Quinoa Chili

Quinoa Chili
Originally uploaded by Brad Perkins

This is probably my favorite food photo I have taken for my girlfriend's blog so far. I have a lot of fun doing it because I'm too busy to get out and take pictures right now and it tests my ability to compose a photo quickly with good lighting. The lighting is actually the hardest/most fun part. For most of the photos I use natural light and a reflector. Others I have to strobe and reflect for a similar effect. This one was done naturally and then edited in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I added a preset then adjusted some AdobeRGB values for a more accurate representation of what the food really looked like(while pushing the creativity a little bit).

Streamlining Your Photography Business

So you know how to take a photograph, you know how to edit, you have your style and you want to start a business...what do you do?  I have recently updated my editing process and signed up for a website to share and sell my prints while also serving as a portfolio for my best work.  These are some necessary additions for any photographer looking to improve their business plan.  The additions include Adobe's organizational software, Lightroom and the websites Zenfolio.com and Mpix.com.