Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

This is an excellent book not only for taking better photos of food, but also for taking better photos. Nicole has a wonderful ability to present simple examples that produce great results. Each chapter ends with a challenge for the reader to try. Her style of writing not only makes you want to try each challenge but she gives you the sense that you can do it and do it well. I love to take photographs of birds, landscape and the family. I've read a number of her articles that can be found on the web and decided to try this book. It has added a new dimension to my photography. I'm sure there are other more technical books available but for a person who wants to learn and improve their skills, even if it's just to take better photos of their food while on vacation, this is the book you need.

I absolutely loved this book. As an architectural photographer, I needed to transition my skills into food photography. This book was perfect. It emphasizes it's instruction on the 20% of effort that gets 80% of the results. There's not too much emphasis on photography basics that are not necessary for most photographers. It helps people that don't need to spend money on equipment that gives them diminishing returns on the final result in the quality of the photo. There are a lot of good pictures and diagrams to help demonstrate her setups. It is a huge improvement over the 1st edition, even though I loved the 1st edition as well. The author comes across as humble and passionate. I love that.

Nicole really did a good job here with this book. I was given a food photography assignment last month so I needed a book to learn the fine art of food photography quickly. I was able to pick up on recommended angles & camera settings by reading this book on the Kindle.Nice job Nicole.

Professional book with great tips for foto acquisition, styling and edition. good stuff for in depth approach, would definitely recommend

Me gusto el libro. Solo me habria gustado que hiciera tambien las mismas tomas con la Fujifilm X-T1 y objetivo macro para ver las diferencias con la Canon (tengo una X-T2).

I bought this book in hopes of getting a new job opening at work. I got the job, and they love my knowledge

This book is so healpful! I know basically nothing about photography and it starts with what kinds of cameras are available, what settings and lenses create which effects, then goes into staging, and editing. There are so many examples and such thorough instructions. It's amazing.

Although the book was very informative, the print quality of the book wasn’t what I would I had expected. The pages are very thin and the pictures aren’t as brightly printed as one would expect from a photography book. The book arrived with no protection in the box, so the pages were easily bent/torn. This book would be better served as a Kindle only book.