Natural light food photography

Using natural light for food photography is a skill that allows you to transition from indoor to outdoor scenes easily. There are pros and cons to using natural light for food photography and the decision is ultimately up to you. How you choose to work does not determine how good, bad, or professional you are at your craft.

Natural light is still the best light ☀️ I don’t normally shoot with natural light but in this case I couldn’t pass up on the chance. Scroll through to end after the photos to see the BTS of the photoshoot in natural light. The natural light was best in a small corner of the restaurant, how were it only lasted until around 12:30pm until the sun moved to the other side of the building. Natural light is temporary, but sometimes it’s worth racing against time for. Follow for more food phot...

A hearty and comforting autumn dish, this red lentil dhal incorporates the superstar healing powers of turmeric.

Bright Food Photography - Nicoletta Fornaro, food and still life photographer Venezia

Mouthwatering and accessible visuals for Heather Hardcastle's masterful Flour Craft Bakery Cookbook ( Rizzoli).

Last month, I had the absolute honour of travelling, once again, to one of THE most beautiful places I know, - the Finnish Archipelago. It’s there that I got to teach our yearly 4-day advanced food photography, food styling, visual story telling and videography retreat together with food photographer, cookbook author and videographer, Viola Minerva Virtamo! In today’s blog post I’d love to share some images and the behind the scenes details from the retreat with you! Sound good?

Sunny afternoons at @sjbhotel Scroll through for the beautiful natural light this venue courtyard gets during the day, absolutely gorgeous and a great place to spend the afternoon ☀️ Follow for more food photography 📸 #sydneyrestaurant #sydneyrestaurantphotographer #sydneyrestaurantphotography #restaurantphotographer #restaurantphotoshoot #restaurantphotography #sydneyfoodphotographer #sydneyfoodphotography #restaurant #sydneyrestaurants #restaurantsinsydney #sydneyfoodie #sydneyfood #...

Cape Town based photographer. Commercial, Advertorial and Editorial Photography, including food, interior, lifestyle and product packshots.

Natural light is still the best light ☀️ I don’t normally shoot with natural light but in this case I couldn’t pass up on the chance. Scroll through to end after the photos to see the BTS of the photoshoot in natural light. The natural light was best in a small corner of the restaurant, how were it only lasted until around 12:30pm until the sun moved to the other side of the building. Natural light is temporary, but sometimes it’s worth racing against time for. Follow for more food phot...

Light and airy food photography

You’ve got the camera, the natural light settings like those food blogger shares in Youtube or you might even invest in studio light, and you’re so ready to take that snap and make awesome food photography like those cool pin on pinterest, only to be frustrated by the result.

Step-by-step advanced lighting tutorial for how to use two lights to create an on-trend scene using filled hard light.

This easy sourdough french toast is the perfect breakfast any time of year.

Natural light is still the best light ☀️ I don’t normally shoot with natural light but in this case I couldn’t pass up on the chance. Scroll through to end after the photos to see the BTS of the photoshoot in natural light. The natural light was best in a small corner of the restaurant, how were it only lasted until around 12:30pm until the sun moved to the other side of the building. Natural light is temporary, but sometimes it’s worth racing against time for. Follow for more food phot...