Macro Food Photography, with Christina Peters

B&H Photography Podcast

Jill Waterman

Podcast, Photography, Arts, Visual Arts, Bh, Photo

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Our guest on this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is food photographer Christina Peters, and we start with a discussion of Peters’ macro food photography. We learn about her work with medium and large format systems, including FUJIFILM cameras. We also explore focus stacking, tilt-shift lenses, and when and why she might choose her Canon full-frame system over larger formats. Peters’ work runs the gamut from large commercial jobs with major brands to editorial, portrait, and restaurant work, as well as the unique challenge of photographing pet food. Choice of lighting is also a topic we cover, and Peters offers practical advice for newbies considering a first lighting kit.

In the second half of our conversation, we talk about The Food Photography Blog and The Food Photography Club, both founded by Peters and designed to “help foodies and photographers improve their photography and get higher-paying clients.” We also acquire some perspective on Peters’ professional trajectory and learn why she now prefers to work with smaller, healthy food clients, compared to the fast-food giants.

For our listeners, Peters has put together a resource page loaded with practical information and the link to her Recommended Gear Page on the B&H Photo website.

We also thank Pelican for its support of this episode, and encourage you to visit the Pelican product page on the B&H Photo-Video website.

Guest: Christina Peters

Above photograph © Christina Peters

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts

https://www.christinapeters.com/index

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/browse/Pelican/ci/4457/N/4232860887

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0:00.0	You're listening to the B&H Photography Podcast.
0:04.1	For over 40 years, B&H has been the professional source for photography, video, audio, and more.
0:09.7	For your favorite gear, news, and reviews, visit us at bnh.com or download the B&H app to
0:15.5	your iPhone or Android device.
0:17.7	Now here's your host, Alan White.
0:22.2	Greetings and welcome to the B&H Photography Podcast.
0:25.2	Today, John Hasden and I welcome photographer Christina Peters to our show to talk about
0:29.8	food photography and specifically macro food photography.
0:34.0	Christina is a longtime food photographer and founder of the Food Photography blog and
0:38.5	the Food Photography Club.
0:40.4	We're going to be asked Christina about those ventures later in the show but first I'd
0:43.7	like to summarize her approach with her own words and I quote,
0:46.9	I help foodies and photographers improve their food photography and get higher paying
0:51.8	clients.
0:52.8	That sounds like a good game plan to me.
0:55.0	And that's a pretty good place to start but let's first also mention a few of Christina's
0:58.8	credits from craft foods to whole foods to pedigree pet food, a lot of things with food
1:05.2	and to a regular gig with the Delaware Today magazine.
1:08.8	She has a long and impressive list of clients split between our LA and East Coast operations
1:13.9	and she's a B&H affiliate photographer and we're going to talk about that too.
1:18.4	But in the meantime, welcome Christina to the B&H Photography Podcast.
1:22.6	Hi, Alan.
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