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These 11 food photography documents will protect your business and make your projects run more smoothly and easily than ever.

March 31, 2021

These 11 food photography documents will protect your business and make your projects run more smoothly and easily than ever.

Please note – some of these are affiliate links, which means I’ll make a small portion of the profit if you purchase something, at no extra cost to you! Thanks for supporting us! If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that online learning is here to stay. And if you are looking at starting or […]

January 26, 2021

Today is easier than ever to learn food photography online. There are {too} many options, so I wanted to share some of my favorite resources.

Are you struggling to decide what you will charge for your commercial photography services? Then read on, because this one is just for you.

July 23, 2020

How to Price your Food Photography

Need to nurture your photography business growth during the COVID-19 crisis? This post has the right steps to take and the information you need to get started.

April 16, 2020

Need to nurture your photography business growth during the COVID-19 crisis? This post has the right steps to take and the information you need to get started.

I get it. Instagram content creation takes a lot of time and can feel overwhelming. You already spend a lot of hours working on client shoots, editing or doing other admin duties, so finding time to create additional Instagram content seems impossible. This is why I wanted to share with you a few tips that help me make the most of my content creation shoots, so I can get a lot of unique Instagram content out of one single photoshoot.

March 3, 2020

Instagram content creation takes a lot of time and can feel overwhelming. You already spend a lot of hours working on client shoots, editing or doing other admin duties, so finding time to create additional Instagram content seems impossible. This is why I wanted to share with you a few tips that help me make the most of my content creation shoots, so I can get a lot of unique Instagram content out of one single photoshoot.

Stunning food photography starts with excellent food styling! Follow my 6 easy steps to get tantalizingly good images, every time you shoot.

February 25, 2020

Stunning food photography styling starts with a story! Follow my 6 easy steps to get tantalizingly good images, every time you shoot. And while you’re at it, snag my food styling checklist to make sure you have all the right tools to create beautiful food photography.

Read along as I spill some secrets about food photography and my journey into this amazing field with Rebecca Portsmouth of Creatively Squared!

February 19, 2020

When we start a photography business, we have a long wish list. On that list are lenses, camera bodies, and fancy tripods but often times, that doesn’t leave much budget for props and backdrops. As a food and product photographer, props and backdrops are at the center of our photos and they reflect on our photography, but also our brand! Over the last few years I tried a lot of different places, but there are 11 sources I just keep coming back to time after time.
Today, I’m sharing those sources with you! When you’re ready to build up your own supply, these 11 places are where I recommend you get started.

February 12, 2020

As a new professional food photographer, you probably have a long wish list. Lenses, camera bodies, and fancy tripods are key. But that doesn’t leave much budget for photography props and backdrops. I tried a lot of different places to source them, but there are some places I just keep coming back to time after time. Today, I'm sharing 11 affordable places for your props and backdrops, so you know where to look when you're ready to build up your own supply for your photography business.

This behind-the-scenes look at Frenchly Photography’s Food Photography Studio was first published on mylucie.com. I thought it would be interesting for my readers to get this behind the scenes from my friend Lucie’s blog. I hope you enjoy!    My name is Fanette. I am a French food + product photographer & educator located in Washington D.C. […]

January 29, 2020

Behind the scenes of a Food Photography Studio with Frenchly Photography

To get the most out of Lightroom as a food photographer, it’s important to have a workflow that’s easy to follow and easy to stick with as well. It can save you a lot of time and help you stay on top of backups, both of which are key to a successful food photography business. I’ve adjusted my own workflow over the years and some of the things I do now, I wish I had known before. That’s why I’m sharing my method with you today.

January 15, 2020

To get the most out of Lightroom as a food photographer, it's important to have a workflow that's easy to follow and easy to stick with as well. It can save you a lot of time and help you stay on top of backups, both of which are key to a successful food photography business. I've adjusted my own workflow over the years and some of the things I do now, I wish I had known before. That's why I'm sharing my method with you today.

Today you’re getting a VIP behind the scenes of my food photography process step by step. From the pre production planning to editing and delivering the images, I’ll show you everything. I’m super excited to share it with you!

January 1, 2020

No one is born knowing how to run a food photography shoot, and figuring it out takes a lot of time!Today you're getting a VIP behind the scenes of my food photography process step by step. From the pre production planning to editing and delivering the images, I'll show you everything. I'm super excited to share it with you!

Starting a photography business is no joke! But here are 9 things I did right from the beginning that ultimately led to success.

December 24, 2019

9 things I did right when I started my business | Starting a photography business is a lot of work. Every photographer starting his own business quickly realizes that. If you’re not quite sure what’s the best way to get started, head on to the blog to read about the 9 things I did right when I started my business.

I got my creative business organized with Trello and you can, too! Here’s how to plan, organize, collaborate, and automate using Trello in your business.

November 20, 2019

When you run your own creative business, you are basically wearing all the hats and it means ding a lot of different things. Trello is a fantastic tool to keep all my projects organized . In this post, I will share how I use it to plan, organize, collaborate, and automate all the tasks for my small business.

Please note – some of these are affiliate links, which means I’ll make a small portion of the profit if you purchase something, at no extra cost to you! Thanks for supporting us!   Earlier this fall I spent a few weeks in my happy place: Paris, France! It was so good to explore familiar […]

November 6, 2019

As owners of a creative business, it is our job to keep track of projects, deadlines, invoices, etc. But this is not why we started the business in the first place, so we sometimes let the admin stuff pile on. But there are ways that you can automate those admin tasks. Are you ready to increase your productivity and save time? Here are the systems and automations I created to grow my photography business.

Here’s how to keep your content under control with an editorial calendar! It’s the best way to keep up with multiple web presences for your business.

October 16, 2019

Creating an editorial calendar can seem like a daunting task for a lot of photographers. Today, I am sharing how you can keep your content under control with an editorial calendar! It's the best way to keep up with multiple web presences for your small business.

Instagram marketing is a powerful tool for food and product photographers. Here’s how to consistently roll out engaging content for your brand.

October 9, 2019

Instagram marketing for photographers

Pinterest for photographers is an amazingly powerful tool. Learn how you can leverage Pinterest marketing for your photography business.

October 2, 2019

Pinterest for Photographers - Frenchly Photography

We all have things we are afraid of. (Heights, public speaking, spiders…need I go on?) But one fear I think most of us share is a perfectly natural one: fear of failure. Fear of failure is the reason a lot of aspiring photographers never really get their business off the ground. We fear that we […]

September 11, 2019

Red figs in a pink bowl

An elevated client experience sets you apart from the other photographers. Learn to create an impeccable experience from initial inquiry to final payment.

September 4, 2019

Are you tired of digging for the right job posting, writing endless proposals, and putting hours of research into one-time collaborations? If you aren’t, maybe you should be!  New collaborations are exciting and good for a challenge (as well as a mental break), but did you know they could be costing you more than just […]

August 22, 2019

Are you working hard to find photography clients? The world is a big, big place and it is full of food and product photographers just like you and me. It’s easy to feel like a little fish in a big pond. Sometimes you may even feel like there just aren’t enough photography clients for all […]

August 14, 2019

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