How to become a Food Photographer

How to get started as a Food Photographer, how to get work and what you could expect to be paid.

With London-based Food Photographer, Safia Shakarchi.

This week's episode should also be useful if you're considering hiring a Food Photographer . It will help you understand what a Food Photographer does, how much they cost, what you're paying for and how to find a good one.

This week's episode is also on YouTube: https://bit.ly/howtobecomeafoodphotographeronyoutube

And you'll find all the links to equipment and sites mentioned here: https://thenextdeliciousthing.com/how-to-become-a-food-photographer

Safia and Jen discuss all things food photography:

(Timings here are for YouTube, the podcast has a 2 minute introduction!)

0:00       Introduction and Safia's story
6:30       How you can get started as a Food Photographer
10:30    What does a photographer's assistant do.
12:00    Potential earnings
21:00    Photography Equipment
28:00    Editing Software
30:00    Top tip to get better photographs
34:00    What type of people are best suited to becoming a Food Photographer
36:30    The number one tip to make your photographs better
37:00    How to find a Food Photographer and how to get work as a Food Photographer.
42:00   What does a typical day as a Food Photographer look like.

About the host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business and former food buyer and food developer. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram.

About the guest:

Safia Shakarchi is a British-Iraqi recipe developer, food stylist and food photographer. She has worked for small businesses and restaurants across London and beyond and her photographer and recipes have been featured in multiple magazines and newspapers.

Here latest project is Another Pantry launched in 2022. A resource to bring together the food community and provide anyone who loves food with seasonal, thoughtful recipes four times a year and events and other products.

For more details and links to all of the things they discuss (including camera lenses, software and tripod

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About this London food podcast host:

Jennifer Earle is the founder of London's first food tour business - Chocolate Ecstasy Tours - and a former Food Buyer and Food Developer at major UK food retailers. She walks the streets of London searching for delicious food and spends far too much time on Instagram (@jennifer.earle)


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About this food podcast:

The Next Delicious Thing is hosted, produced and edited by Jennifer Earle.

This podcast sharing the best of London food is a passion project designed to help people who love food find out what's worth spending their money on and also help out the businesses that are producing delicious things, many of them are small businesses.

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