Photography Coaching, Workshops and Training with Rupa
21/09/2022
Will you be joining us at 7:00 pm ET time for the live Kitchen Roundtable discussion among food industry professionals revealing how they got started and the challenges they face in their businesses. If you haven’t already, reserve your spot by clicking the link in our profile. Let me know if your joining us? Rupa x x x
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17/05/2021
Hi Guys!
We are celebrating reaching 3K followers and launching our "Scroll Stopping Stop Motion For Foodies Workshop" and are giving back to food businesses and entrepreneurs with this amazing GIVEAWAY.
Here’s your chance to win a *prize worth over 🎉🎉🎉£1500 🎉🎉🎉 for a lucky food business helping them shine on social media!
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✨ 2 x 1-2-1 60 Minute Zoom Sessions With Rupa
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It’s our way of giving back and saying thank you.
Rupa # # #
09/05/2021
How amazing is this? Tune in to see a really good friend and a student who has completed our iPhone food photography course on today at 11am on she’ll be talking about Eid Recipes :-). Repost from using repost_now_app - I am super EXCITED as I will be appearing on Sunday Brunch this coming Sunday, (Ch4 9:30 to 12:30). I will be talking all about Eid recipes...I have been watching for years, so it will be really surreal to talk to Simon and Tim 😍 👌🏽🙏🏽
Tune in around 11am to see what delights I will be showcasing. Including these aloo samosas with light & flaky cumin pastry!
See you Sunday guys 🙏🏽💕
06/05/2021
Looking forward to visiting Facebook Group. We will be talking creating visual content for your food business. Do join us if you can? Repost from using repost_now_app - Just a reminder that I'm interviewing my good friend Rupa Nagamootoo of again as a guest expert in a live Q&A Session in my free community to help food & drink startups grow their brand on social media this evening at 8pm BST.
She will be answering your questions about ‘creating visual content for social media'. This means you can ask her anything about photos, videos, reels, stories, gifs and stop motion videos.
Rupa is a luxury photographer & passionate foodie. She wants YOUR social media channels to stand out from the competition. Telling your story through amazing visual content – photos, videos & graphics, inspired by food, design & travel!
If you'd like to attend, please join my free community, The Foodpreneurs Social Media Collective. You can find the link in my bio or you can search for the group on Facebook.
Looking forward to the session this evening!
05/05/2021
Did you join me for the behind the scenes live for the cheese and meat grazing board? Let me know in the comments?
Unfortunately 3/4 of the way through there was a glitch and we lost connection and the recording. So we only have part of the live on IGTV!
Would you like me to do a reel with my top tips on styling a grazing board for photographing?
Here are some photos of the finished styled shoot - what do you think?
Thanks
Rupa x x x
01/05/2021
It’s Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK 😻and I’m looking forward to cooking, eating and creating lots of photos and videos.
I’ll be putting together a cheese and meat platter and creating a stop motion of this for our up coming workshop tomorrow.
Do you want me to do a behind the scenes live when I do this - let me know in the comments? If I get enough people say yes I’ll do one ;-)
I’ll be making some Madaline cakes using some vintage cake trays and styling these for some photos snd videos. Thank you to everyone who suggested recipes and ideas :-)
I’ll be planning our stop motion workshop - this has got me so excited as I can’t wait to share what we have planned!
We will also be announcing something special next week - so keep your eyes peeled! You guys are going to love it :-)
Wow! Lots going on and I’m super pumped!
Hope you guys have a fab weekend!
Rupa x x x
26/04/2021
Food is so nostalgic- it can take you back in time, the memory so strong that it’s almost like you were there once again!
This Kenyan fried chicken is my Mums recipe and one that I love.
It reminds me of summers in the garden with my cousins, us all sitting on the concrete bench in a line eating this chicken on paper plates. The sun so strong we had the awning down.
In the background you could hear my aunts and uncles talking and laughing.
They were great memories, memories I cherish because they made me who I am today.
My parents were from Kenya and came to the UK with nothing, they were one of the first from their families to move from the UK. They didn’t have any close family and when others came to the love in the UK from Kenya - Mum and Dad provided support to help them settle in. So we always had plenty of people visiting and staying with us - which meant that Mum was always cooking up new delights.
What food / dish reminds you of a childhood memory? I’d love for you to share in the comments?
Im going to leave you with this quote:
"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him...the people who give you their food give you their heart." Cesar Chavez
Rupa x x x
22/04/2021
Light light light!
Lighting is the foundation for photography and video. Want to make your food look as good as it tastes?
Then you need to learn how to master and manipulate light - this can help you to achieve such different effects and moods in your photos and videos.
Next time you photograph - video your food use these top 3 tips:
1. Use natural light
2. Shoot where the light is soft and diffused (think if the light you get on a cloudy day)
3. Switch off any artificial lights you have.
Let me know how you get on in the comments and if you have any questions I’ll be more then happy to answer them :-) These are some photos from today’s shoot for - can’t wait to share the stop motion we did for them!
Rupa x x x
17/04/2021
Do you struggle when using props let me know in the comments?
So many of you have asked me about using props for when taking photos and videos of your food.
Here are a few tips:
1. Choose props that works with the food your photographing / filming.
2. Choose props that fit with the overall theme and style - they also need to work with need your brand.
3. Choose props that help you to tell a food story.
4. Choose props that don’t distract from the main event - your food! They support the food.
5. Props can include - backdrops / backgrounds, crockery, cutlery, glassware, equipment, utensils, linen and ingredients.
6. Start with introducing 1 prop then as you get more confident you can build on this.
Any questions in regards to props let me know in the comments?
On this shoot I kept it simple - and used some crockery, cutlery and ingredients including condiments. To soften the setup I used some linen. This was for a shoot for and I can’t wait to share the video :-)
The box came well packaged snd was easy to put together and was so tasty - the broth which was vegan was so flavourful. We loved it! Thank you :-)
Enjoy!
Rupa x x x
13/04/2021
Have you thought about using white / negative space in your food photographs? Let me know in the comments?
Sometimes in life we try to fill in too much and this applies to food photographs as well!
Having some space is always good in life and in photography!
In photography this is referred to as white space or negative space - so empty space around an object / background.
Having negative space can help to draw attention to the food and you can use the negative space to add graphics ie. a call to action.
Tag us in any photos that you use negative space.
Rupa x x x
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Are you looking forward to dining out from Monday? Have you booked? Let us know in the comments.
Here in the UK lockdown restrictions are going to be lifted and pubs and restaurants are opening up.
Did you know that having high quality photographs of your food can increase your orders / sales by up to 30% - yes 30%!
After all we “eat with our eyes”.
So as a restaurant/ bar / pub now is the time to elevate your food photographs and make the most of your sales.
Do your food photographs look like theses? Are they high quality, look professional and most of all make the viewers mouth water so that they order?
Here are some photographs - all taken on my iPhone XS Max of some of the dishes .hotel These were taken when I did a workshop for the team on taking AMAZING food photographs that they could use for social media. I do 1/2 day workshops for corporates so if your interested let me know and I can send you further details.
Wishing the hospitality industry all the best and fingers crossed they can stay open and we don’t have any more lockdowns.
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