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  <title>Episode 124: Food Photography with Lauren Caris Short</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lauren Caris Short: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauren.c.short/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://laurenshortphotography.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenCarisShort/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;[Photo of Lauren Caris Short by &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tommyreynolds89/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Tommy Reynolds&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jeff Carlson:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Glass&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kirk McElhearn:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Glass&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-124-food" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://rockynook.com/shop/specialized-topics/food/the-complete-guide-to-food-photography/ref/251/?campaign=photoactive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Complete Guide to Food Photography&lt;/a&gt;, by Lauren Caris Short. Use code &lt;strong&gt;LAUREN40&lt;/strong&gt; to get 40% off when ordering from Rocky Nook!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Ry99xN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Light ― Science &amp;amp; Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting&lt;/a&gt;, by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua, Robin Reid&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-70-coan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://foodphotographyacademy.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Food Photography Academy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/?s=webcam" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff’s articles about webcams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Snapshots:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jeff: &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3CWmexb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Insta360 Link Webcam&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kirk: &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3eiP9Rt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;2022 MacBook Air M2&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href="https://photoactive.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site&lt;/a&gt; to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you like the show, please &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;PhotoActive Facebook group&lt;/a&gt; to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.</p>

<p><strong>Guest:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Lauren Caris Short: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauren.c.short/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://laurenshortphotography.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenCarisShort/" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>

<p>[Photo of Lauren Caris Short by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tommyreynolds89/" rel="nofollow">Tommy Reynolds</a>]</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-124-food" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://rockynook.com/shop/specialized-topics/food/the-complete-guide-to-food-photography/ref/251/?campaign=photoactive" rel="nofollow">The Complete Guide to Food Photography</a>, by Lauren Caris Short. Use code <strong>LAUREN40</strong> to get 40% off when ordering from Rocky Nook!</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3Ry99xN" rel="nofollow">Light ― Science &amp; Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting</a>, by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua, Robin Reid</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-70-coan" rel="nofollow">Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://foodphotographyacademy.co" rel="nofollow">Food Photography Academy</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/?s=webcam" rel="nofollow">Jeff’s articles about webcams</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our Snapshots:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Jeff: <a href="https://amzn.to/3CWmexb" rel="nofollow">Insta360 Link Webcam</a></li>
<li>Kirk: <a href="https://amzn.to/3eiP9Rt" rel="nofollow">2022 MacBook Air M2</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>How do you make mouth-watering photos of food? This week we’re joined by Lauren Caris Short, author of the beautiful new book The Complete Guide to Food Photography to talk about what it takes to be a food photographer. Lighting, food styling, composition... photographing food is a multi-disciplined photo endeavor.</p>

<p><strong>Guest:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Lauren Caris Short: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauren.c.short/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://laurenshortphotography.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenCarisShort/" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>

<p>[Photo of Lauren Caris Short by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tommyreynolds89/" rel="nofollow">Tommy Reynolds</a>]</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-124-food" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://rockynook.com/shop/specialized-topics/food/the-complete-guide-to-food-photography/ref/251/?campaign=photoactive" rel="nofollow">The Complete Guide to Food Photography</a>, by Lauren Caris Short. Use code <strong>LAUREN40</strong> to get 40% off when ordering from Rocky Nook!</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3Ry99xN" rel="nofollow">Light ― Science &amp; Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting</a>, by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua, Robin Reid</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-70-coan" rel="nofollow">Episode 70: One-Light Portraits with Sandra Coan</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://foodphotographyacademy.co" rel="nofollow">Food Photography Academy</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/?s=webcam" rel="nofollow">Jeff’s articles about webcams</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our Snapshots:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Jeff: <a href="https://amzn.to/3CWmexb" rel="nofollow">Insta360 Link Webcam</a></li>
<li>Kirk: <a href="https://amzn.to/3eiP9Rt" rel="nofollow">2022 MacBook Air M2</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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