Wild Earth Photography Competition

The beauty and resilience of our planet’s ecosystems, wildlife, and natural environments.

Enter here https://sinwp.com/wepc/

Global Journey Photography Contest

Welcome to the Global Journey Photography Competition! The diverse cultures, people, and landscapes from around the world.

Enter here https://sittp.com/gjpc/

Savour the Moment: Food Photography Competition

Calling all food photographers! Celebrating the artistry of food, its preparation, and the diverse culinary cultures around the world.

Enter here https://sicip.net/food-25/

Final Tips for Success

• Read the rules carefully – Make sure your submissions adhere to the competition guidelines.
• Tell a story – A compelling narrative behind your photo can make a difference.
• Edit wisely – Ensure your image is well-processed but not overly edited.
• Submit early – Avoid last-minute rushes that can lead to mistakes.

Don’t miss these incredible opportunities to get your work recognized on a global stage.

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The Complete Guide to Food Photography: How to Light, Compose, Style, and Edit Mouth-Watering Food Photographs by Lauren Caris Short

The must-have guidebook for creating great food photographs! The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a visually stunning, eminently useful, and comprehensive resource for creating fantastic food photographs. In this book, professional food photographer Lauren Short teaches you her entire image-making process, as she covers lighting, composition, styling, storytelling, editing, and processing great food photographs. In the first part of the book, Lauren covers the core concepts, where you ll learn: How to work with both natural and artificial light (as well as modifiers) The tools, guides, and rules of composition for food photography Techniques, tips, and tricks for styling your food so it looks its best How to build a story with the use of backgrounds, props, and other supporting elements Processing, retouching, and compositing techniques to finish your image. Additionally, Lauren explains the why behind her creative decisions. By understanding her decision-making process and walking through her problem solving techniques, you ll become better equipped to make informed creative decisions so you can excel at food photography, no matter what scenarios you encounter. In the second part of the book, Lauren walks you through multiple case studies of complete, start-to-finish shoots so that you can see every aspect of her image making process and understand how it all comes together. Each case study also includes a link to a full video for each shoot so that you can easily follow along. Filled with beautiful imagery as well as behind-the-scenes photos and helpful diagrams, The Complete Guide to Food Photography is a must-have for any food photographer looking to create images that stand out from the crowd.

The Complete Guide to Food Photography: How to Light, Compose, Style, and Edit Mouth-Watering Food Photographs by Lauren Caris Short on Amazon UK

The Savvy Food Photography Diary: January 2024 – June 2025 by Emma Dunham

Calling all photographers, food bloggers, stylists, and chefs!
Elevate your food photography game with the ultimate 18-month diary and planner designed to supercharge your business.

Crafting mouth-watering food images isn’t just an art; it’s about mastering the skill of how to promote yourself and your business too.

Work in bite-sized chunks on your goals and aspirations to create a consistent habit that will take you to victory on all things food photography-wise.

Imagine amplifying your earnings without added hours—a seamless blend of passion and profit. This isn’t about slaving away endlessly; it’s about relishing what you create while reaping financial rewards, a true win:win.

If you’re hungry to grow your business without burnout, this simple, effective diary will help you plan, schedule, organise and track your 2024-25 goals and targets.

Dive into 18 months of national and global food days, ensuring you’ll never be at a loss for social media content again, every day will be an inspiration. In fact, you will wish there are more days in the year!

Learn the subtle art of enticing clients without the hard sell; let your images and words speak volumes. Collaborate strategically, seizing the opportunity of special days to create compelling narratives that halt viewers in their tracks.

The Savvy Food Photography Diary: January 2024 – June 2025 by Emma Dunham on Amazon UK

Creative food photography: How to capture exceptional images of food by Kimberly Espinel

Creative Food Photography is for photographers who already know how to shoot in manual mode, who have watched the Youtube videos, googled all things food photography and want MORE – more creativity, more information, more of what’s not on the internet! In this beautiful, inspiring and thoughtful book, food photographer, stylist and photography teacher Kimberly Espinel explores the ways in which food photography can be brought to life, through planning, styling, and the study of natural light. With warmth, passion and gentle encouragement, Kimberly helps you to play with new ideas and grow in confidence as you discover your own unique style. If you’re looking for a highly technical book and want to study artificial light, then this book is may not be the right fit for you. In turn, if you want to delve into your creativity, learn how to put together a professional mood board, understand how to compose your images far beyond the rule of thirds, develop your photographic eye, create images that evoke emotion and learn to style in your own unique way, then this book is for you!

