set it up on the table.

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Tags: camera, food blogs, FoodBlogs, Gadgets, gift, lighting, lights, photography, photos

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12-17-2006 @8:52AM cybele said... Untangled Life has also donated a studio in a box to the Menu for Hope III raffle:

http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/12/menu-for-hope-starts-today.html

The raffle drawing isn't in time for holiday giving, but you know, if you want one for yourself ...
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12-17-2006 @5:44PM sarah a. miller said... I would love to hear from some food bloggers who have used this little kit. Is it worth all the hype? Has it significantly improved your photos? Would it be better to hunt for the pieces individually?

I have failed to find a decent light source in my house for food photography, so I am most interested in getting rid of pesky shadows. Although I'm praying daily to come across a large wad of unspoken for money so that I can buy a DSL camera, I imagine that I'll be sticking with my "long-delay" camera, which does tend to produce blurry photos. I suppose the camera stand is meant to get rid of this problem?

Thanks, in advance, for any replies,
Sarah Miller of foodandpaper.blogspot.com
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