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This week on the podcast we continue our conversation with M. Aimee Tan, a professional food and beverage photographer, food stylist, creative director, recipe developer, and content creator based in Canada, who reveals everything you need to know about creating sponsored posts for brands.Aimee works with local, and global clientele as well as PR & marketing agencies.In this episode, she discusses how to price your services, deal with brands that offer free products, tips to tap int...

In this week’s podcast, I’m sharing 4 practical reasons why pursuing food photography as a business may not be the right career choice for you.As someone who advocates turning your passion into your profession, I had a tough time creating this episode, but it was important to share the 4 main areas you need to keep an eye on if you want to start or grow your business. If you’re facing frustration, burnout, or self-doubt, this episode might tell you which areas of your business need attention....

This week on the podcast, M. Aimee Tan, a professional food and beverage photographer, food stylist, creative director, recipe developer, and content creator based in Canada, reveals everything you need to know about creating sponsored posts for brands.Aimee works with local, and global clientele as well as PR & marketing agencies.In this episode, she discusses how to get started with brand partnerships for social media content, how to pitch, the eligibility to approach brands, ways...

Most photographers start a full-time or part-time business with passion and enthusiasm. But over time, when the rubber hits the road, they begin to run out of steam because they hit a roadblock - How to grow the business and make more $$ every month?How to scale the business, a natural progression?Where to go from here, what’s next?Staying in business, any business, not just photography, is a challenge.Building a sustainable business requires us to stay on top of market demands, continuo...

This week on the podcast, I’ve 5 quick tips to improve the lighting in your food photography. There is always so much to learn about light. Small, subtle changes can completely change the feel of a photo. It can take a photo from realistic to artistic, with never-ending options. Flatlay photography, adding movement to photos, or a creative way to learn about lighting - this week’s tips will immediately tell you what might be missing or can be improved in your photos.It is the reminder we...

The future is looking towards food in motion. I mean, look at social media. We’re seeing a surge in food videos. Look at client briefs. They want their products to be captured in action.Look at our potential of being able to convey a visual story of food way more powerfully through videos.There is no denying that photos will always hold their importance but the future will have a huge demand for videos.Now, I love creating photos but videos make me sweat. The amount of time, di...