Photography for a Cooking Recipe eBook

I am currently shooting food pictures for my wife’s upcoming recipe ebook ‘ Minimalist Cooking 27 Practical Recipes.

The problem with photographing a series of shots for a publication can be defined as;

How to make the photographs form a cohesive collection without having them having a formulaic feel.

Sometimes it is good just to try something different and this shot is one such case. An attempt to get away from the white or back-lit backgrounds hence the piano stool, strange angle and blurred street background.

I doubt if this image will make the final cut but that doesn’t really matter as the thinking about it frees the mind up just enough in order that one of the succeeding shots might.

Now for the plug. At the time of writing it is still possible to snag a free copy of the 57 page cooking recipe ebook that my wife is writing and that I am doing the photography and layout work for. Just sign up for her website newsletter, which you can do from the top of the sidebar on the right on this web site and you will receive a link to download the  ebook for free on the day of publication, September 21st 2010. After this date the cost will be $4.95. Still great value but not as great as free. Much more info on her Minimalist Cook website