098: An Architect's Journey to Becoming a Full-Time Freelance Food Photographer with Ashley McLaughlin

How recipe creation is like architecture, how to improve your food photography, and how to become a full-time freelance food photographer.

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Welcome to episode 98 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Ashley McLaughlin from Edible Perspective about becoming a full-time freelance food photographer.

An Architect’s Journey to Becoming a Full-Time Freelance Food Photographer

Architecture and food…it doesn’t sound like there would be many similarities between the two, right? But there are, and Ashley’s background in architecture helped her understand experience, perspective, and design in a culinary setting.

After staring her blog, Edible Perspective, as a way to stay creative, Ashley’s love of food transformed into a love of photography. After a long learning process, she went from a complete novice with a DSLR to understanding exposure meters, shooting in manual mode, and writing a food photography series on her blog. Now she’s a full-time freelance food photographer who has photographed multiple cookbooks for bloggers.

In this episode, Ashley shares:

• How recipe creation is like architecture
• Why she launched her blog
• How she started using a DSLR
• Her tips for improving your food photography skills
• How she was able to become a full-time freelance food photographer

Resources:

• Record a message for our 100th episode!
• About the Slow Food Movement
• Michael Pollan books
• Canon 5D Mark III
• Canon 7D
• Oh She Glows Every Day
• Peas and Thank You Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love
• Canon 35mm f/1.4L
• Bubble Level
• Ashley’s Photography Series
• Follow Edible Perspective on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter

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