Creative food photography: How to capture exceptional images of food by Kimberly Espinel on Amazon UK

Picture Perfect Food: Master the Art of Food Photography with 52 Bite-Sized Tutorials by Joanie Simon

Shoot Stunning, Professional Food Photography that Looks Good Enough to Eat!

Snapping unbelievably gorgeous food photos has never been simpler than with Picture Perfect Food, your all-in-one guide to delicious-looking images from prolific photographer and educator, Joanie Simon. Whether you’re an up-and-coming food blogger, looking to break into commercial photography or capturing food just for fun (and your Instagram account), this approachable collection of tutorials will have you taking tantalizing and tasty shots with every snap of the shutter. No matter if you’re using your phone, your fanciest DSLR or any camera in between, you’ll gain complete confidence as you expand your technical knowledge and grow your artistic eye, creating awe-inspiring images that dazzle the senses.

With her cheerful teaching style, Joanie walks you through each element of a masterful food photo in chapters devoted to Camera Settings, Light and Shadow, Story, Props Styling, Composition, Food Styling and Finding Inspiration. Learn how to find the best light in your house for standout shots and to delve into the shadows to create a moody and mesmerizing atmosphere; discover how to compose the elements in your scenes through color theory and visual weight for unforgettable images that capture and hold the eye; and uncover the secrets of styling sensational salads and stunning soups and keeping your cool when shooting frozen foods, among other essential tricks of the trade.

With camera in hand and Joanie’s expert guidance at your fingertips, tackle every photography challenge with confidence and take your food photos from meh to mouthwatering in no time.

Picture Perfect Food: Master the Art of Food Photography with 52 Bite-Sized Tutorials by Joanie Simon on Amazon UK

That Photo Makes Me Hungry: Photographing Food for Fun & Profit by Andrew Scrivani

Discover insider secrets for mouth-watering photographs.

Andrew Scrivani, food photographer for The New York Times, is one of the most respected names in the business. He is also a teacher of the craft, advising food porn obsessives, bloggers, photographers ready for the next step and anyone who loves to shoot and eat how to: see the light (craft and shape it the way you want); embrace the maths (calculate ISO, aperture, shutter speed and white balance); consider visual storytelling (single vs. multiple image narratives); master tricks for shooting in restaurants (window, bounce cards); be a control freak (shop, prep, cook, style and shoot) and turn passion into profit (work and get paid).

Part straight-forward practical advice, part stories from the field with many of Scrivani’s signature pictures, this book really will make you hungry.

That Photo Makes Me Hungry: Photographing Food for Fun & Profit by Andrew Scrivani on Amazon UK

How to Photograph Food by Beata Lubas

Food photography is a rapidly-growing genre, and whether you’re a food blogger looking to take your presentation to the next level, or a professional photographer keen to expand into this lucrative market, this book has everything you need to make it all a piece of cake.

Using the techniques she has developed through years of professional success, Beata Lubas will teach you how to anticipate your clients’ needs, articulate your own style, and skillfully manufacture sumptuous shots that leap from the page.

Learn how to tell food stories using light, colour and shape to evoke atmosphere.

Discover methods for shaping natural light to produce magical images in any environment.

Combine styling tricks and camera skills to create sensational compositions.

With clear, concise and comprehensive instruction to suite every skill level, this book takes you through all the stages involved in creating incredible food photography. So much more than just a guide to photographing food, this is a must-read manual for every photographer working with natural light.

How to Photograph Food by Beata Lubas on Amazon UK

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Join the FREE 5 Day Profitable Food Photography Challenge and start to make the money you deserve from your food images.

Learn the secrets to attracting the very best food businesses to you, with a clever combination of simple marketing strategies & stunning images, that stop potential clients in their tracks so they are desperate for you to shoot their food now and in the future.

During this challenge you will learn:

• How to take stunning food photography images
• How to create a premium brand from your food photography
• How to apply the business elements to a commercial photography business
• How to work with LinkedIn to gain loyal clients
• How to use psychology and emotive selling to talk to clients without icky sales patter

Each day there is a short task with videos and help along the way to improve YOUR food photography & business. This can be accomplished in 20-30 minutes but there is more to do if you want to really push yourself in the week. Emma will also be running a live each evening with critiques of photos and answers to the days questions.

On top of this you’ll also join a community of supportive photographers to share the week with and opportunity to become a VIP for the week for even more help.

Join the FREE 5 Day Profitable Food Photography Challenge today!

