Summer Food Photography

B&H Photography Podcast

Jill Waterman

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

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we discuss food photography and ask our two guests to create their vision of the ideal spread for a summer food photography shoot.

In the first half of the show, we welcome photographer Meika Ejiasi, who is a food, lifestyle, and portrait photographer from Oakland, California. With Ejiasi we discuss how she would photograph ice cream and popsicles, but also about tips and tricks for keeping pizza looking hot after many takes. We talk about utilizing food substitutes, including acrylic ice cubes, about shooting at working restaurants, and the joys and challenges of getting a call from a big brand. Ejiasi also shares with us hopeful plans for a project dedicated to corn on the cob. Yeah.

In the second half of the episode, we speak with photographer Cherry Li, whose work crosses genres and cultures, but always imparts her love for food and photography. We speak about the idea of play with Li when it comes to creativity, whether that be playing with food, with flavors, or with the concepts of food photography via lens and styling decisions. We chat about shooting in kitchens and power packs vs. speedlites, such as the Godox AD200 and also about monitoring tethered to a computer, or wirelessly, to an iPad. We wrap with a brief chat about Li’s new venture―a new studio and an online photo course dedicated to food photography. Her work really stands out.

Join us for this informative episode and check out the articles and videos presented on the B&H Explora blog as we celebrate Food Photography Week.

Guests: Meika Ejiasi and Cherry Li

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0:00.0	You're listening to the BNH Photography Podcast.
0:04.1	For over 40 years, BNH has been the professional source for photography, video, audio, and
0:08.9	more.
0:09.9	For your favorite gear, news, and reviews, visit us at bnh.com or download the BNH app to
0:15.5	your iPhone or Android device.
0:17.7	Now here's your host, Alan White.
0:20.4	Greetings and welcome to the BNH Photography Podcast.
0:23.6	This week is Food Photography Week at BNH Explorer and we encourage you to follow the link
0:28.2	on our show notes to all of the helpful articles, gear tips, and interesting profiles on our blog.
0:34.6	And to that here on the podcast, we've invited two food photographers to talk about their
0:39.1	work, their individual styles, and specifically about photographing the foods associated with
0:44.0	summer and creating images used in summertime advertising campaigns.
0:48.9	In the first half of the show, we welcome California-based Mika Ejaze and after a break, we're
0:54.4	going to speak with Sherry Lee of Cherry Food Photography.
0:57.8	It's going to be a great episode and we're going to give you Sherry's information and
1:01.1	credits after the break.
1:02.2	But for now, we welcome Mika Ejaze, who's based in the Bay Area specifically Oakland.
1:09.2	Welcome to the show Mika.
1:11.7	Thank you so much.
1:12.7	I'm so happy to be here.
1:14.2	It's great to have you.
1:15.6	Mika is an all around food lifestyle and porch photographer.
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