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If food photography baffles you and takes too much time, then join Emma Dunham who will show you how to take stunning photos of food with basic lighting, composition and styling techniques that create stunning images that make you drool.

You will learn to:

• LIGHT your food in the correct way that turns it from dull and unappealing to bright, mouth-watering and delicious.
• COMPOSE your image with the client and their story in mind, so it’s personal and relevant to the viewer.
• RECOGNISE why styling and composing an image to photograph is totally different than setting the table for a meal.
• HAVE EMOTIONAL EATING work for you when people crave what you photograph
• GET NOTICED by understanding how to market your images to the food industry

Tuesday 11th July 2023 – 1.00PM

Live on: The Societies of Photographers (Members Only) Group

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Join the FREE 5 Day Profitable Food Photography Challenge and start to make the money you deserve from your food images.

Learn the secrets to attracting the very best food businesses to you, with a clever combination of simple marketing strategies & stunning images, that stop potential clients in their tracks so they are desperate for you to shoot their food now and in the future.

During this challenge you will learn:

• How to take stunning food photography images
• How to create a premium brand from your food photography
• How to apply the business elements to a commercial photography business
• How to work with LinkedIn to gain loyal clients
• How to use psychology and emotive selling to talk to clients without icky sales patter

Each day there is a short task with videos and help along the way to improve YOUR food photography & business. This can be accomplished in 20-30 minutes but there is more to do if you want to really push yourself in the week. Emma will also be running a live each evening with critiques of photos and answers to the days questions.

On top of this you’ll also join a community of supportive photographers to share the week with and opportunity to become a VIP for the week for even more help.

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Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year, globally recognised for telling the world’s most important food stories, is open for entries for 2023. 

The competition, now in its 12th year, has received almost 100,000 entries from nearly 100 countries. ‘Never has the issue of food been so important, so central to our understanding of what it means to be alive,’ says Caroline Kenyon, Director/Founder of the Awards. ‘Governments across the world grapple with the cost-of-living crisis, food banks struggle to keep pace with demand, battleships are on standby to escort grain from the port of Odessa. Meanwhile, in the everyday, we continue to grow produce, to gather in, to cook, to eat, to celebrate.’

With over 25 categories, the Awards recognise the great diversity of ways in which food touches our lives. ‘What is really wonderful is the ever-increasing breadth of imagery, from still life to landscape, interior to portraiture, the macro to the immense, intimate street photography to epic drone images, the scope becomes greater year by year,’ says David Loftus, Chair of Judges. ‘Judging is always a humbling and enlightening experience and I so look forward to the coming year.’ 

In an exciting addition for 2023, there is a new category, Pink Lady® Moments of Joy, for images showing the joy experienced through food; whether it be in the growing, preparing and cooking, or the serving and eating of food. The winner of the Pink Lady® Moments of Joy category will win £1,500 GBP.

This year’s global judging panel, chaired by legendary food photographer, David Loftus, includes: Ella Ravilious, Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, Nik Sharma, Cookbook author, Photographer, Columnist, Claire Rees, Photography Director, Bafta,  Phillip Prodger, Executive Director, Curatorial Exhibitions, LA and former Head of Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London and Rein Skullerud, Head of Photo Unit, World Food Programme.

The media coverage of the Awards continues to grow across the world. To date, last year’s photographs have been covered by media in over 50 countries: from the BBC, The Times, Forbes, National Geographic and MSN, to Corriere della Sera, CNN, China Daily, Tatler and El Mundo. In addition, winning photographers have been interviewed on the world’s largest radio station, BBC World Service, and one of America’s biggest news TV programmes, CBS Saturday Morning. 

‘I do not usually enter competitions but entered Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year because the imagery is so stellar and the contest focuses specifically on food and wine,’ says Suzanne Becker Bronk, a 2022 Finalist. ‘Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year has elevated the art of food and wine photography with their well run and beautifully curated competition. I am inspired by many of their winners and have discovered excellent food and wine photographers from all over the world.’

‘The Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year competition is by far the pinnacle of the food photography year; it absolutely sets the standard of what is the best and innovative work in food photography around the world,’  says Robin Goodlad, a 2021 Finalist. ‘It is a really important way for me to push myself to see if I can create the best images possible. After all the ways it has benefitted me as a photographer, I can’t imagine not entering! If you have an interest in food photography, then being part of the competition is an absolute must.’

To enter the 2023 competition, visit www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com.
Entries close Sunday 5th February 2023.   

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